Enhanced Opportunities in Europe:New Programs, Funding and Collaboration

Laurent BochereauLaurent BochereauHead of Science, Technology and Education SectionHead of Science, Technology and Education Section

European Commission Delegation to the USEuropean Commission Delegation to the US

University of Missouri, 10/09/2009University of Missouri, 10/09/2009

Presentation Outline

• Selected European Facts and Figures

• The Bologna Process (1999 - ) Towards a European Higher Education Area

• R&D Framework Program 7 (2007-2013)

• Trends and Challenges for the Future

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MAP EUROPEMAP EUROPE

1957- Treaty of Rome (EU6)

2009 - 27 EU Member States499 million inhabitants

30% Global GDP62% Foreign Investment in US

R&D Recent Data

8.11715.2Share of world high-tech exports (%) (2)

26.528.519.7High-tech exports as a share of total manufacturing exports (%) (1)

1066834Triadic patents per million population (1)

17.229.938.2Share of world triadic patents (%) (1)

569809639Scientific publications per million population (1)

7.831.537.6Share of world scientific publications (%) (2)

10.79.35.6Researchers per thousand labour force (FTE) (%)(2)

77.164.954.6Share of R&D financed by industry (%) (2)

3.392.611.84R&D intensity (% of GDP) (2)

JapanUSEU-27

Note: (1) 2003 data; (2) 2006 data

Source: 2008 Science, Technology and Competitiveness; DG Research

EU Competitiveness Strategy

R&D

Education Innovation

Bologna Process

Lifelong Learning

The ‘Knowledge Triangle’

European Institute of Innovation and Technology

TechnologicalInfrastructures

RTD & InnovationPrograms

The Bologna Process (1999 - )

Realization of a European Higher Education Area

• A Converged degree system (three-level cycle BMD)• Enhanced mobility of students and staff• A jointly developed European dimension for quality

assurance (European Registry for QA)• and enhanced international attractiveness

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European Higher Education Area (EHEA)46 Countries (signatories of

European Cultural Convention of 1957)

800 Mill. Inhabitants

31 million students

5600 institutions

The Leuven/Louvain-la-Neuve Ministerial Summit (April 2009)

«Faced with the challenge of an aging population, Europe can only succeed if it maximizes the talents and capacities of all its citizens and fully engages in lifelong learning»

« Student centered learning and mobility will help students develop the competencies they need in a changing labor market….’ »

« We consider public investment in higher education an utmost priority »

« Competition on a global scale should be complemented by enhanced policy dialogue and cooperation based on partnerships with other regions of the world »

EU-US ATLANTIS Programme

The Atlantis programme is designed and funded jointly by the EU and the US Dept of Education (FIPSE) and supports innovative transatlantic joint/dual degrees

The programme plans to implement over 200 projects with some 6,000 EU and US individuals participating in mobility activities over the eight year period

Annual Calls for Proposals (DL March)http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/extcoop/usa/

Universityof Central Missouri

Project selected in 2009Policy project in benchmarking international homeland

security educationThis Project will benchmark best practices in academic Homeland Security (HS) offerings of comparative and international HS issues, leading to collaboration and the development of a knowledge transfer exchange relating to homeland security.

• University of Central Missouri• Virginia Commonwealth University

• University of Northumbria at Newcastle (UK)• Vaxio Universitet (SE)

ERASMUS MUNDUS

EU flagship programme since 2004

Promotion of Join/double Masters and Doctorates Degrees A total of 116 masters and 13 new doctorates courses offering in the next academic year (2010-2011)

Attracting talented students from outside Europe (over 7,800 students and 1,600 teaching staff )

Erasmus Mundus II (2009-2013) - 950m€ budget

Space Master is a four semester transnational Master Course providing cross-disciplinary experience from laboratory exercises to computer simulations

The consortium unifies expertise from a broad range of Universities, 6 EU and other non EU including Stanford University and Utah State University

The 50-60 students take introductory modules at Univ. Wurzburg and at the Kiruna Space Campus before specializing in the other universities.

Joint European Master in Space Science and Technology

www.spacemaster.eu

The EC Role in Research

Funding agency Objectives: to strengthen the S+T basis, to increase

the competitiveness of industry and raise the international standing of Europe

Support through multi-annual Framework Programs (FP) multi-national, multi-disciplinary R&D in pre-defined areas Preparing + implementing policies

European Research Area, 3% of GDP spent on R&D, European Charter for Researchers, etc.

