Transcript Stakeholders Meeting 7 May 2012 Innovative Training Networks Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Frederico Miranda Policy Officer European Commission Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions Directorate-General for Education and Culture.

Stakeholders Meeting
7 May 2012
Innovative Training Networks
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Frederico Miranda
Policy Officer
European Commission
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Directorate-General for Education and Culture
Agenda
• Introduction
• FP7 ITN
• Horizon 2020
• Innovative Training Networks (ITN) Issues
• Meeting Structure
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Marie Curie Actions
• The Marie Curie Actions are part of the
People Programme of the 7th Framework
Programme
• They support the mobility, training and
career development of researchers of all
nationalities
• They fund all domains of research
(bottom-up approach) and the financing
rate is 100%
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
FP7
Where does the money come from?
The 7th Framework
Programme for research
and technological
development (FP7)
Cooperation
Ideas
M€ 32 413
M€ 7510
Collaborative research
Frontier Research
(10 thematic areas)
Marie Curie Actions
Research
Capacity
Total FP7 budget
2007 – 2013
=
€ 50 521 million
JRC
M€ 1751
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Capacities
M€ 4097
Euratom
M€ 2751
(Nuclear research)
People
M€ 4750
8 Actions
Marie Curie Action
Objective
Initial training of
Initial Training Networks (ITN)
researchers
(1900 M€)
Life-long
training
and career
development
(1170–1400 M€)
Industry
dimension
(250-450 M€)
International
dimension
World fellowships
(1170–1400 M€)
Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)
Career Integration Grants (CIG)
Co-funding of regional, national,
international programmes (COFUND)
Industry-Academia Partnerships and
Pathways (IAPP)
International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)
International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)
International Research Staff Exchange
Scheme (IRSES)
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Improve career perspectives of
early stage researchers (ESR) in both
public & private sector
Career development of experienced
researchers (ER) (e.g. diversification of
skills/competencies; integrate a stable
position after mobility)
Open and foster dynamic pathways
between public research
organisations and private research
commercial enterprises
Reinforce the extra-European
dimension of the European Research
Area (ERA) through mobility, training,
knowledge transfer and cooperation
Applicants
Profile of recruited
researchers
Who can apply
to what?
Senior Post-docs
(MER*)
> 10 years
Applicants
Individual
researchers
Research
funding bodies
IEF
IOF
IAPP
COFUND
IIF
IRSES
Post-docs (ER*)
> 4 years or PhD
Research
Organisations
CIG
Post-graduates
(ESR*)
ITN
< 4 years + no PhD
*ESR: Early Stage Researcher / ER: Experienced Researchers / MER: More Experienced Researcher
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Researchers
Marie Curie researchers coming from all
over the world (around 130 nationalities)
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
FP6 and FP7 Marie Curie researchers
Institutions
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
Marie Curie host organisations
in around 80 countries
500
0
UK
DE
FR
ES
IT
NL
CH
SE
BE
EL
US
IL
12 MAIN DESTINATIONS
FP6 and FP7 Marie Curie host organisations
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Policy
• Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive
growth
3 of the 7 flagship initiatives
• Bologna Process
Salzburg Principles
• EU Principles for innovative doctoral training
ERA Steering group on Human Resources and Mobility
• Charter & Code
European Charter for Researchers & Code of Conduct for the
Recruitment of Researchers
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Europe 2020
Flagship Initiatives
Innovation
Union
• 1 million more
researchers
• Attract and train
young people to
become researchers
• Improve quality of
doctoral training
• Involve businesses in
doctoral training
Youth On
the Move
• Promote researchers
mobility across
sectors, countries and
disciplines
• Attractiveness of
European universities
• Stronger links
between education,
research and
innovation
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Agenda for
New Skills
and Jobs
• Equip researchers
with relevant skills
that will match both
public and private
sector needs
• Improve career
prospects of
doctoral candidates
Bologna Process
• Bologna Process: initiation of the establishment
of the European Higher Education Area in 1999
• Salzburg Principles on doctoral education (2005),
including :
 Doctoral programmes must include appropriate
professional career development opportunities
 Doctoral candidates should be recognised as professionals
 The crucial role of the supervision
 Interdisciplinary training and the development of
transferable skills
 Increase the mobility (international and intersectoral)
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
EU Principles
• EU Principles for Innovative doctoral training
(ERA steering group on human resources and mobility):
 Research excellence
 Attractive institutional environment
(in line with the European Charter for Researchers and
the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of researchers)
 Interdisciplinary research options
 Industry exposure
 International networking
 Transferable skills training
 Quality assurance
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Charter & Code
• European Charter for Researchers
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Non-discrimination
Research environment
Co-authorship
Intellectual property rights
Gender balance
Value of mobility
Supervision
Evaluation systems
Complaints/appeals
Etc.
• Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers
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Selection
Transparency
Merit
Recognition of mobility
Recognition of qualifications
Careers breaks
Etc.
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Initial Training
Networks
Equip doctoral candidates
with innovative skills
(scientific & transversal skills)
High Quality
Doctoral
Training
European Research Area Framework
Consultation (2011)
 68% of respondents feel
researchers are well trained
for academia
Inter-sectoral  22% find researchers are well
trained for the business labour
market
Excellence
Interdisciplinary
International
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Definitions
• Participants are signatories to the grant agreement. They
recruit researchers/provide secondment opportunities, give
training and receive funding.
• Associated Partners do not recruit researchers and do not
claim costs. They provide training and secondments
opportunities.
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Implementation
Modes
2011
2012
Multi-ITN
Multi-ITN
Mono-ITN
Innovative
Doctoral
Programmes
Initial Training Networks
FP7 ITN
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
European
Industrial
Doctorates
~ €400 M
€20 M
(Pilot)
Implementation
Modes
Country 1
2011
University
/ Industry
University
or Industry
2012
Multi-ITN
University
/ Industry
Country 3
Country 1
Multi-ITN
University
/ Industry
University
or Industry
Country 2
University
or Industry
Innovative
Other
Other
country
discipline
Doctoral
Programmes
Mono-ITN
University
or Industry
≥ 50%
University/
Laboratory
University/
Research
institution
European
Country 2 Industrial
Doctorates
Industry
~ €400 M
Other
sector
I.D.P.
Industry
Initial Training Networks
Country 1
FP7 ITN
E.I.D.
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
€20 M
(Pilot)
Implementation
Modes
Country 1
University
/ Industry
University
/ Industry
Country 3
Country 1
University
or Industry
University/
Research
institution
University
/ Industry
University
or Industry
University
or Industry
Industry
Other
country
Other
discipline
Other
sector
Country 2
Multi-ITN
University
or Industry
≥ 50%
University/
Laboratory
Industry
Country 2
Country 1
E.I.D.
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
I.D.P.
Multi-ITN
Country 1
University
or Industry
University
/ Industry
• Maximum 40% of the budget
to the same country
University
/ Industry
Country 3
University
/ Industry
Country 2
• At least 3 participants from different MS/AC + possible associated
partners and additional participants
• Recruitment of ESRs and a limited amount (max 20%) of ERs
(with less than 5 years of research experience)
• Secondments are encouraged (up to 30% of the total)
• 3-36 months for ESRs / 3-24 months for ERs
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Multi-ITN Example
Country 1
University
or Industry
P1
University
Bucharest City University
/ Industry
2 ESR: Recruited for 36 months / Seconded for 6 Months to P4
1 ER: Recruited for 7 months / Seconded for 2 Months to AP1
P2
University
Munich Institute of Technology
/ Industry
/ Industry
1 ESR: Recruited for 24 months
Country 2
Seconded for 2 MonthsCountry
to AP1 + 35 Months to P1
P3
Frankfurt Federal University
1 ESR: Recruited for 36 months
Seconded for 4 Months to P1 + 6 Months to P4
University
Athens Incorporation
P4
AP1
1 ER: Recruited for 18 months
Seconded for 2 Months to P2
Shanghai Incorporation
Trains Seconded Researchers
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
All ESRs must
be exposed to
Industry!
Multi-ITN Example
P1
University
/ Industry
Bucharest City University
2 ESR: Recruited for 36 months / Seconded for 6 Months to P4
1 ER: Recruited for 7 months / Seconded for 2 Months to AP1
P2
University
/ Industry
Munich Institute of Technology
1 ESR: Recruited for 24 months
Seconded for 2 Months to AP1 + 5 Months to P1
P3
University
/ Industry
Frankfurt Federal University
1 ESR: Recruited for 36 months
Seconded for 4 Months to P1 + 6 Months to P4
P4
AP1
University
/ Industry
University
or Industry
Athens Incorporation
1 ER: Recruited for 18 months
Seconded for 2 Months to P2
Shanghai Incorporation
Trains Seconded Researchers
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
All ESRs must
be exposed to
Industry!
I.D.P.
