EU initiatives for Universities and Researchers

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EU initiatives for Universities and Researchers
Adeline Kroll DG Research and Innovation Skills
Unit
MURG Workshop Brussels, 12 November 2013
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We need More Knowledge Intensive Economies
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Too few researchers per 1000 labour force

• EU 6
• US 9
• Japan 11

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Too few researchers in the private sector

• EU 46
• Japan 68
• US 79

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Investment in RD is part of the solution to exit
from the economic crises
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A quick survey EU INITIATIVES FOR UNIVERSITIES
AND RESEARCHERS

• Instruments (partnerships, programmes, policies)
• Open Method of Coordination (EU)
• European Semester
• Programmes (Horizon 2020, Erasmus for All,
  Structural Funds)
• Policies (Europe 2020 Strategy, ERA, European
  Higher Education Area)
• Europe 2020 Strategy (7 flagship initiatives)
• Youth on the Move and Innovation Union
• ERA and an open labour market for researchers
• Euraxess, HR logo, European Framework for
  Researchers Careers
• Principles for Innovative Doctoral Training
• The new Scientific Visa and European Pension Fund
• Widening, closing the research and innovation
  divide in Europe
• U-Multirank
• Reporting

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Instruments

• Partnerships
• Programmes
• Policies

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Partnerships
Member States European Commission Stakeholder
Organisations Experts, Networks, Pilots
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Open Method of Coordination (EU) Stocktaking
(Bologna)

• Objectives
• Indicators
• Benchmarks
• Reporting (Scorecards)

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European Semester

• National Reform Programmes
• Country-specific Recommendations

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Programmes

• Horizon 2020
• Erasmus for All
• Structural Funds

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Horizon 2020

• Excellent Science
• Industrial Leadership
• Societal Challenges

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Europe 2020 priorities
European Research Area
International cooperation
Shared objectives and principles Common rules,
toolkit of funding schemes

• Tackling Societal Challenges
• Health, demographic change and wellbeing
• Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine
  and maritime research and the bio-based economy
• Secure, clean and efficient energy
• Smart, green and integrated transport
• Climate action Resource Efficiency including
  Raw Materials
• Inclusive, innovative and secure societies

• Industrial Leadership and Competitive Frameworks
• Leadership in enabling and industrial
  technologies (ICT, nano, materials, bio,
  manufacturing, space)
• Access to risk finance
• Innovation in SMEs

• Excellent Science Base
• European Research Council
• Future and Emerging Technologies
• Marie Curie actions on skills, training and
  career development
• Research infrastructures

Supporting the objectives European Institute for
Innovation and Technology Joint Research Centre
Dissemination knowledge transfer
Simplified access
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Combine Programmes

• Erasmus for All (mobility, including work
  placements, Strategic Partnerships of HEIs on
  curricula, Knowledge Alliances with companies)
• Horizon 2020
• Structural Funds (Smart Specialisation Strategies
  with obligatory focus on innovation training,
  incl. researchers, campuses and labs, networking,
  mobility cross-sectors, knowledge tranfer,
  incubators spin-offs en start-ups)

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Policies

• Europe 2020 Strategy
• European Research Area
• European Higher Education Area

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Europe 2020 strategy

• Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive growth
• Headline targets, including 3 of GDP investment
  in RD and 40 tertiairy or equivalent graduates
• 7 Flagship Initiatives

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Seven Flagship Initiatives
1. Innovation Union 2. Youth on the Move 3. A
Digital Agenda for Europe 4. Resource Efficient
Europe 5. Industrial Policy for Globalisation 6.
An Agenda for New Skills and Jobs 7. European
Platform Against Poverty
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Youth on the Move

• Education Training 2020
• Erasmus for All
• Bologna (EHEA)

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Bologna Action Lines

• 1) Tree Cycles
• 2) Quality Assurance
• 3) Recognition (Lisbon Convention,
  ENIC-NARIC,ECTS/DS)
• 4) Social Dimension (Access/ Employability )
• 5) International Dimension

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Innovation Union

• 34 commitments setting boundary conditions,
• Including
• Standardisation, public procurement and venture
  capital, a unified European patent
• Quality of doctoral training and skills mix
• International attractiveness and careers
• Completing the European Research Area

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European Research Area Treaty (Article
179)
"in which, researchers, scientific knowledge and
technology will circulate freely" like a single
market
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ERA Priorities

• 1) More effective national research
• 2) Cooperation and Competition
• 3) An Open Labour Market for Researchers
• 4) Gender Equality
• 5) Circulation of Knowledge