FP7 Structure (2007-2013)Budget: €54 Billion

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Ideas – Frontier Research

Capacities – Research Capacity

People – Marie Curie Actions

Cooperation – Collaborative research

JRC non-nuclear research

Euratom direct actions – JRC nuclear research

Euratom indirect actions – nuclear fusion and fission research

Cooperation programme (€ million)

FP7 Cooperation Program

• Support is implemented across all themes through:

– Collaborative research (annual work programmes of selected topics)

– Joint Technology Initiatives (industry lead)

– Coordination of non-Community research programmes (national/regional; European intergovernmental structures)

– International Cooperation (general openness, specific priorities)

International Cooperation in FP7

• EU + Associated

• ‘Partner countries’ (ICPC)

• Other countries, no funding

7th Framework Programme7th Framework Programme

Participation by legal entities from third countriesParticipation by legal entities from third countries

Achieved Funding Reciprocity for

Collaborative Projects• Dr. Elias Zerhouni and

Commissioner Janez Potočnik met in Washington on February 13, 2008

• They established a bilateral working group charged with looking at the policy language for both the NIH and the EU with the hope of reducing further impediments to collaboration

• They published the agreement in Science Magazine on November 14, 2008

EU-US Cooperation on Environmental,Health & Safety (EHS) Impacts of

Nanoparticles

• Nanomaterials can have different chemical, physical, electrical and biological characteristics (exposure routes, reactivity, ...)

• Coordinated EC-US (EPA, DoE, NIH, NSF) calls on EHS Risk Assessment of Engineered Nanoparticles– 5 EC-funded projects with 15 US partners related to

nanoparticles and neurodegenerative diseases, the immune system, intestinal toxicity and the environment

– 21 US awards to individual recipients

• Regular discussion under OECD• Proposal for a Joint EU-US session at AAAS 2010• Forthcoming EC-US coordinated call on “modelling

toxicity behaviour of engineered nanoparticles

Initial training:Networks for early stage researchers*

Initial training:Networks for early stage researchers*

Life-long training and career development:Intra European Fellowships - European Reintegration Grants

Co-financing of national programmes

Life-long training and career development:Intra European Fellowships - European Reintegration Grants

Co-financing of national programmes

Industry-academia pathways and partnershipsIndustry-Academia Knowledge-sharing Scheme*

Industry-academia pathways and partnershipsIndustry-Academia Knowledge-sharing Scheme*

International dimensionOutgoing & Incoming International Fellowships;

International Staff Exchange Programmes (S&T, ENP)

International dimensionOutgoing & Incoming International Fellowships;

International Staff Exchange Programmes (S&T, ENP)

Specific actionsMobility and career enhancement actions; Excellence awards

Specific actionsMobility and career enhancement actions; Excellence awards

People – Marie Curie ActionsFellowships, Grants, Awards

People – Marie Curie ActionsFellowships, Grants, Awards

Session I – Session I – Transatlantic Science & Engineering Graduate CurriculaTransatlantic Science & Engineering Graduate Curricula

Reinforce existing programs that promote transatlantic cooperation in Reinforce existing programs that promote transatlantic cooperation in higher education and researchhigher education and research

Session II - Session II - InnovativeInnovative Curricula for Global Research and developmentCurricula for Global Research and development

Innovative curricula should consist of modules for intercultural and Innovative curricula should consist of modules for intercultural and interdisciplinary preparation and should integrate “non-technical” skillsinterdisciplinary preparation and should integrate “non-technical” skills

Session III – Session III – Brain Circulation Schemes for developing Lasting Networks of Brain Circulation Schemes for developing Lasting Networks of ExcellenceExcellence

Researcher mobility ought to be driven by the need for higher quality scienceResearcher mobility ought to be driven by the need for higher quality science

Session IV – Session IV – Transatlantic mobility of Researchers and InnovationTransatlantic mobility of Researchers and Innovation

Priority should be given to problem-solving type of networks including Priority should be given to problem-solving type of networks including partners and mechanisms for transferring the knowledge createdpartners and mechanisms for transferring the knowledge created

Main RecommendationsMain Recommendations

Creativity and Innovation European Year 2009• Awareness, Research, Education, Training• http://create2009.europa.eu/

European Institute of Innovation &Technology• Stimulate innovation capacity of actors from higher education, research, business and entrepreneurship from the EU and beyond through the creation of highly integrated Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs). • First Call for KIC Proposals (Climate Change, Energy Tech, ICT)• http://eit.europa. eu/

Future Trends and Challenges (1)

EUROPEAN COMMISSION - Research DG

Future Trends and Challenges (2)

European research policy

National programmes

‘Open Coordination’

Framework programme

European organisations

Joint ProgrammingResearch Infrastructures Researchers Careers Knowledge SharingInternational Cooperation

Joint ProgrammingResearch Infrastructures Researchers Careers Knowledge SharingInternational Cooperation