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LATVIAN RESEARCHERS MOBILITY LATVIAN RESEARCHERS MOBILITY CENTRE AND PORTAL – CENTRE AND PORTAL – NEW TOOLS TO PROMOTE NEW TOOLS TO PROMOTE RESEARCHERS AND THEIR RESEARCHERS AND THEIR EMPLOYERSEMPLOYERS

Arnis KokorevicsArnis KokorevicsLatvian Researchers Mobility Centre, Latvian Researchers Mobility Centre, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, Riga, LatviaRiga, Latvia


The situation of human resources The situation of human resources in field of RTD in Europein field of RTD in Europe Positive aspects:Positive aspects:+ Europe is the world’s biggest ‘science and technoogy brain Europe is the world’s biggest ‘science and technoogy brain

factory’ with graduate numbers factory’ with graduate numbers (2.14 million in 2000 )(2.14 million in 2000 ) above above that of the US that of the US (2.07 million)(2.07 million) and Japan and Japan (1.1 million)(1.1 million);;

Negative aspects:Negative aspects:- a lower proportion of workforce in RTD, particularly in industry a lower proportion of workforce in RTD, particularly in industry

((5.1 in every thousand of the workforce in Europe, against 7.4 5.1 in every thousand of the workforce in Europe, against 7.4 in the US and 8.9 in Japanin the US and 8.9 in Japan); );

- brain drain of young scientific and technological personnel brain drain of young scientific and technological personnel from Europe to the USA from Europe to the USA (more than 26 000 specialised (more than 26 000 specialised workers entering the US were from the European countries workers entering the US were from the European countries and more than 7 300 from the acceding countries in 2001)and more than 7 300 from the acceding countries in 2001); ;

- decreasing number of young people in Europe attracted to decreasing number of young people in Europe attracted to careers in RTD; careers in RTD;

- underused potential of women in scientific careers in Europe. underused potential of women in scientific careers in Europe.

EuropeEurope fall behind to its main competitors: the fall behind to its main competitors: the USAUSA and and JapanJapan..


Reaction of EU institutionsReaction of EU institutions

the decisions of the Lisbon Summit (March 2000);the decisions of the Lisbon Summit (March 2000); vision and work programme of vision and work programme of

the European Research Area (the European Research Area (ERA)ERA) in 2000; in 2000; the strategic initiative the strategic initiative

“Mobility Strategy for the European Research Area” in 2001;“Mobility Strategy for the European Research Area” in 2001;

The target: the more abundant and more mobile human resources; the European dimension to scientific careers; bringing together the researchers of Western and Eastern

Europe; making Europe more attractive to researchers from the rest

of the world (to third country researchers); removal of obstacles to the mobility of researchers; the creation of a favorable environment for the

mobility of researchers in the ERA.


The two dimensions of mobilityThe two dimensions of mobility

the international mobilitythe international mobility - geographic - geographic and regional dimension – the mobility and regional dimension – the mobility between the EU, candidate countries, and between the EU, candidate countries, and countries associated in FP6, involvement of countries associated in FP6, involvement of third countries’ nationals to researches in third countries’ nationals to researches in ERA; ERA;

the intersectoral mobilitythe intersectoral mobility – between – between business (industry) and academia, between business (industry) and academia, between public and private-funded research public and private-funded research organizations and vice-versa.organizations and vice-versa.


Specific character of Specific character of researchers mobilityresearchers mobility

concerns concerns all ages and steps in a researcher’s career all ages and steps in a researcher’s career path,path, which differ it from other types of mobility; which differ it from other types of mobility;

specific obstacles and barriers of mobilityspecific obstacles and barriers of mobility - - economic, legal, social, cultural, linguistic;economic, legal, social, cultural, linguistic;

lack of specilack of specificfic information; information; the legal situation is also distinctly different for third the legal situation is also distinctly different for third

country researchers than for EU citizens;country researchers than for EU citizens; the researchers from young EU countries are facing the researchers from young EU countries are facing

additional obstacles - the largest part of old EU additional obstacles - the largest part of old EU counties sets up the transition periods for offering their counties sets up the transition periods for offering their labour market for personnel from young EU countries;labour market for personnel from young EU countries;

the interregional mobility within ERA will manifest the interregional mobility within ERA will manifest itself also as a itself also as a “brain drain”“brain drain” in less developed regions in less developed regions (Latvia and other Eastern European countries).(Latvia and other Eastern European countries).


