Climate-KIC is the EU’s largest public private partnership addressing climate change through innovation to build a zero carbon economy. We address climate change across four priority themes: urban areas, land use, production systems, climate metrics and finance. Education is at the heart of these themes to inspire and empower the next generation of climate leaders. We run programmes for students, start-ups and innovators across Europe via centres in major cities, convening a community of the best people and organisations.

Climate-KIC is one of three Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) created in 2010 by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The EIT is an EU body whose mission is to create sustainable growth. We support this mission by addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation.Our mission is to bring together, inspire and empower a dynamic community to build a zero carbon economy and climate resilient society.Our vision is to enable Europe to lead the global transformation towards sustainability.Our core values demonstrate what we stand for. We are: Dynamic People: Passionate, Engaging, Open, Inspiring, Excellent and Empowering. We are Europe’s largest public-private innovation partnership focused on climate change, consisting of dynamic companies, the best academic institutions and the public sector.We drive innovation in climate change through creative partnerships large and small, local and global, between the private, public and academic sectors.All our partners bring their industry experience to the community and are connected through our centres across EuropeWe integrate education, entrepreneurship and innovation resulting in connected, creative transformation of knowledge and ideas into economically viable products or services that help to mitigate climate change.

Climate-KIC Education programmes address graduate students as well as providing business education. Programmes for graduate students:We offer added value to Master’s and Ph.D. degree programme at the best academic institutions across Europe as well as an annual summer school. Our pre-incubation programme the Greenhouse helps you explore your business ideas.Summer Schools: A unique and innovative concept summer school, where top-graduates join together on a journey across Europe. The 5-week programmes includes an introduction to climate challenges, impact measurements and problem statements formulations. The course will get you thinking of how to best find areas of impactful action to battle climate challenges. The journey also includes preparation for business ideation in order to already get you thinking about your business idea and developing viable business models by the end. Business education:Innovator catalyst: Our Innovator Catalyst programme tackles climate change through organisational change and system innovation. The eight-day course for experienced professionals offers a chance to enhance your skills and knowledge, and to develop innovative solutions to climate change issues.Short courses: These two-day programme for experienced professionals offer the chance to take climate action through enhancing your knowledge and understanding of climate change issues. The Short Courses are for experienced professionals that have a background in the thematic focus of the specific Short Course. Location: Our education programme take place at universities associated with our national centres.Alumni: Our Alumni Association helps you maintain your ties with Climate-KIC’s world-class community of climate innovators and entrepreneurs.Technology transfer is carried out within the partnership. Our partners work together and deliver various types of projects within our innovation framework, technology transfer takes place in the course of these collaborative projects, approx. 100 in 2015. In 2016 our aim is to expand the opportunity for technology and knowledge transfer to outside of the boundaries of our partnership. Hence, in 2016 we will become a member of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), and will actively participate in their structured technology transfer mechanism.

We connect global and local, small and large partners from the private, public and academic sectors. The split across the three sectors is approximately 50% business, 30% academic and 20% public and not for profit.We operate through 13 centres across Europe and a headquarters in London.We receive funding from academic and private sector partners as well as an annual grant from the European Commission through its European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).Governance: Strategically, we are led by our Assembly and Governing Board with representatives from our core partners.Operationally, we are driven by an Executive Board led by our Chief Executive Officer. Our Supervisory Board oversees the Executive Board.The Climate-KIC group consists of the Association Climate-KIC, a not-for-profit entity registered in the Netherlands (commercial register number 52000117), and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Climate-KIC Holding B.V., which has been established by the Association to deliver its goals and objects. Climate-KIC Holding B.V. is a private company with limited liability registered in the Netherlands (commercial register number 63299658), governed by its own articles of association that are aligned with those of the Association. Climate-KIC Holding B.V. has established further subsidiaries and branches across Europe.Association Climate-KIC• The Assembly is the body of Association Climate-KIC that is made up of all members of the Association, representatives from the 30 Core Partners. • Responsibility for the activities of the Association lies with a Governing Board made up of 13 members.Climate-KIC Holding B.V.• The Supervisory Board oversees the Executive Board and the general affairs of the company and its subsidiaries, as well as providing advice to the Executive Board. The members are appointed for a term of 3 years and can be re-appointed once.• The Executive Board is responsible for the management of the day-to-day activities of the company

In May 2016 Climate-KIC consists of 149 partners from all across Europe. The split across the sectors is approx.50% business, 30% academic and 20% public and not for profit. More information here: http://www.climate-kic.org/partners