Country 1
University/
Research
institution
University
or Industry
Other
country
University
or Industry
Other
discipline
• 1 participant in a MS/AC + possible associated partners
• 3-36 months for ESRs (Doctoral candidates)
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Industry
Other
sector
I.D.P. Example
Country 1
P1
Lisbon Atlantic University
6 ESR: Recruited for 36 months (PhD)
Seconded for 6 Months to AP1
Seconded for 6 Months University
to AP2
or Industry
Other
country
AP1
Ankara Incorporation
Trains Seconded Researchers
AP2
Budapest Research Institute
Trains Seconded Researchers
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
University/
Research
institution
University
or Industry
Other
discipline
Industry
Other
sector
I.D.P. Example
P1
AP1
AP2
University/
Research
institution
Industry
University
or Industry
Lisbon Atlantic University
6 ESR: Recruited for 36 months (PhD)
Seconded for 6 Months to AP1
Seconded for 6 Months to AP2
Ankara Incorporation
Trains Seconded Researchers
Budapest Research Institute
Trains Seconded Researchers
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
E. I. D.
University
or Industry
≥ 50%
University/
Laboratory
Industry
Country 1
Country 2
• 2 participants (1 from each sector) in MS/AC + possible
associated partners
• The researchers must spend at least 50% of the total time in
the private sector
• 3-36 months for ESRs (Doctoral candidates)
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
E.I.D. Example
University
or Industry
≥ 50%
Barcelona Regional University
P1
University/
Laboratory
3 ESR: Recruited for 18 Months (PhD)
Seconded for 2 Months
to AP1
Country
1
Podgorica Incorporation
P2
Same 3 ESR Recruited for 18 Months
Tokyo Millennium University
AP1
Trains Seconded Researchers
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Industry
Country 2
E.I.D. Example
Barcelona Regional University
P1
University/
Laboratory
3 ESR: Recruited for 18 Months (PhD)
Seconded for 2 Months to AP1
Podgorica Incorporation
P2
Industry
Same 3 ESR Recruited for 18 Months
Tokyo Millennium University
AP1
University
or Industry
Trains Seconded Researchers
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Funds
• Living allowance (gross amount) per researcher per year
(multiplied by the country coefficient)
 €38.000 for ESR
 €58.500 for ER with <5 years experience
(multi-ITN only)
• €700 / €1.000 of mobility allowance per researcher per month (no family / family)
(multiplied by the country coefficient)
• €1.200 / €1.800 for training/research costs per researcher per month
(IDP & EID / multi-ITN)
• Additional funds for project management (10% of the total EC contribution)
• Overheads (10% of the direct costs except for subcontracting)
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Horizon 2020
• Excellent Science - Priority I
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European Research Council
Future and Emerging Technologies
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
• Industrial leadership - Priority II
 Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies
 Access to risk finance
 Innovation in SMEs
• Societal challenges - Priority III
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Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research, bio-economy
Secure, clean and efficient energy
Smart, green and integrated transport
Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials
Inclusive, innovative and secure societies
EIT
JRC non-nuclear action
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
FP7 vs Horizon 2020
ITN
Research networks supporting doctoral training
(including EID and IDP)
IEF
Support for researchers moving inside Europe
IOF
Support for researchers moving away from Europe
IIF
Support for researchers moving to Europe
Support for researchers starting a permanent
position in Europe
CIG
IAPP
Industry-Academia cooperation through exchange of staff
IRSES
International cooperation between MS/AC & other
third countries through exchange of staff
COFUND
Co-funding of regional, national and international research
funding programmes for experienced researchers
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Actions
ITN
IEF
ITN
Doctoral
Researchers
Research networks supporting doctoral training
(Including Industrial doctorates & Joint doctorates)
IOF
IIF
CIG
IAPP
IRSES
COFUND
IF
Individual fellowship supporting experienced
Experienced
researchers undertaking mobility
Researchers
RISE
Exchange
of Staff
International and inter-sector cooperation through
the exchange of research and innovation staff
COFUND
Co-funding
Co-funding of regional, national and international
programmes funding doctoral and postdoctoral
researchers
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Horizon 2020
proposal
Fostering new skills by means of excellent initial
training of researchers
• The goal is to train a new generation of creative and innovative
researchers, able to convert knowledge and ideas into products and
services for economic and social benefit in the Union.
