Description
The European Commission (EC), through the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP), will host the EU–Taiwan Matchmaking Event in Taipei, Taiwan, on 21 October - 23 October 2025. This event will be organised in collaboration with the European Economic and Trade Office in Taiwan, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN). It will take place in the context of the TAITRONICS and AIoT Taiwan and European Innovation Week.
The EU–Taiwan Matchmaking Event will bring together cluster organisations and SMEs from the European Union (EU), non-EU countries participating in the Single Market Programme/COSME Strand, and Taiwan. It will provide participants an excellent chance to promote Cluster to Cluster (C2C), Cluster to Business (C2B), and Business to Business (B2B) collaborations.
Focus Areas
The EU– Taiwan Matchmaking Event aims to foster collaboration between European clusters, SMEs, and Taiwanese partners in key industries, including:
- AI
- Robotics and smart automation
- Sustainable energy
- Industrial IoT
- Industrial processes
- Electronics including semiconductors
- Circular economy (e.g. on plastics, water, batteries, small microelectronics)
The event will offer:
A high-level seminar, matchmaking sessions, and site visits to strengthen EU–Taiwan cluster cooperation.
Opportunities to identify shared interests, value chain synergies, and market opportunities for SMEs and businesses.
A platform to enhance EU-Taiwan collaboration in research, development, and innovation (RDI), linking academia, research institutions, and industries through clusters.
Exclusive guided tour of the exhibition(s), providing insights into the most relevant exhibitors aligned with the sectors covered by this call.
Curated stand visits, enabling participants to engage directly with key exhibitors selected based on their industry focus.
Opportunity to take part in a pitching session.
Agenda and activities:
The EU – Taiwan Matchmaking Event will include the following activities:
Prior to the mission:
Preparatory Webinar – an opportunity to receive information on undertaking business with Taiwan and guidance on how to participate successfully in the planned event. (date tbc)
Technical Webinar – a session helping future participants of the matchmaking event to make the most of their profiling in the B2Match tool and explain the procedures to optimise the booking of meetings. (date tbc)
During the mission:
Site visits possibly organised in the context of 2025 European Innovation Week and the Asia Pacific Circular Hotspot & Asia Pacific Circular Economy Roundtable (21 October 2025 (tbc))
Participation at the TAITRONICS and AIoT Taiwan - (22 October 2025)
Curated stand visits & guided tour to key exhibitors, ensuring targeted networking based on the participants’ sectoral interests. (22 October 2025 (tbc))
Participation to the seminars organised in the context of the European Innovation Week– (22 October 2025 (tbc))
Seminar on knowledge exchange to foster EU-Taiwan cooperation. (23 October 2025(tbc))
Pitching and Matchmaking meetings between cluster organisations and SMEs from EU (and non-EU countries participating in SMP/COSME Strand) countries and Taiwan. (23 October 2025 (tbc)).
Debriefing session to collect feedback and testimonials from cluster participants. (23 October 2025 (tbc))
Call For Expression of Interest & Deadlines
This Call for Expression of Interest is targeting cluster organisations and small and medium-sized enterprises from EU (and non-EU countries participating in the Single Market Programme (SMP)/COSME Strand) countries who wish to participate are now open.
📕Call for Expression of Interest - Clusters: deadline second cut-off date 1 September (Monday) 2025, 23:59 Brussels time – Closed!
📕Call for Expression of Interest - SMEs: deadline second cut-off date 1 September (Monday) 2025, 23:59 Brussels time – Closed!
The organisers reserve the right to close the application process once the maximum participant capacity is reached.
First cut-off
Applicants will receive a notification whether their application is selected, put on the reserve list or rejected within one week after the first cut-off date.
Applications on the reserve list may be edited and resubmitted for the next cut-off date(s) – the last submitted application will be considered in the evaluation.
Applications that have been rejected can be improved and re-submitted for the next cut-off date(s).
Second cut-off (only available if necessary)
Applicants will receive a notification whether their application is selected or rejected within one week after the second cut-off date.
Applications on the reserve list may be edited and resubmitted at the latest before the deadline of the third cut-off – the last submitted application will be considered in the evaluation.
Applications that have been rejected can be improved and re-submitted for the next cut-off date.
Third cut-off date (only available if necessary)
Applicants will receive a notification whether their application is selected or rejected within one week after the third cut-off date.
Applicants that are not selected may participate at their own cost if they fulfil the eligibility criteria of this call.
Applications on the reserve list of the first cut-off/second cut-off will be evaluated together with the applications received by the second cut-off/third cut-off date.
Looking back at past mission to Taiwan
In 2023, the EU-Taiwan Matchmaking Event was held in close collaboration with the Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI), the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), the Bureau of Foreign Trade and Ministry of Economic Affairs. The event brought together over 40 representatives from Taiwanese clusters, SMEs, and government bodies, along with a European delegation of 11 clusters and SMEs from 13 EU and COSME countries. More than 100 cluster-to-cluster (C2C) and business-to-business (B2B) meetings were held, aiming to inspire new partnerships, promote best practice exchange, and support forward-looking cooperation.
Building on this success, the 2024 edition took place in Berlin from June 10 to 12, alongside the Taiwan Expo 2024 in Europe. Organised by the European Cluster Collaboration Platform on behalf of the European Commission, together with TAITRA and the European Enterprise Network (EEN), the event attracted a wide range of innovative Taiwanese and European participants.
During a dedicated matchmaking session in Berlin, over 60 targeted meetings took place between companies and clusters, focusing on sustainable technology development. Participants also attended the Taiwan-EU Semiconductor Forum and visited Fraunhofer IZM, a leading institute in semiconductor and packaging research.
All previous editions have significantly strengthened EU-Taiwan industrial collaboration, fostering innovation, sustainability, and strategic dialogue between regions.