People Programme

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Marie Curie actions an instrument to support
better careers for researchers
Georges Bingen Head of Marie Curie Fellowships
unit European Commission DG Research
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FP7 overview (2007-2013)
FP7 breakdown ( million)
Total EC budget M 50 521
Evolution of annual budget
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Objectives People Programme

• People programme Marie Curie Actions
• Dedicated programme for structuring training,
  mobility and career development of researchers
• Objectives characteristics
• Strengthening the human potential in RD in
  Europe
• Stimulate people to enter into the profession of
  researcher Encouraging researchers to stay in
  Europe
• Building connections with researchers from around
  the world
• Open to all domains of research (bottom-up
  approach) All stages of researchers, from PhD
  to experienced
• Trans-national and intersectorial
  (industry-academia) mobility
• Budget covers (in general) salaries of
  researchers, mobility family costs,
  contributions to research costs

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A Marie Curie Actions for each need
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A Marie Curie Actions for each need
Applicant organisations
Individual researchers
Industry/Research Institutions
Public bodies
IEF OIF IIF ERG IRG
IAPP
COFUND
IRSES
ITN
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European Charter for Researchers

• RESEARCHERS
• Research freedom (within contractual framework)
• Ethical principles
• Professional responsibility, contractual
  obligation, accountability
• Dissemination, exploitation of results, public
  awareness
• Supervision/managerial duties
• Continuing professional development

• EMPLOYERS/FUNDERS
• Working conditions, stability of employment,
  salaries
• Value of mobility
• Career development/ Appraisal system/ Continuous
  training/ Career advise
• Non-discrimination/Gender balance
• Intellectual Property Rights, Co-authorship
• Teaching
• Participation in decision making bodies

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Marie Curie Actions more than just a a
financial instrument

• Respect European researchers charter
• Working conditions
• Supervision conditions
• Career development plan
• Own research /conference attendance budget
• Employment conditions
• Social security
• Pension funds
• Family situation
• Family specific allowances
• Interruption of stays/part-time
• Fellowships for career restart
• Additional Contributions for maternity leaves

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People programmepart of broader strategy

• EC Communication Better careers and more
  mobility the European partnership for
  researchers
• Built on past EC actions (Charter Code,
  Euraxess, Mobility portal), where progress is
  slow
• Objective world class research system through
  partnership between Commission and Member States
• systematically open recruitment
• meet the social security and supplementary
  pensions needs of mobile researchers
• provide attractive employment and working
  conditions and
• enhance the training, skills and experience of
  researchers.
• alongside renewed efforts on existing
  initiatives such as take-up of the principles of
  the Charter and Code

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People programmeThoughts for the future

• Increased involvement of national players the
  case of COFUND
• Intersectoral mobility involvement of industry
  is enough done?
• Career restart unused potential?
• Fellowships beyond scientific deliverables, i.e
  outreach, communication
• IRSES a role model for intra-European
  cooperation
• Positioning of Marie Curie versus Erasmus
  Mundus/ERC