• Key activities shall be to provide excellent and innovative training to earlystage researchers at post-graduate level via interdisciplinary projects or
doctoral programmes involving universities, research institutions,
businesses, SMEs and other socio-economic actors from different
countries. This will improve career prospects for young post-graduate
researchers in both the public and private sectors.
Innovative Training Networks
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Horizon 2020 ITN
Issues 1-3
1) In FP7 a small number of ER could be recruited under ITN. In Horizon 2020,
ITN should be the main tool of the EU to support the training of ESRs and
in particular doctoral researchers.
2) In FP7, the success rate of ITN is very low (around 10%). This shows
demand to be very high and that many of the proposals going through a
costly evaluation process are not funded. Consequently, a reduction of the
maximum project size could be considered.
3) In FP7, participants were categorised as part of the private sector or as part
of the public sector. However, the aim of ITN is to support collaborations
between typical academic institutions and non-academic institutions,
independently of their public or private status. In that sense, the
terminology used in FP7 could be adapted for the Horizon 2020 ITN.
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
Horizon 2020 ITN
Issues 3-6
4) The Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates (EMJD) is another EU programme currently
funding doctoral training, i.e., ESRs. In order to simplify and harmonise the
different EU programmes, joint doctorates will be transferred to ITN in Horizon
2020. However, as joint doctorates focus more on structuring doctoral training
at the European level than on academic/non-academic partnerships, a
participation of organisations from the non-academic sector at the participant
level might not have to be compulsory.
5) In the current form of the FP7 ITN, the IDP modality finances mono-beneficiary
projects. The success of single-participant projects in ITN has been very
limited all over FP7 and a better solution to implement single-participant projects
may be explored for Horizon 2020.
6) In FP7, the EID modality only allows 2 participants (one from each sector) per
project. In Horizon 2020 the industrial doctorates could make provisions for
more than 2 participants. The minimum number of participants from the nonacademic sector could then be defined accordingly.
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
7/05/2012
Meeting Agenda
• 9H45 - 10H15
Presentation of the ITN action
• 10H15 - 11H15
Open discussion on ITN (Groups A, B ,C)
– 3 rooms
 General discussion on ITN in Horizon 2020
 Find 1-2 new possible issues for discussion
• 11H15 - 11H30
Coffee Break
• 11H30 - 13H00
Structured discussion of ITN (Groups A, B ,C)
 Find answers to the different issues (6 proposed + 1-2 new)
– 7th floor
• 13H00 - 14H00
Lunch Break
• 14H00 - 14H45
Presentation of the conclusions by each group – 2nd floor
 15 minutes per group
• 14H45 - 16H15
Discussion of the results
 Reach conclusions on the different issues
• 16H15 - 16H30
Conclusions
Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions
7/12/2012
Meeting Groups
Group A
Group B
Group C
CESAER - Lieve CONINX
COST - Matthias HAURY
DANRO - Jacob Just MADSEN
EIROforum - Svetlomir STAVREV
ENEA - Roberta BONIOTTI
EOC - Rosemary STREVINIOTI
Eurodoc - Ricardo ROSADO
ISE - Mario PRIMICERIO
K4I - Iskren MARINOV
TAFTIE - Merja HILTUNEN
UASnet - Annelieke VAN SCHIE
EC - Frederico MIRANDA
EC - Mario ROCCARO
ALLEA - Rüdiger KLEIN
CLORA - Victoire TEISSERENC
Coimbra Group - Inge KNUDSEN
EARMA - David LAUDER
EUA - Thomas JORGENSEN
KOWI - Victoria LLOBET
LERU - Stijn DELAURÉ
PolSCA - Jan K. FRACKOWIAK
Swisscore - Florence BALTHASAR
UKRO - Emma CAREY
EC - Alessandra LUCHETTI
EC - Monika SCHLICHTNER
REA - Kaisa HELLEVUO
CZELO - Michaela VLKOVÁ
EBN - Maren HUNDS
Enterprise Ireland - Catriona WARD
EEP-SME - Julian SESEÑA
ERT - Maarten VAN DEN NIEUWENHOF
Eureka - Piotr POGORZELSKI
Eurochambres - Anna M. SZATKOWSKA
INSME - Christin PFEIFFER
SOST - Queralt GONZÁLEZ
TuR&BO - Dilara DENEVE
EC - Kamila PARTYKA
EC - Bodo RICHTER
REA - Jens HEMMELSKAMP
Room 02/010
This Room
Room 03/127
Green Elevator to 3rd floor
Room 16/026
Green Elevator to 10th floor +
Orange Elevator to the 16th floor
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