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Stockholm 3 April 2008
People Programme
Marie Curie Actions
The mobility programme in FP7
Fredrik Olsson Hector
Marie Curie Actions
Reintegration Grants
PEOPLE Programme
in FP7
Cooperation – Collaborative research
Ideas – Frontier Research
People – Marie Curie Actions
Capacities – Research Capacity
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JRC (non-nuclear)
JRC (nuclear)
Euratom
Budget for FP7
EC Programme 50 521 million Euro (current prices)
— Cooperation 32 413 million Euro
— Ideas 7 510 million Euro
— People 4 750 million Euro
— Capacities 4 097 million Euro
— JRC EC Programme 1 751 million Euro
Euratom Programme 2 751 million Euro (current prices)
— Fusion Energy Research 1 947 million Euro
— Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 287 million Euro
— JRC Nuclear Research Activities 517 million Euro
Annual budget:
≈ 40% increase compared to FP6 on average
Budget for FP7
Capacities;
4,1
People;
4,75
Ideas; 7,5
Cooperation;
32,4
Why is there a People
Programme?
Why a People programme?
Industry?
Where do they go?
Who produces
the researchers?
Do we produce
enough researchers?
Academia?
US, Japan…?
Are enough researchers
staying in research
Is research put
into use as it should?
Is research attractive enough?
Are the researchers attractive enough?
Why a People programme?
2/3 will
get a job
elsewhere
Only at most 1/3 of PhD
will be able to establish
a career in academia
PEOPLE Programme
Two strands:
1.
Policy actions
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2.
Researchers’ partnership
Marie Curie Actions
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Initial Training Networks
Individual Fellowships
Reintegration
Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways
Cofunding
…
Researchers’ partnership
four key areas
• Open recruitment and portability of grants
• Meeting social security and supplementary pension
needs of mobile researchers
• Attractive employment and working conditions
• Enhancing training, skills and experience of researchers
Researchers’ partnership
1. open recruitment and grants portability
Issues:
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Open, competitive recruitment is essential for research
system in pursuit of excellence
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Public sector recruitment in the EU is predominantly
organised at national level, exibiting widespread internal
recruitment at institutional level
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Current limitations on trans-national portability of
individual grants by many national research funding
agencies inhibits mobility
Researchers’ partnership
2. social security and pension rights
Issues:
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Acquisition and transfer of social security benefits and pension
rights among the most problematic areas
• In particular young researchers often have limited access to
social security and pension benefits
• social security co-ordination rules may not fit usual researchers’
career paths (repeated short-term contracts
Researchers’ partnership
3. employment and working conditions
Issues:
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Employment policies within many public research institutions are
often rigid, with widespread segmentation between protected
« insiders » and unprotected « outsiders ». Flexicurity is highly
relevant to better balance the situation for researchers
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Under-utilisation of end-of-career researchers
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Low priority overall for reconciling professional and private life
Researchers’ partnership
4. training and skills development
Issues:
• many early-stage researchers are not receiving the right set of
skills to function effectively in modern academia or to make smooth
intersectoral transitions
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Skills equipment is only partly a matter of formal training; the
environment in which researchers are trained is also essential
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Also researchers at later stages need to keep in touch with the
latest developments and being trained for new positions during
their career (e.g. admin or leadership positions)
PEOPLE
Marie Curie Actions in FP7
Overall scope
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Human resource development in R&D in Europe
Numerous, well-trained, motivated researchers
Attract students to research careers
Attract researchers to Europe
Skills and sustainable career development
Continuity of previous Framework programme, with focus
on structuring impact, while simplifying
PEOPLE
Marie Curie Actions in FP7
Initial training of researchers
Initial Training Networks*
Life-long training and career development
Intra-European Fellowships / European Reintegration Grants
Co-funding of regional/national/international programmes
Industry dimension
Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways*
International dimension
Outgoing & Incoming* International Fellowships; International Cooperation
Scheme; International Reintegration grants; Support to researcher ‘diasporas’*
Specific actions
Mobility and career enhancement actions; Researchers’ nights; Excellence awards
* Open to third-country nationals
PEOPLE
Initial Training of Researchers
Marie Curie Initial Training Networks
Objectives
• Strengthen and structure Early Stage Training at
European level
• Improve career perspectives by broad skills development
(including private sector needs)
Main features
• International network of participants -at least three
participants established in at least three MS or Associated
countries –Third countries organisations may participate if
justified by the project
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Open to researchers from Third countries
Training programme with (i) training through research (ii)
complementary competences (structured training) modules
Involvement of private sector
PEOPLE
Life-long training & career development:
Marie Curie fellowships for career development
Objectives
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Career development of experienced researchers by e.g.: diversification
skills/competencies; reintegrate after mobility/resume research
(”significant step” in career)
Operated through:
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Centralised mode: selection/funding of fellows through call at EC level –
Intra-European Fellowships IEF; European Reintegration Grants ERG
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« Co-funding » mode:
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Selection of « co-funded » national, regional and international
programmes through open calls with clear evaluation criteria
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Researchers apply for individual fellowships to the co-funded
programmes
PEOPLE
Marie Curie Industry partnerships and pathways
Objective
• Encourage knowledge sharing, cultural exchange and
sustainable cooperation between industry and academia
(in particular SMEs)
Main features
• Longer-term co-operation between academic and
commercial sectors
• 2-way staff secondments / hosting of experienced
researchers from outside the partnership
• Special measure to encourage SME participation
• Open to researchers from outside Europe
PEOPLE
International Dimension
Objectives:
Reinforce the international dimension of the EU through
human resources;
Operated through
• Career Development/life-long training for EU researchers
– International Outgoing fellowships (IOF)
– International Re-integration grants (IRG)
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International co-operation through researchers from third
countries
– International incoming fellowships (IIF)
– International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)
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Host actions (Initial training, Industry - Academia) open to
third country nationals
Marie Curie International Reintegrated
Researchers in FP6 (2002-2006)
70
60
40
To foreign
country
30
To home
country
20
10
0
AT
BE
BG
CH
CY
CZ
DE
DK
EE
ES
FI
FR
GR
HR
HU
IE
IL
IS
IT
LT
LU
NL
PL
PT
RO
SE
SI
SK
TR
UK
IRG researchers
50
Nationality of Researcher
Marie Curie International Reintegrated
Researchers in FP6 (2002-2006)
70
60
40
Foreign
nationality
30
Nationals
20
10
0
AT
BE
CH
CY
CZ
DE
DK
EE
ES
FI
FR
GR
HR
HU
IE
IL
IS
IT
LT
NL
NO
PL
PT
RO
SE
SI
SK
TR
UK
IRG researchers
50
Host country
Information
• Information People programme
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/people/home_en.html
• Opportunities within Marie Curie Actions:
http://cordis.europa.eu/mc-opportunities/
 THE MOBILITY WEB PORTAL 
http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers/index_en.cfm
• Registration of experts:
http://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7/index.cfm?fuseaction=wel.welcome
Thank you for
your
attention!
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