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Marie Skłodowska -Curie Actions. Who's Next!. 27 June 2013 Brussels. MSCA. Excellence Research Training Skills Mobility. MSCA – Key Features. Open to all domains of research and innovation from basic research up to market take-up and innovation services Entirely bottom-up
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Who's Next! 27 June 2013 Brussels
MSCA • Excellence • Research • Training • Skills • Mobility
MSCA – Key Features • Open to all domains of research and innovation from basic research up to market take-up and innovation services • Entirely bottom-up • Participation of non-academic sector strongly encouraged, especially industry and SMEs • Mobility as the key requirement - funding on condition participants move from one country to another • Promotion of attractive working and employment conditions • Particular attention to gender balance • Public engagement of supported researchers
Overview of SA participation:2007/14 EUR 4.9 million 599 Researchers 77 South African organisations Mainly through the International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)
NWU – 2009/12 Project: European-South African Partnership in Nutrition Research Partnership between Wageningen University (Netherlands), EidgenossischeTechnischeHochshule (Zurich) and North-West University (SA)
Marie (Skłodowska-)Curie Actions Website : http://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Marie.Curie.Actions Horizon 2020 http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020 mario.roccaro@ec.europa.eu