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Swiss – Latvian Cooperation Programme
Progress from 01.04.2013. to 31.03.2014.
Contents
• • • • • • • • • • • • • Progress report: Scholarship Fund - 3 Scholarship Fund – Sciex fellows’ event - 5 Approved applications 4th call: Scholarship Fund - 6 Approved applications 5th call: Scholarship Fund - 7 Financial progress: Scholarship Fund - 8 Research fields: Scholarship Fund - 9 Progress report: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia - 10 Financial progress: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia - 11 Research fields: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia - 12 Main applicants: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia - 13 Success story: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia - 14 Problems: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia - 15 Solutions: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia - 16 2
Progress report: Scholarship Fund
– 3 completed projects until 31.12.2013.
– 2* running projects from 2 nd open call • 1 Doc.Cand. for 12 months • 1 Dr. for 12 months – 5* running projects from 3 rd open call • 2 Doc.Cand. for 12 months • 1 Doc.Cand. for 18 months • 2 Dr. for 12 months * - figures on 31.01.2014
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Progress report: Scholarship Fund
– Launch of 5 th open call (01.09.2013. – 01.11.2013.) • 15 applications submitted • • 4 applications approved (25.03.2013.) other applications rejected due to received ranking “B” or “C” – Launch of 6 th (last) open call (01.01.2014. – 01.04.2014.) • 23 applications submitted (- 1 withdrawn) • Are being evaluated ― Four consultation days in 2013-2014 ― SEDA participation in Sciex fellows’ event and training seminar organized by the CRUS on 15 and 16 October 2013 in Switzerland 4
Scholarship Fund - Sciex fellows’ event
– 23 Sciex Fellows presented their project • 2 from Latvia (3rd call) – Zane Metla – environmental sciences «New approaches for the biological control of forest insect pests» ― Alīna Neščerecka – environmental sciences and engineering «Assessment of biological stability in drinking water distribution networks with chlorine residuals» http://www.crus.ch/information-programme/sciex-nms-ch/rn/sciex-fellows-event-2013/poster session.html
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Approved applications 4th call: Scholarship Fund
Fellow Project Title
5th open call Challenges for Legislator I.Birka, Dr.cand.
K.Siliņa, Dr.
Dual Citizenship – Endangering or Strengthening the National Community?
B Effector cell Subsets in Tumour Stroma – Role in Anti-Tumour Cellular Immune Response
Research field
Legal sciences Legal sciences Medicine
Home institution
University of Latvia University of Latvia
Host Institution
University of Geneve University of Lucerne Latvian Biomedical research and study centre University of Zurich 6
Approved applications 5th call: Scholarship Fund
Fellow Project Title Research field
V.Sajadova, Dr.
V.Zablockis, Dr.
J.Kaminskis, Dr.
D.Bocharov, Dr.
Consumer Insolvency Proceedings in the European Countries Magneto-Osmosis in Porous Structures Research on Earth Gravity by zenith cameras Study of Chromia-doped Uranium Dioxide Legal sciences Physics Engineering sciences Physics
Home institution
University of Latvia Institute of Physics, University of Latvia University of Latvia
Host Institution
University of Geneve ETH Zurich ETH Zurich Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia Paul Scherrer Institute 7
Financial progress: Scholarship Fund
Call No.
Available sum per call Utilized grant after call Utilized grant vs. available per call 5.
6.
Total: 1.
2.
3.
4.
886 233 990 187 495 786 710 035 316 014 1 839 329* 337 167 455 250 252 700 377 200 1 422 317 38% 46% 51% 53% 77%
Call duration Received/ Approved/ Completed projects
01.09.-01.11.2010.
01.09.-01.11.2011.
01.09.-01.11.2012.
01.01.-01.04.2013.
01.09.-01.11.2013.
01.01.-01.04.2014.
5 / 3 / 3 5 / 2 / 2 13 / 6 / 0 5 / 3 / 0 15 / 4 / 0 23- received (- 1 withdrawn) 43 / 18 / 5 8
Research fields: Scholarship Fund
18 approved in total: - Engineering sciences – 6 projects (this period – 1) - Legal and social sciences – 3 projects (this period – 3) - Environmental sciences – 3 projects - Physics – 3 projects (this period – 2) - Medicine – 2 projects (this period – 1) - Biology – 1 project 9
Progress report: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia
– Launch of 3rd (01.03.2013.-05.05.2013.) and 4th open call (01.09.2013.) – The amendments to Rules of the Cabinet of Ministers Nr. 62 – from 01.09.2013. there is one call, which is open until all the subproject money (for the whole period) is used – Funding contracted (for projects) until 31.03.2014. is 95 873 CHF (18,1% of the total fellowships’ funding) – Seminars for applicants (15.04.2013. with 6 participants, 18.09.2013. with 3 participants, 20.09.2013. with 3 participants, 20.02.2014. with 5 participants) – video material about the program (distributed among Swiss universities and scientific institutions electronically through regional offices, available on SEDA web page, Youtube) http://www.viaa.gov.lv/lat/starpvalstu_sadarbiiba/sveices_sadarbibas_programma/sveices_petnieki_latvija/ 10
Financial progress: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia
Total: Call No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Available sum per call
88 235 101 856 106 701 448 026 529 411
Utilized grant after call
20 130 14 105 47 150 14 398 95 783
Utilized grant vs. available per call Call duration Received/ Approved/ Completed
23% 14% 44% 01.03.-30.04.2012.
01.09.-01.11.2012.
01.03.-01.05.2013.
9 / 9 / 9 8 / 7 / 7 27 / 25 / 20 3% 01.09.2013.- until the total grant amount is contracted 14 / 8 / 0 18% 58 / 49 / 36 11
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Research fields:
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Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia
Finances (micro and macro economy, business pshychology, business management, accountancy) 23 lectures (this period – 19) Musical education – 12 lectures (this period – 7) Veterinary medicine - 7 lectures (this period – 5) Pedagogy - 7 lectures (this period – 4) Environmental sciences - 1 lectures (this period – 1) Mathematics - 2 lectures (this period – 1) 12
Main applicants: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia
• • In Riga – School of Business and Finance – Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music – – University of Latvia Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration In regions – – Latvia University of Agriculture Daugavpils University – Liepaja University 13
Success story: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia
• Project implemented by University of Latvia and Latvia University of Agriculture (as partners) • Swiss researcher – Detlev Remy from Les
Roches International School of Hotel Management
• Visited LV within this program repeatedly • Plans to come to LV for lectures again http://www.viaa.gov.lv/lat/starpvalstu_sadarbiiba/sveices_sadarbibas_programma/sveice_pieredzes/pieredze_ sveices_petnieki/?text_id=21228 14
Problems: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia
• • • • • • Difficulties in finding partners/contacts in Switzerland Rank of Swiss researcher too high (professor, associate professor, docent or senior researcher) Min project period 5 days too long Amount of scholarship to Swiss researcher insufficient (daily allowance, accommodation, travel costs) Payment conditions to final beneficiaries unsatisfactory - advance payment 20 %, final payment – 80% Low interest, both, from Latvian and Swiss side 15
Solutions: Swiss Researchers Activities in Latvia
• Information to Swiss HEI and Scientific institutions about scientific environment and HEI in LV (video, informational support from VIAA) • Reallocation of the funding to the Scholarship Fund, including extension of the implementation period Annex 1, Point 2 of the Block Grant Agreement: «2. Insufficient quantity and quality of applications.
If there is no sufficient demand, the remaining funds shall be re allocated to the scholarship fund.» 16