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K.U.Leuven EU-Liaisons

Explore challenges faced by K.U.Leuven in EU projects, strategies for increased involvement and funding, lobbying tactics, and industry partnerships for higher success rates. Learn about Technology Platforms writing work programs and the role of EU Liaisons.

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K.U.Leuven EU-Liaisons

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  1. K.U.Leuven EU-Liaisons Onderzoekscoördinatie

  2. Agenda • EU facts & figures • Challenges for K.U.Leuven • FP7 – who writes the work programme? • K.U.Leuven support for EU projects • Lobbying: role of EU Liaisons

  3. Participation in FP6(2003-06) Source: Admin. Science & Innovation, Fl. Gov. (Sept 2008)

  4. Flemish academia participation in FP6 Source: Admin. Science & Innovation, Fl. Gov. (Sept 2008)

  5. Flanders in Europe’s RTD Source: Admin. Science & Innovation, Fl. Gov. (Sept 2008)

  6. FP6 and FP7 multipartner projects partner coordinator FP6 (2003-06) 149 20 FP7 (2007) 59 16 succes ratio <1/5 1/3 in 2007

  7. Annual EU RTD budgets 1984-2013 ? € billion

  8. Challenges for K.U.Leuven • Increase of funding • How to get more involved? • How to increase the success ratio? • How to increaseK.U.Leuven’sabsorptioncapacity? • Increase of complexity • Full cost model • Co-funding • Joint TechnologyInitiatives, Public Private Partnerships,…  models towards FP8? • Participation of industry • Industry-Academia partnerships • IP issues • Researcher’smobility

  9. Agenda • EU facts & figures • Challenges for K.U.Leuven • FP7 – who writes the work programme? • K.U.Leuven support for EU projects • Lobbying: role of EU Liaisons

  10. 7th Framework Programme (FP7) Cooperation32413 Ideas 7510 Collaborative research 10 thematic areas Frontier Research (ERC) Marie Curie Actions People 4750 Research Capacity Capacities 4097 Nuclear Research 2007-2013 50.5 billion€ JRC : 1751 Euratom 2751

  11. FP7-Cooperation – budget (mln €)

  12. SRA Art 169 MS EC ERA-Net COST PC Official Journal Who writes the work programme? Technology Platforms • >34 Technology Platforms: • Industry-driven associations • To strengthen public-private partnerships • To develop long-term common vision on research field (strategic research agenda, SRA) • To build & implement a research programme (FP7 & JTI) working groups WP Advisory Group DRAFT Programme Committee FINAL. http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms

  13. Technology Platforms Industry POLICY POLICY ‘cofunding’ JTI (JU, art.171) research projects Towards FP8: Joint Technology Initiatives EC POLICY research projects

  14. K.U.Leuven project flow – EU team project→post-project proposal→project idea→proposal lobby stimulate-inform-support advice-support support-monitor-report multipartner projects LRD EU Liaisons DOC FPO individual projects

  15. When, who, how, by whom to lobby Adapted from Hyperion 6 months 24 months 3 months 5 years EU Priorities (Policy) Draft work programme Call for proposals Identify “gaps”, major issues Technology Platforms, Expert Groups, Foresight Studies, COST European Commission European Commission OECD, white papers, green papers, imput from national representatives DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION Membership ETPs, COST,…, via conferences Programme Committees, EU assoc’ns, ETPs Direct to project officers, indirect via NCP National expert, CREST, OECD, LERU K.U.Leuven policy makers EU Liaisons, researcher,DOC DOC, researcher and EU Liaisons Researcher (with DOC and NCP)

  16. SET strategic research centres • INFORMATION • Mathematical Modelling & Computational Science Research Centre (LMCC) • Statistics Research Centre (LSTAT) • Information & Communication Technology Centre (LICT) • MATTER • Materials Research Centre (LMRC) • Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Research Centre (LNANO) • Chemistry & Chemical Technology Centre • LIFE • Food Science & Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe) • Medical Technology Centre (LMTC) • Centre for Bio-science, Bio-engineering & Bio-technology (LBioSCENTer) • HABITAT • Space & Society Research Centre (LSAS) • Sustainable Earth (LSUE) • Centre for Aero & Space Science, Technology & Applications (LASA)

  17. EU Liaisons: objectives • Main goals: Lobbying + Getting ready for FP8 • Tasks of EU Liaison Team: • Pro-active participation towards FP7 and FP8 • Long term: • Membership of European Technology Platforms (i.a.) • Creating visibility • Short term: • Communication with progr. committees (via DOC & EWI) • Facilitate participation of researchers to FP projects • Broker for K.U.Leuven research proposals

  18. EU Liaisons: organisation W&T strategic research centres Central support DOC & LRD LMCC LICT LSTAT LMRC LNANO LFoRCe LMTC LSUE LSAS LASA PC, NCP, VLEVA, … K.U.Leuven EU-team 1. Support from idea to proposal to project EC BioSCENTer Chem&Tech 2. Liaison activities EU Liaisons team Technology Platforms 1. Liaison activities 2. Broker for EU proposals

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