eu funding programmes – in support of a knowledge based society stefan thuis tu dortmund...
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EU funding programmes –
In support of a knowledge based society
Stefan ThuisTU Dortmund
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1) FP7 – EU’s Framework Programme for Research
2) EU’s External Aid Programmes: Tempus
3) IPA – Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
EU funding – The Financial Framework
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FP7 – The Framework programme for Research: Facts
Programme will last from 2007 until 2013 Total budget is over 50bn Euro Budget increase of 63% compared to the previous FP6
programme Research is given high priority by this programme The programme is seen “as a key tool to respond to
Europe's needs in terms of jobs and competitiveness, and to maintain leadership in the global knowledge economy”
Money is spent to co-finance research, technological development and demonstration projects
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FP7 – The Framework programme for Research: Facts
Main goals of all programmes: strengthen the scientific and technological base of
European industry to encourage its international competitiveness, while
promoting research that supports EU policies All projects must have a “European added value” Most of the projects are carried out by transnational
consortia Projects can now also be carried out by “individual teams” FP7 is the result of consultation with research community
from public and private sectors More flexibility, simplified procedures
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FP7 – How to apply
Calls for project proposals are constantly published by European Commission
Grants are determined in a review process National contact points (NCPs) have been installed in all
eligible countries to help researchers interested in participation
All EU Member States and FP7 associated countries are eligible to participate
Eligibility of Non-EU countries can vary from one programme to another
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Major building blocks of FP7
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FP7 – Cooperation Programme
Cooperation Programme is the core of FP7 Represents two thirds of the overall budget Fosters collaborative research across Europe and other
partner countries Projects are carried out by transnational consortia of
industry and academia
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FP7 – Cooperation Programme
10 key thematic areas: Health Food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology Information and communication technologies Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new
production technologies Energy Environment (including climate change) Transport (including aeronautics) Socio-economic sciences and the humanities Space Security
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FP7 – Ideas Programme
Support of "frontier research" on the basis of scientific excellence
Actions may be carried out in any area of science or technology, including engineering, socio-economic sciences and the humanities
No obligation for cross-border partnerships Projects implemented by "individual teams" around a
"principal investigator“ Implemented via the new European Research Council
(ERC)
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FP7 – People Programme
provides support for researcher mobility and career development for researchers inside the European Union and internationally
Implemented via a set of Marie Curie actions, providing fellowships and other measures to help researchers build their skills and competences throughout their careers
Topics: Initial training of researchers - Marie Curie Networks Industry-academia partnerships Co-funding of regional, national and international mobility programmes Intra-European fellowships International dimension - outgoing and incoming fellowships, international cooperation scheme, reintegration grants Marie Curie Awards
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FP7 – Capacities Programme
Strengthens the research capacities to become a thriving knowledge-based economy
Topics: Research infrastructures Research for the benefit of SMEs Regions of Knowledge Research Potential Science in Society Specific activities of international cooperation
EU’s external aid programmes: Tempus
Established in 1990 Annual budget of 50 million Euro Individual projects receive grants between 0.5 and 1.5
million Euro Calls for proposals are issued annually Supports the modernisation of higher education and
creates an area of co-operation 27 countries from Western Balkans, Eastern Europe,
Central Asia, North Africa and the Middle East can participate
Composed on 2 actions: Joint projects Structural measures
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Tempus: Joint projects
Projects aim to improve higher education institutions themselves in one or more of the Partner Countries
Based on multilateral partnerships between higher education institutions in the EU and the Partner Countries
Relevant themes for joint projects: curriculum development, university governance and creating better links between higher education and society
Two categories: National Projects where one of the Partner Countries
benefits Multi-Country Projects aim to be of benefit to more than
one Partner Country
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Tempus: Structural measures
Aim to improve Partner Countries' overall higher education systems
Themes: national laws, organisation, coordination, accreditation, evaluation, policy of higher education systems at national level
Designed to support the structural reform of higher education systems and strategic development at national level
Examples: reform of governance systems (qualification systems, quality
assurance, etc.) developing better links between higher education and society
include studies and research, conferences and seminars, training courses, policy advice and dissemination of information
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IPA – Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
Focused EU funding for candidate countries and potential candidate countries
Funding period: 2007-2013 Total funding amount: 11.5bn Euro Assistance through IPA can take the following forms:
Investment, procurement, contracts or subsidies Administrative cooperation, involving experts sent from
Member States Action by the EU in the interest of the beneficiary
country Measures to support the implementation process and
programme management Budget support
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IPA – Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
IPA consists of 5 different components: Assistance for transition and institution building Cross-border cooperation (with EU Member States and
other countries eligible for IPA) Regional development (transport, environment,
regional and economic development) Human resources (strengthening human capital and
combating exclusion) Rural development
The IPA beneficiary countries are divided into two categories. EU candidate countries are eligible for all five components, potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans are eligible only for the first 2 components
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IPA funding example: Serbia
Component 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Comp. 1181,
4179,
4182,5
186,2
189,9
193,8
203,1
Comp. 2 8,2 11,4 12,2 12,4 12,7 12,9 11,6
TOTAL (in mio. EUR)
189,6
190,8
194,8198,
6202,
6206,
7214,
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Example: In 2010, Serbia was provided 25 million Euro in supporting the higher education teaching infrastructure programme which aims at improving the quality of education and training in Serbian higher education institutions as demanded by the new knowledge-based society, modern learning processes, standards of industrial research and emerging labour market needs.
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