The SEENET-MTP Workshop JW2011 Scientific and Human Legacy of Julius Wess 27-28 August 2011, Donji Milanovac, Serbia

1. La coopération scientifique
française
L’exemple de la Serbie
Perspectives de coopération
French scientific cooperation
régionale
The example of Serbia
Perspectives of regional cooperation
Frédéric Remay,
Attaché de coopération
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2. education :
a priority of growing
importance
Promoting mobility of young students and researchers
Training for top young students in
France and abroad
The construction of scientific networks and partnerships,
in particular :
deepening partnerships in the European
Research Area
building up scientific programmes with
applicant countries
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3. Two main tools
n Programs of bilateral cooperation
n financed by French Embassies and
French Institutes, within framework
defined by MAEE and Ministry for
higher education and research
n or financed by academic and research
institutions and private players
n Multilateral programs supported by
France with regional purposes
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4. promoting mobility and
networking : Hubert Curien
partnerships (1)
n Programs of mobility co-financed by French MAEE and
Ministry of research in partners countries
n Designed to support new cooperations between
research teams from France and partner countries
n Priority given to cooperations involving young
researchers
n Purpose : strenghtening the links in order to be able to
apply for bigger projects, esp. FP7
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5. promoting mobility and
networking : Hubert Curien
partnerships (2)
n Exist in most of the countries of the region :
Serbia (Pavle Savic), Romania (Brâncusi),
Hungary (Balaton), Croatia (Cogito),
Bulgaria (Rila)…
n Possibility of applying with teams from
different countries having signed a PHC
n Serbia : program Pavle Savic : 14 two-year
projects financed for 2010-2011
n New call for proposals : deadline : September 15th
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6. Bilateral programs
promoting mobility and
networking CNRS programs
n Agreements for scientific cooperation signed by
CNRS and research organizations in Europe
n Exchange programs (like PHC) : SRB, HU, RO, BG…
n More integrated tools : PICS, European Associated
Laboratories, European Research Networks – GDRE…
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7. Bilateral programs
promoting mobility and
networking scholarships
n Scholarships financed by French Embassies, for
master degrees and PhDs (« cotutelle »)
n Serbia : more than 40 scholarships in 2010 and 2011,
out of which 40 % for sciences
n Excellence Fellowship Programme EIFFEL
financed by MAEE
n Support to seminars and summer universities
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8. Multilateral programs :
SEE-ERANET +
n See-Eranet : 2004-2009 : 14 MSs + all the
countries from SEE : exchange of informations +
1 call for proposals financed by the members
n See-Eranet + : 2009- : same program, but with
the possibility of call for proposals cofinanced by
the European commission
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9. Multilateral programs :
Steering platform on
research
for WBC
n Steering Platform on Research for
Western Balkan Countries : MSs, EC,
FP7 ass., WBC
n Basis : WBC Inco Net (FP7 project)
n Objectives : to coordinate the scientific
cooperation with WBC
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10. Merci de votre attention !
Thank you for your attention !
Hvala na pažnji !
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