The call HU-RIZON international research excellence cooperation program (2024-1.2.3-HU-RIZONT), aims to support international collaboration projects coordinated by Hungarian higher education institutions that seek innovative solutions to relevant and current challenges for the Hungarian and international community, in line with the focus areas of the John von Neumann Program (NJP).

In the 6th edition of the Stimulus to Individual Scientific Employment Competition (CEEC), promoted by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), 5 COFAC researchers were awarded funding for a 6-year researcher contract.

On September 16, the list published by Stanford University and the Elsevier publishing group was released. It lists the top 2% of the world's researchers in two different categories:

1. The most cited researchers in 2023 in their field of action;
2. The researchers with the most influential careers to date.

The '“Ugly” fruits and veggies...NOT!' project, coordinated by the University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław, Poland, and in which Universidade Lusófona is a partner, has been recognized as an example of Best Practice to follow in research.