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Portuguese Universities on Horizon 2020

Portuguese Universities on Horizon 2020. António M. Cunha Executive Board of Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities (CRUP) Rector of University of Minho European Parliament , Brussels , 4 March 2013. Portuguese Universities on Horizon 2020.

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Portuguese Universities on Horizon 2020

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  1. Portuguese UniversitiesonHorizon 2020 António M. Cunha Executive Board of Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities (CRUP) Rector of University of Minho EuropeanParliament, Brussels, 4 March 2013

  2. Portuguese UniversitiesonHorizon 2020 Research at CRUP Universities … summary (approximate) data - 2012 Researchers: 10 000 PhDacademic staff 800 full time researchers 20 000 PhDstudents Research Centres: 334 (88% of total FCT registered R&D Centres) 17% excellent, 40% verygood AssociateLaboratories: 27 (96% of total AL)

  3. Portuguese UniversitiesonHorizon 2020 Research at CRUP Universities … summary (approximate) data - 2012 ISI-WoKpapers: > 120 000 / year (> 30% withinternationalco-authors) ERC grants (2012): 8 (2) AdvancedGrants + 18 (6) Startinggrants FP7 projetcs (on-going): 232 (18 coordinations) maininternationalpartnerships: Major EuropeanUniversities, EUA universities (MIT, Harvard, CMU, UTA) CERN …

  4. Portuguese UniversitiesonHorizon 2020 New knowledge to challangethe future Referencevaluesandprinciples: • alignmentwithstrategicoptionsofthe EU-Ptpartnership • coupling research andinnovation • coupling research withadvancededucationand training • networked research • open access • multidisciplinary (inc. societalchallenges) • mobility (researchersandphdstudents) • evaluationandaccountability

  5. Portuguese UniversitiesonHorizon 2020 New knowledge for innovationandcompetitiveness • knowledge to climbthevaluechains • industrial partnerships (focusonSMEs) • IP management • promotionandanchoringofknowledgebased spin-offs • jointstrategies in the UTEN framework (e.g., IP, internationalpromotion)

  6. Portuguese UniversitiesonHorizon 2020 New knowledge for smart regional development • alignmentwith Regional SmartSpecializsations (RIS3) • Staircase to Excellenceinitiative for capacitationof portuguese university research centres • Knowledge and Innovation Communities • …

  7. Portuguese UniversitiesonHorizon 2020 Preparation for H2020: Whatweneed / want • bettersupport to prepare (wining) applications • simplifiedprocedures (e.g. overheads…) • jointstrategy RIS3/H2020 to engage, criticalmass/sustainableR&D centres in competitive research • … assuringworldclass research andinnovation

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