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Romania’s Danubius-Ro Platform Project Leads European Research Hub

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BusinessHonor - Danubius-Ro Project Boosts EU Research

Business Honor
17 October, 2025

Romania’s Danubius-Ro project grows with European financing, supporting environmental research and local community development by 2030.

Romania launched a large project named the Danubius-Ro research platform, that is expected to grow into a unique and important part of infrastructure at the European level. ANC President Andrei Alexandru made this announcement at the GreenFesTT-South East technology transfer event in Tulcea. The construction of a research building at Murighiol, in the Danube Delta, in 2015 marks an important step in the project that started in the middle of the 2000s. It is now recognized as an important national project and is growing into an international research platform with the support of European financing.

Romania has put a lot of effort into updating its laws and regulations to match the European standards, especially with regard to innovation and research. As a result, the EU's Smart Growth, Innovation, and Financial Instruments Programme (PoCIDIF) awarded the nation a €120 million grant. With the introduction of four universities to the first four research institutes, the project gained extra funding.

Among these universities are the Technical University of Civil Engineering in Bucharest, Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj, the University of Bucharest, and the West University of Timișoara. Romania is also investing 50 million from public funding in order to further improve the platform. Mainly designed for scientists and researchers, the Danubius-Ro platform offers important information to support the growth of projects that benefit people living nearby and support environmental preservation in the area.

Researchers, students, private businesses, and European experts gather to discuss ideas and experiences during the GreenFesTT festival. It is expected that Danubius-Ro, a smart and green hub in the center of the Danube Delta, might rank among Europe's most advanced environmental research institutes by 2030, contributing to the resolution of worldwide problems and the development of a sustainable future.