Specific character of Specific character of researchers researchers intersectorialintersectorial mobilitymobility

is necessary to find employment vacancies;is necessary to find employment vacancies; researchers can lose some of their acquired benefits researchers can lose some of their acquired benefits

and professional status;and professional status; researchers will have to start their career researchers will have to start their career

development in some step again.development in some step again.

The differences in labour relations, culture, career development, confidentiality of research results, and the pressure of publication for evaluation and intellectual property protection also must be taken into account.

In some aspects, the intersectoral mobility is close to In some aspects, the intersectoral mobility is close to returning of researchers after the participation in returning of researchers after the participation in international mobility actions. In both cases:international mobility actions. In both cases:


The priority directions for providing The priority directions for providing information, improvement of legal information, improvement of legal environment and removing of obstacles environment and removing of obstacles and barriers *and barriers * admission to the country (visas) and access to admission to the country (visas) and access to

employment (work permits);employment (work permits); social security rights (including pension rights) and social security rights (including pension rights) and

fiscal issues (taxation); fiscal issues (taxation); financial issues and financial support; financial issues and financial support; return and career development; return and career development; intellectual property rights (IPR), especially for intellectual property rights (IPR), especially for

intersectoral mobility; intersectoral mobility; recruitment conditions and methods; recruitment conditions and methods; family issues (maternity leave, day-care), especially family issues (maternity leave, day-care), especially

for young researches; for young researches; gender issues.gender issues.

* The High-Level Expert Group on Improving Mobility of Researchers. Final Report. 4 April 2001.


PPromoting ofromoting of researchersresearchers mobilitymobility

The two main instruments:The two main instruments:

a Special Support Action within the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) under the guidance of the Research Directorate Generale.

The European Researcher’s Mobility Portal (European RMP)

The European Network of Mobility Centres (ERA-MORE)

!!! together with network of the national mobility portals


Information services on European Information services on European RMP and national mobility portalsRMP and national mobility portals

research research job opportunities databasejob opportunities database;; anonymous anonymous researchersresearchers CV databaseCV database;; collected information about fellowships and grantscollected information about fellowships and grants, ,

offered by different actors worldwide;offered by different actors worldwide; information about research job vacancies – information about research job vacancies –

links to employers portals and home links to employers portals and home pages;pages;

information to information to incomingincoming, , outgoingoutgoing and and returningreturning researchersresearchers and its family members about and its family members about

- t- the legal and administrative issues, he legal and administrative issues, - - daily life issuesdaily life issues;;

information about EU researchers mobility policy.information about EU researchers mobility policy.


http://europa.eu.int/eracareers/index_en.cfm


ERA-MORE –ERA-MORE – The European Network of Mobility The European Network of Mobility

CentresCentres launched 2004,launched 2004, 200 mobility centres 200 mobility centres

in 33 countriesin 33 countries,, free of charge free of charge

information and information and personal assistance to personal assistance to mobile researchers and mobile researchers and their families their families before, during and after before, during and after their stay abroadtheir stay abroad..


TThe achievements and the experience he achievements and the experience regarding regarding to to the promotion of the promotion of intersectoral mobilityintersectoral mobility on the Community and national on the Community and national levels levels educationeducation of students, doctoral candidates and scientists with the of students, doctoral candidates and scientists with the

knowledge of the business aspects of RTD, entrepreneurship and knowledge of the business aspects of RTD, entrepreneurship and project management ; project management ;

financial supportfinancial support to spin-offs and enterprises established by to spin-offs and enterprises established by universities and scientists, to setting up of innovative enterprises; universities and scientists, to setting up of innovative enterprises;

keeping ofkeeping of researchers’ researchers’ rightsrights to pension and promotion during to pension and promotion during their work in industry, rights to return to universities; their work in industry, rights to return to universities;

measures for measures for recognizing the research workrecognizing the research work carried out in the carried out in the private sector in lieu of a doctoral degree; private sector in lieu of a doctoral degree;

special programmes, which special programmes, which support the staff transfersupport the staff transfer between between companies and science. companies and science.

special financial schemes and funding channelsspecial financial schemes and funding channels to to ssupport joint upport joint research programmes and market activitiesresearch programmes and market activities, where representatives , where representatives of industry and universities of industry and universities ((public research institutespublic research institutes)) are are involved. involved. The “Market Oriented Investigations” programmes and “National The “Market Oriented Investigations” programmes and “National Innovation Programme” will be also regarded as such tools in Innovation Programme” will be also regarded as such tools in Latvia.Latvia.


