EU 7th Framework Programme for Research

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EU 7th Framework Programme for Research
Technological DevelopmentInternational
Dimension of Mobility
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International Cooperation in FP7

• Three activities with international dimension
• Cooperation Collaborative research
• People Human Potential
• Capacities Research Capacity

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International Cooperation

• Third countries
• Industrialised countries
• Candidate countries
• Countries neighbouring the EU
• Mediterranean partner countries
• Western Balkans
• Eastern European and Central Asian countries
• Developing countries
• Emerging economies

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ACP - AFRICAN Angola Benin Botswana
Burkina-Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Centr
al African Republic Chad Comoros Congo (Republi
c) Congo (Democratic Rep. of) Côte dIvoire Dji
bouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon
Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Les
otho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritani
a Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeri
a Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seyche
lles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa
Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Ugan
da Zambia Zimbabwe - CARIBEAN Antigua and B
arbuda Barbados Belize Cuba Dominica Domini
can Rep. Grenada Guyana Haiti Jamaica Saint
Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and G
renadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago - PACI
FIC Cook Islands East Timor Fiji Kiribati
Marshall Islands Micronesia, Federal States of N
auru Niue Palau Papua New Guinea Solomon Isl
ands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Samoa
ASIA Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China
India Indonesia Lao (People's Democratic
Rep. of) Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Nepal P
akistan Philippines Sri Lanka Thailand Vietnam
EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA (EECA) Arme
nia1 Azerbaijan Belarus1 Georgia1 Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic Moldova1 Russia Tajikistan
Turkmenistan Ukraine1 Uzbekistan LATIN AMERIC
A Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia
Costa Rica Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Hond
uras Mexico
Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Uru
guay Venezuela PARTNER COUNTRIES (MPC 1 Alg
eria Egypt Jordan Lebanon Morocco Palestini
an-administered areas Syrian Arab Rep. Tunisia
WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES (WBC) Albania Bosni
a-Herzegovina Former Yugoslav Republic of Maced
onia (FYROM) Serbia and Montenegro2 1 These
countries are also part of the European Neighb
orhood Policy (ENP). 2 Including Kosovo as defi
ned by UNSC resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999
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ipation in the  Specific international cooperat
ion actions, these countries can also be consi
dered in Latin American regions.
For participation in the Specific internati
onal cooperation actions, these countries can a
lso be considered in Asian regions. For pa
rticipation in the  Specific international coop
eration actions Brazil, China, India and Russ
ia will be collectively defined
as countries with Emerging Economies and may be
considered individually as a region, however,
in this case, at least 2 different partners
from different provinces, oblasts, republics or
states within Brazil, China, India or Russia a
re necessary. On 16/12/2005 the Former Y
ugoslav Republic of Macedonia
(FYROM) became a Candidate Country. FYROM is not
an associated country to FP7 and thus remains
a target country for International Cooperatio
n Specific Actions.
Annex List of International Co-operation
Partner Countries (ICPC) Draft (01/03/2006)
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FP7 Specific Programmes
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People Human Potential
Initial training of researchers
Marie Curie Networks
Life-long training and career development
Individual Fellowships Co-financing of regional/
national/international programmes
Industry-academia pathways and partnerships
Industry-Academia Scheme
International dimension Outgoing International Fe
llowships Incoming International Fellowships
International Cooperation Scheme Reintegration
grants
Specific actions Excellence awards
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International Cooperationin People SP

• Outgoing international fellowships
• Incoming international fellowships
• Partnerships to support exchange of researchers
• Support of common initiatives between European
  organizations and countries with ST agreements
  
• Measures to counter the risk of brain drain
  from developing countries/emerging economies

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More information

• http//europa.eu.int/comm/research/future/
• http//cordis.europa.eu.int/
• Richard Burger, ST Counsellor, European
  Commission Delegation to Russia,