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title: 'Pretoria hosts first LEAP-RE Stakeholder Forum'
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date: '2022-10-03T22:10:38+05:00'
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# Pretoria hosts first LEAP-RE Stakeholder Forum

Pretoria, 3 October 2022 (TDI): Long-Term Joint Research and Innovation Partnership (LEAP-RE) on Renewable Energy between the European Union and the African Union is organizing its first-ever Stakeholder Forum. The event is scheduled from 3rd to 6th October 2022 in Pretoria, South Africa.

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🌍The [@leapRE_EU](https://twitter.com/leapRE_EU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) online platform has launched today on the occasion of the [#LEAPRE](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LEAPRE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Stakeholder Forum!
💡Create and expand your network in the field of [#renewableenergy](https://twitter.com/hashtag/renewableenergy?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), science-based policymaking, funding, research & innovation in [#Africa](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Africa?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) and [#Europe](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Europe?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 
➡️[https://t.co/DdsaOY7DFF](https://t.co/DdsaOY7DFF)

— LEAP-RE (@leapRE_EU) [October 3, 2022](https://twitter.com/leapRE_EU/status/1576886718636040192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

##### About the Forum**

The First Forum will be held both physically and virtually and it aims at building, animating, and networking the LEAP-RE community. The event offers an opportunity for knowledge sharing, and a space for meetings and exchanging ideas.

In particular, the forum provides an opportunity for organizing a high-level meeting on renewable energy. It also convenes the members of the LEAP-RE Scientific and Ethical advisory boards.

The LEAP-RE’s forum aims at creating and expanding an international multi-stakeholder community dealing with renewable energy, science-based policymaking, funding and research, innovation, and monitoring.

It hosts the kick-off of the 13 projects selected for funding by LEAP-RE and presents the first results from the projects developed within LEAP-RE.

Moreover, its objectives are also to identify, design, and implement the services and functions of LEAP-RE and to foster collaboration between similar initiatives.

In addition, the event provides dedicated services to participants. It also initiates the co-development of a long-term AU-EU platform for multilateral AU-EU cooperation through workshops and other activities.

##### **About LEAP-RE**

LEAP-RE is a Long-Term Joint EU-AU Research and Innovation Partnership on Renewable Energy (PRE-LEAP-RE) project. It has also established the organizational and funding principles for the implementation of an African and European (AU-EU) Joint Program.

The LEAP-RE program seeks to create a long-term partnership between African and European stakeholders from 2020-25. It brings together national funding agencies and other key EU-AU actors involved in RE research.

LEAP-RE will strengthen local research by Europe-Africa collaboration, while also creating the environment for research to be transformed into practical innovation. LEAP-RE activities will be customized to unique societal requirements while taking into account regional disparities in funding, infrastructure, and social and environmental difficulties.

**Also read:** [EU-AU 2022 Joint Summit ](https://thediplomaticinsight.com/eu-au-2022-joint-summit/)