Andrea Uhrínová has long been involved in European research, development and innovation policies and their funding from various funds. She took part in the preparation and revisions of operational programmes as well as in setting up new funding schemes for research projects in the Slovak Republic. She currently works at the Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatisation of the Slovak Republic, where she coordinates preparation of the Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation of the Slovak Republic for 2021 – 2027.