International mobility

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International mobility

• Three sets of slides provided by Eeva Ikonen
• Researcher training and mobility in 6. FP
• Commission proposal for Marie Curie Actions in
  FP7
• NordForsk

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Researcher training and mobility in 6. FP

• Eeva Ikonen

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Researcher training and mobility in 6. FP
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Action in HRM programme

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Marie Curie Actions Main Features

• Opportunities provided for researchers at all
  stages of their career
• Coherent approach, based on financing
  international mobility for researchers
• Employ "bottom-up" approach i.e. all fields of
  science and technological interest for the
  European Community (no priority areas)
• Multidisciplinary projects are encouraged
• Promotion of female participation
• Keywords training, transfer of knowledge,
  excellence promotion, returning and reintegration

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Initial training

• Marie Curie Host Fellowships for Early Stage
  Research Training (EST)
• Marie Curie Research Training Networks (RTN)
• Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses
  (SCF)

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Host Fellowships for Early Stage Research
Training (EST)

• Aim Acquisition of scientific and technical
  competencies and other complementary skills, inc.
  research management, ethics
• Researchers Early stage researchers (typically
  during PhD)
• Hosts Single or Multi-partner (min 3 teams in 3
  countries)
• Funding
• Researcher living, mobility, career exploratory
  allowance
• Host Funding for researcher networking, general
  organisation and management of the project
  (250/month),
• audit and management costs (3), overheads (10)
• Duration 3 months to 3 years, possibility to
  gain PhD

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Conference and Training Courses (SCF)

Aim To support conferences, training courses,
summer schools, laboratory courses, workshops,
virtual events etc. Funding Series of
conferences Researchers travel and
subsistence, fees for attendance Hosts
organisational expenses, management activities
(7), equipment where necessary Duration The
series of events at least 4 events should take
place within 4 years in max 4 weeks, but
typically in few days
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Research Training Networks (RTN)

Aim Trans-national networks with common research
project as a vehicle to provide training and
transfer of knowledge. Researchers Early stage
and experienced (up to 10 years) Hosts Teams
from at least 3 MS or AS (at least 2 MS or CC).
Funding (Min of 65 of funding on researchers
costs) Researcher living, mobility, career
exploratory allowances Host funding for
researcher networking, general organisation and
management of the project, audit and management
costs (7), overheads (10), some equipment
costs Duration Fellowships from 3 months - 3
years 4 year network
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Intra-European Fellowships (EIF)

• Aim To respond to the individual advanced
  training needs of the most promising experienced
  researchers to give them the necessary boost to
  become fully independent in their field
• Researchers Living, travel and mobility costs,
  career exploratory allowance. Costs for training
  and for research costs (managed by host)
  750/fellow/month (500 for non-lab based)
• Hosts Management costs (3), Overheads (10)
• Duration Researcher appointed for 12-24 months

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Transfer of Knowledge Actions (TOK)

• Within the Transfer of Knowledge Actions there
  are schemes
• Marie Curie Development Scheme
• Industry-academia Strategic Partnership Scheme
• Aim To promote exchange between academia and
  industry and help develop competencies in less
  favoured regions of the EU
• Researchers Experienced researchers (gt4 years or
  PhD)
• Funding
• Development Scheme At least two teams - Seconded
  Staff living, mobility allowances and travel
  costs, host receives management costs (3),
  overheads (10) and training costs (800/month
  max) Hosted researchers living, mobility,
  career exploration allowances and travel costs,
  project expenses 1200/month max)
• Industry-Academic Strategic Partnership Scheme
  At least two teams - salary costs, management
  costs (800/month max)
• Duration Appointments of up to 2 years

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International Fellowships

• MC Outgoing International Fellowships (OIF)
• Up to 3 years appointment for EU/AS experienced
  researchers to work in a Third Country research
  centre (2 years 1 year return)
• MC Incoming International Fellowships (IIF)
• Aimed at top-class researchers from Third
  Countries to work in a European research centre
  (2 years possible return)
• Fellows salary, travel and mobility costs,
  career exploratory allowance. Costs for training
  and for research costs (managed by host)
  750/fellow/month (500 for non-lab based)
• Hosts Management costs (3), Overheads (10)

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Excellence Promotion and Recognition

• Marie Curie Excellence Grants (EXT) (up to 4
  years)
• To set up or extend teams of the highest level
• Leading edge or interdisciplinary research
• Marie Curie Chairs (EXC) (up to 3 years)
• Top level teaching appointments
• Particularly for researchers who wish to resume
  their career in Europe
• Marie Curie Prizes (EXA)
• Prizes for excellent researchers who have
  benefited from Marie Curie Actions

