The Croatian Science Foundation has announced the results of the MAPS-2024 call, which is implemented under the Second Swiss Contribution. A total of 334 applications were submitted to the call, out of which 86 with Croatian partners. 318 applications were sent for evaluation, out of which 82 with Croatian partners – 140 from the field of Natural Sciences and Engineering (STEM), 111 from the field of Life Sciences (LS) and 67 from the field of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH). After the evaluation process, a total of 29 project proposals were approved for funding, out of which 11 involve researchers from Croatia.
MAPS (Multilateral Academic Projects) is a multilateral initiative that supports collaborative research projects between scientists based in Switzerland and their colleagues in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Romania. The MAPS-2024 call opened on April 2, 2024, with a deadline of July 1, 2024. Project consortia with at least one applicant based in Switzerland and two to five additional collaborators from two to five of the aforementioned countries applied to the call.
The list is provided below:
| Project | Project manager (CH) | Organisation (CH) | Project manager (HR) | Organisation (HR) | Other partners | Scientific Field |
| Becoming Axolotl: Empathy, Simulation, and Embodiment in Medieval Narratives | Prof. Annette Kern-Stähler | University of Berne | dr. sc. Mirko Sardelić | Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts | Dr. Catalin Tanaru, New Europe College, Rumunjska | Humanities |
| Adapted forest management for biodiversity conservation in mountain Norway spruce forests under climate change | Prof. Dr. Martin Gossner | Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research | prof. dr. dc. Stjepan Mikac | University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology | Prof. Tzvetan Zlatanov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bugarska Dr. Any Mary Petritan, National Institute for Research-Development, Rumunjska | Biotechnical sciences |
| Implications of Nano/Microplastic Pollution on AquatiC Environment HealTh | Prof. Dr. Vera Slaveykova-Startcheva | University of Geneva | prof. dr. sc. Branko Glamuzina | University of Dubrovnik, Department of Applied Ecology | Prof. Dr. Simona Pinzaru, Babes-Bolyai University, Rumunjska | Natural Sciences |
| Wearable Technology and EXplainable AI for Mental Health and Inclusivity in Schools | Prof. Dr. Marc Langheinrich | Università della Svizzera italiana | izv. prof. dr. sc. Maroje Sorić | University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology | Assoc. Prof. Georgiana Juravle, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Rumunjska | Humanities |
| Bridging Theory and Experiments: Pushing the Boundaries of Neutrino Oscillation Precision Physics | Prof. Federico Sanchez | University of Geneva | dr. sc. Manojit Ghosh | Rudjer Boskovic Institute | Prof. Janusz Gluza, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poljska | Natural Sciences |
| Multifaceted approach to understand freshwater mussel decline and resilience in the face of global warming | Dr. Alexandra Weber | Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology | prof. dr. sc. Jasna Lajtner | University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science | Prof. Dr. Tadeusz A. Zajac, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poljska | Natural Sciences |
| Seconds Matter: Cutting-edge Earthquake Early Warning Systems | Dr. John Clinton | ETH Zürich | doc. dr. sc. Iva Dasović | University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science | Dr. Elena-Florinela Manea, Univ. St. Cyril and Methodius, Rumunjska | Natural Sciences |
| Promoting Effective Transport through Healthy Bus Drivers | Prof. Irina Guseva-Canu | University of Lausanne | dr. sc. Goran Gajski | Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health | Prof. Marina Otelea, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Devila”, Foiser Hospital, Rumunjska | Biomedicine and Healthcare |
| Well-Being of School Principals: A Longitudinal Perspective | Prof. Dr. Tina Hascher | University of Berne | prof. dr. sc. Irena Burić | University of Zadar, Department of Psychology | Prof. Dr. Laurentiu-Paul Maricutoiu, West University of Timișoara, Rumunjska | Humanities |
| Wind turbine lightning safety evaluation | Assoc. Prof. Davide Pavanello | University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland | izv. prof. dr. sc. Božidar Filipović-Grčić | University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing | Assoc. Prof. Grzegorz Maslowski, Rzeszów Univerity of Technology, Poljska | Technical Sciences |
| Transboundary water cooperation between EU member states and third countries: governance resilience analysis and hydropolitical model-building | Dr. Mara Tignino | University of Geneva | prof. dr. sc. Lidija Tadić | Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Osijek | Dr. Gábor Baranyai, Ludovika University of Public Service, Mađarska | Humanities |