What is QUROPE?

QUROPE (Quantum Information Processing and Communication in Europe) is an FP6 Coordinated Actions program that aims at coordinating all efforts at the European level towards a unified, democratic and strong community in QIPC (Quantum Information Processing and Communication) research in Europe.

QUROPE is an IST-FET project funded by the European Commission under the 6^th framework programme (FP6). It started on September 1^st, 2006 for a duration of 36 months.

For a complete description of QUROPE, including budget information and deliverables, you may consult the Technical Annex of the QUROPE contract.

QUROPE WorkPackages

The work carried out by QUROPE is organized in a set of eight WorkPackages, each with corresponding tasks and deliverables. You will find more information about each WorkPackage following the links in the Overview page.

Key data

• Coordinated Actions program funded by the European Commission under the 6^th framework programme (FP6)
• Total budget: 1,038,952 €
• EU funding: 1,000,000 €
• Duration: 3 years (2006-2009)
• Coordination: Prof. Eugene Polzik, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK

• 34 legal partners
• 43 affiliated members
• 16 countries (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom)