The North-West Regional Development Agency, as the Managing Authority for the North-West Regional Program 2021-2027 (REGIO North-West), publishes today, August 11, 2023, the Applicant's Guide for the call for projects 622.A – Development of the educational infrastructure in the field of professional and technical education (technological high schools) including in the dual system.

The call for projects is competitive, with submission deadline, and funding applications can be submitted through the MySMIS 2021/2021+ computer system during: September 13, 2023, 10:00 a.m. – March 12, 2024, 10:00 a.m.

Download – Applicant's Guide PRNV/2023/622.A/1 Development of the educational infrastructure in the field of professional and technical education (technological high schools), including in the dual system.

A. Eligible Activities

The construction, rehabilitation, modernization and expansion of the educational infrastructure for professional and technical education (technological high schools), including in the dual system, will be financed.

Endowment of educational infrastructure, including endowment of school workshops with teaching equipment, equipment for student practice, endowment of laboratories, libraries, halls and sports grounds, improvement of accommodation conditions for students are eligible only together with one of the construction, rehabilitation, modernization or expansion activities .

B. Eligible Related Activities

Amongst ELIGIBLE RELATED ACTIVITIES constructions and installations related to the basic investment are included. The activities related to an object related to the investment objective are included, including works for: rehabilitation, modernization, expansion of the educational infrastructure for professional and technical education (technological high schools), including in the dual system, which is carried out on the legally delimited site of the project.

The North-West Regional Program 2021-2027 proposes interventions for the development of research, development, innovation and digitization capacity, increasing the energy performance of the existing public and residential building fund, capitalizing on degraded spaces at the city level, sustainable urban mobility, investments in the network of county roads and in the educational infrastructure, as well as actions to capitalize on the cultural, touristic and spa potential.

In the financial year 2021-2027, public authorities and institutions, the business environment, the academic and research environment and NGOs can obtain funding.

The Northwest Regional Program benefits from a total allocation of 1,437,252,471 euros.

• Priority 1: A competitive region through innovation, digitization and dynamic enterprises - total value: 327,904,956 euros
• Priority 2: A region with smart localities - total value: 60,332,872 euros
• Priority 3: A region with environmentally friendly localities - total value: 210,666,112 euros
• Priority 4: A region with sustainable multimodal urban mobility – total value: 305,155,751 euros
• Priority 5: An accessible region - total value: 184,978,708 euros
• Priority 6: An educated region - total value: 77,386,100 euros
• Priority 7: An attractive region - total value: 210,363,134 euros
• Technical assistance – total value: 60,464,838 euros

More information about the Northwest Regional Program for 2021-2027 is available here, and the program can be consulted here.