The main goals of the project RESMOB-LATVIA

operation of the Latvian Researchers Mobility Portal (operation of the Latvian Researchers Mobility Portal (Latvian RMPLatvian RMP) ) in English and Latvian; in English and Latvian;

establishing of establishing of a national-scale mobile researchers support a national-scale mobile researchers support systemsystem to provide personal assistance through the Central Help to provide personal assistance through the Central Help Desk and through advisory bodies with trained personnel and the Desk and through advisory bodies with trained personnel and the circle of contact persons at the site (universities, scientific centres, circle of contact persons at the site (universities, scientific centres, etc.); etc.);

organizing of information dissemination channels around organizing of information dissemination channels around the Latvian RMthe Latvian RMC and Latvian RMPC and Latvian RMP; ;

preparation and continuous up-dating of preparation and continuous up-dating of information dossiersinformation dossiers, , which will reflect all issues regarding incoming, outgoing and which will reflect all issues regarding incoming, outgoing and returning mobile researchers (legal and administrative regulations, returning mobile researchers (legal and administrative regulations, daily life issues); daily life issues);

dissemination of the targets and activities of ERA-MORE towards dissemination of the targets and activities of ERA-MORE towards society, especially the researchers' community. society, especially the researchers' community.

a national steering groupa national steering group, composed of intersectional experts, , composed of intersectional experts, will be set up to analyze the situation of researchers' mobility and will be set up to analyze the situation of researchers' mobility and its obstacles, and to prepare recommendations for policy makers its obstacles, and to prepare recommendations for policy makers and institutions responsible for the policy development. and institutions responsible for the policy development.


http://www.eracareers.lv/


ConclusionsConclusions

ERA-MOREERA-MORE, , European RMPEuropean RMP and and national national mmobility obility pportalsortals,,

Latvian RMCLatvian RMC, and , and Latvian RMPLatvian RMP will be relevant and valuable tools to promote the will be relevant and valuable tools to promote the

international and intersectorial mobility of researchers.international and intersectorial mobility of researchers.Different initiatives both on the Community and national Different initiatives both on the Community and national

levels form an excellent basis for the development of levels form an excellent basis for the development of further actions, for benchmarking and the identification further actions, for benchmarking and the identification of examples of good practice. of examples of good practice.

Next stepsNext steps predicted by EC to support researchers mobility

- - “The European Researcher’s Charter”“The European Researcher’s Charter” and and “The Code of Conduct”“The Code of Conduct” the new the new principlesprinciples for the recruitment of for the recruitment of researchers;researchers;

- - the new scientific visas for third country researchersthe new scientific visas for third country researchers..


You are welcome You are welcome to to participate inparticipate in

Project RESMOB-LATVIA,Project RESMOB-LATVIA, Latvian Researchers Mobility Centre (Latvian Researchers Mobility Centre (Latvian RMC Latvian RMC ),), Latvian Researchers Mobility Portal (Latvian Researchers Mobility Portal (Latvian RMPLatvian RMP ). ).

May 19, 2005, 10:00 May 19, 2005, 10:00 Mazā Ģilde (Amatu str. 5), Riga, Latvia.Mazā Ģilde (Amatu str. 5), Riga, Latvia.

Participation is free of chargeParticipation is free of charge.. Please to confirm attendance by e-mail to Please to confirm attendance by e-mail to

[email protected]

Launching event ofLaunching event of


Thank you for your Thank you for your attentionattention

The material prepared as a part of the project The material prepared as a part of the project supported by supported by the European Commission within the FP6 and the European Commission within the FP6 and the the Latvian Ministry of Education and ScienceLatvian Ministry of Education and Science..

For further contacts:

Arnis Kokorevics, Dr.chem., Project leader, Latvian Researchers Mobility Centre, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, 27 Dzerbenes str., LV-1006, Riga, Latvia, Phone: +371-7553591, e-mail: [email protected]

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