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An Open Labour Market for Researchers

• Open recruitment
• Acces to and portability of grants
• Euraxess personalised information
• Structured doctoral training
• Career development
• Industry Acadeæmia cooperation
• 7) Recognition of degrees
• Social security pensions
• 8) Visas and permits

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10 dossiers

• EURAXESS
• Charter Code HR peer review
• Research Careers
• Doctoral Training
• The New Scientific Visa
• European Pension Fund
• ERA in Horizon
• Closing the divide
• U-Multirank
• Reporting

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EURAXESS Portal 200 Centers
Jobs (including Naturejobs) Services Rights Lin
ks (offices in all continents)
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Charter Code - HR Strategy Peer Review Logo
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European Framework for Research Careers

• R1 - First Stage Researcher
• R2 - Recognised Researcher
• R3 - Established Researcher
• R4 - Leading Researcher

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Principles forInnovative Doctoral Training

• 1) Research Excellence
• 2) Attractive Institutional Environment
• 3) Interdisciplinary Research Options
• 4) Exposure to industry and other relevant
• employment sectors
• 5) International networking
• 6) Transferable skills training
• 7) Quality Assurance

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In short Doctoral Training should
become Triple i 

• International
• Interdisciplinary
• Intersectoral

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How were the Principles identified?

• The principles were adopted by the ERA Steering
  Group on Human Resources and Mobility
  (ERA-SGHRM) as part of a Mapping Exercise on
  Doctoral Training in Europe.
• The Principles were defined with the help of
  experts from university associations industry
  and funding organisations.
• They reflect the Salzburg Principles of EUA, good
  practice in Member States and the Marie Curie
  experience.

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Wide Endorsement

• Council Counclusions"Link, where relevant and
  appropriate, national funding to the Principles
  for Innovative Doctoral Training"
• Research Stakeholders Organisations MoUs develop
  in line with Principles
• Subject specific ORPHEUS/AMSE/WFE

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Exploring the Wider Take Upof the Principles

• Study (mapping update, site visits, interviews)
  with Schools across Europe
• Working Group of the ERA Steering Group Huma
  Resources and Mobility Working Group
• Recommendations Steering Group Human Resources
  and Mobility end of 2013

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Funding for Innovative Doctoral training
Marie Curie Pilot Projects 2012-2014 (European
Industrial Doctorate and Innovative Doctoral
programmes) Big Numbers 2014-2020 Horizon 2020,
MSCA Co-Fund, Structural Funds, Member States,
Industry
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The New 'Scientific Visa'

• Facilitates the procedure of admitting
  third-country nationals for the purpose of
  research, studies, pupil exchange, remunerated
  and unremunerated training, voluntary service and
  au pairing.
• Building on the existing Directives 2005/71/EC
  and 2004/114/EC.

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More Rights For 3C Nationals

• Equal status to that of nationals in terms of pay
  and working conditions, access to goods and
  services, recognition of professional
  qualifications and social security
• A residence permit may be granted to family
  members for the duration of the researchers
  residence permit. Family members will be allowed
  to work
• The researcher can take up a teaching position
• Upon finalisation of their research project
  researchers will be allowed to remain in the
  Member State to look for work for a period of 12
  months
• You Can Move Around (up to 6 months without a new
  hosting agreement)

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Pension Solutions
Smoother cooperation of national funds (long
term solution for all) European Pension Fund for
Researchers (for ambitious employers of
researchers)
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ERA in Horizon 2020

• Cross-cutting issues
• Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
• ERA Chairs
• Institutions with Innovative concepts

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Widening Closing the Divide in Research and
Innovation

• Structural Funds
• Smart Specialisation Strategies
• Horizon 2020
• Twinning, Teaming, ERA Chairs

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ERA Chairs Attract outstanding academics to
institutions with a clear potential for research
excellence Twinning Teaming of excellent
research institutions and low performing
MS/Regions (in terms of Research and Innovation).
Creation of new centres of excellence in low
performing RDI Member States and regions,
strongly linked with local /national Smart
Specialisation Strategies Teaming Twinning aims
at significantly strengthening a defined field of
research in an emerging institution through links
with at least two internationally-leading
institutions in a defined field.
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U-Multirank
Multi-dimensional User-driven International Includ
ing Research Institutes
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Reporting

• MORE 2
• Researchers Report
• ERA Progress Report
• Innovation Union Scorecard
• Innovation Union Competitiveness Report

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• THANK YOU!