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Reintegration Grants

• Aim To support integration of a stable research
  career following a period of mobility
• Following a 2-year Marie Curie fellowship (EIRG)
• EU and Associate Country fellows
• Reintegration of country of origin or elsewhere
• Obligation for host to offer minimum 2-year work
  contract and research project
• Following a stay outside Europe (IRG)
• European researchers who have been outside Europe
  for 5 years

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CALLS in 2005 and 2006 (closure date)

• Research Training Networks (RTN) 14.2.2006
• Transfer of Knowledge (TOK) 25.1.2006
• Conference and Training Courses (SCF) 17.5.2006
• Intra-European Fellowships (EIF) 18.1.2006
• Outgoing International Fellows (OIF) 18.1.2006
• Incoming International Fellows (IIF) 18.1.2006
• Marie Curie Excellent Grants (EXT) 25.1.2006
• Marie Curie Prizes (EXA) 15.2.2006
• Marie Curie Chairs (EXC) 25.1.2006
• Marie Curie Reintegration Grants(ERG, IRG)
  19.10.2005, 19.1.2006, 19.4.2006, 19.7.2006
• years

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More information

• In Europe http//www.cordis.lu/improving
• Marie Curie Fellowship Association
  http//www.mariecurie.org
• IPR helpdesk http//www.ipr-helpdesk.org
• The pan-European Researchers Mobility Portal
  http//europa.eu.int/eracareers
• In Finland http//www.aka.fi/eracareers
• Academy of Finland http//www.aka.fi
• Tekes http//www.tekes.fi http//www.tekes.fi/eu/
  fin/6po/tutkijaliikkuvuus/index.html
• Cimo http//www.cimo.fi

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Commission proposal for Marie Curie Actions in
FP7

• Eeva Ikonen

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4 1 action lines

• Marie Curie Networks for early stage researchers
• Individual Fellowships for life-long training
  Career development
• International dimension
• Industry dimension
• Realising the full potential of EU25

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Marie Curie Networks (MCN) for early-stage
researchers

• Marie Curie Networks for early stage researchers
• Individual Fellowships for life-long training
  Career development
• International dimension
• Industry dimension
• Realising the full potential of EU25

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Marie Curie Networks (MCN) for early-stage
researchers

• Main features
• Merge FP6 EST and RTN, reinforcing the training
  dimension
• Early stage researchers
• Networks of limited number of partners
• Industry involvement at different levels
• Joint training programme with (i) training
  through research (ii) complementary competences
  (structured training modules)
• Internal coherence of quality standards/mutual
  recognition of the training/diplomas

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Marie Curie Networks for early-stage
researchers

• Main features
• Community support
• Allowances for early-stage researchers
• Allowances for academic or industrial  Chair 
  positions
• Short training events (conferences, summer
  schools, training courses), also open to
  researchers from outside the network
• Networking and training related administrative
  costs
• Funding duration 4/5 years

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Individual Marie Curie fellowships for
life-long training and career development
co-funding of (inter)national programmes

• Objectives
• Support career development of experienced
  researchers
• Complementing individual or acquiring different
  skills and competencies
• Enhancing interdisciplinarity and/or
  intersectoral mobility
• Assisting in resuming research career after a
  break
• Reintegrating researchers after international
  mobility
• Greater structuring effect / impact by co-funding
  of national/international

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Individual Marie Curie fellowships for
life-long training and career development
co-funding of (inter)national programmes

• Main features
• First years operated at European level and in
  co-funding mode
• Possible phasing out after mid-term evaluation
• Selection of national programmes through open
  calls with clear eligibility
• criteria and objective evaluation criteria (no
  national quota)
• In  cofunding mode  researchers apply in the
  funded national programmes

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Individual Marie Curie fellowships for life-long
training and career development co-funding of
(inter)national programmes

• Community support
• In  classical mode  allowances for experienced
  researchers contributions for hosts
• In  cofunding mode  fixed percentage of
  fellowships costs for selected researchers
  complying with the eligibility criteria within
  the national programme

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The international dimension of Marie Curie
actions

• Objectives
• Reinforce the international (i.e. extra-European)
  dimension of training and mobility as fundamental
  component of the EUs future human resources in
  RD
• In terms of European career development and
  life-long training
• In terms of strengthening international
  co-operation through researchers

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The international dimension of Marie Curie actions

• Main features
• European Career development
• Outgoing international advanced training
  fellowships, with mandatory return
• Return and reintegration mechanisms for European
  researchers abroad, including  diasporas 

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The international dimension of Marie Curie actions

• Main features
• International collaboration through researchers
• Host driven actions open to 3d country nationals
• Incoming fellowships for knowledge enhancement
  and collaboration enrichment, with optional
  return for researchers from certain areas and
  with  diasporas 
• Twinning / partnerships with EU neighbouring
  countries and ST agreement countries

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Expanding the Marie Curie industry dimension

• Objectives
• Enhancing diverse career possibilities for
  researchers in Europe, by increasing the industry
  involvement in all Marie Curie actions
• To systematically create pathways between
  industry and academia by means of a dedicated
  Industry-Academia Partnership scheme

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Expanding the Marie Curie industry dimension

• Main features
• All schemes open to industry hosts
• In particular Industry component in early stage
  training (MCN)
• Specific  Industry-Academia Partnership scheme 
• Industry definition enterprises (competitive
  commercial sector)

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Expanding the Marie Curie industry dimension

• Main features Industry-Academia Partnership
  scheme
• Knowledge sharing (incl. cultural) between
  academia and industry, in particular SMEs
• Embedded in longer term cooperation between both
  sectors
• 2-way staff secondments
• Hosting of experienced researchers from outside
  the partnership
• Organisation of workshops and conferences,
  including for researchers from outside the
  partnership

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Expanding the Marie Curie industry dimension

• Community support
• Salary costs of seconded researchers and of
  recruited experienced researchers
• Contribution to networking costs
• Contribution to research costs
• Costs of workshops/conferences, including for
  invited speakers
• Specific equipment costs for SMEs (special
  measure)

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Realising the full research potential of the EU-25

• Objectives
• Strengthen the research potential of research
  groups in the Convergence Regions of the EU-25
• Expanding and strengthen collaboration of
  research groups with other EU research centres,
  increasing their international exposure and
  recognition, leadership potential and quality of
  their scientists
• Lay foundations for their long-term development
  and their participation as equal partners in the
  EU research arena

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Realising the full research potential of the EU-25

• Main features
• Building on experience (ToK-DEV Centres of
  Excellence)
• Significant scheme
• Flexibility to address variety of specific needs,
  e.g. transfer of knowledge, training, networking
• Selection only based on quality and high
  potential
• Brain circulation, avoiding  brain drain 
• Favouring strategic partnerships (twinnings)

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Realising the full research potential of the EU-25

• Community support
• Salary costs of seconded researchers, visiting
  professors, leading scientists and/or post-doc
  researchers recruited by the centre
• Contribution to networking costs with partner
  organisations
• Contribution to research costs, including for
  specific equipment
• Organisation of conferences and workshops and
  participation of reseachers from the centre in
  international events
• Related administrative costs, e.g. promotional
  activities and dissemination

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NordForsk

• An independent institution operating under the
  Nordic Council of Minister
• Responsible for Nordic cooperation within
  research and researcher training
• NordForsk coordinates and funds activities to
  promote high scientific quality in Nordic
  research
• functions of NorFA are merged into NordForsk
• NordForsks organisation
• Director Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist
• Board
• Secretariat

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NordForsks objectives

• to concentrate its efforts to research areas
  where the Nordic countries have an international
  position of strength, but can also choose to
  promote strategically important areas where joint
  Nordic efforts would enable the desired
  development of research and education competence
  of international quality and strength to be
  achieved more rapidly
• Nordic positions of strength will be made visible
  
• primary basis for the initiatives will be
  national priorities, as expressed in national
  programmes or in initiatives taken by the
  research councils, universities, other research
  institutions, etc.

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NordForsks objectives

• Co-operation on concrete ventures concerning
  research or researcher education should normally
  imply binding financial commitment by at least
  three countries
• provide support for marginal financing of the
  total project and programme costs and can also
  finance preliminary studies

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Funding instruments

• NordForsk has financed or co-financed e.g.
• Nordic Centres of Excellence Programmes
• Nordic research training (also former NorFAs
  activities)
• Research training courses
• Visiting professors Baltic States and NW Russia
• Mobility and course scholarships
• Networks
• Planning activities
• Nordic Graduate Schools
• Nordic research and theme programme
• Infrastructure and other Nordic joint actions
• NordForsks strategy will be finalised during
  2005 beginning of 2006