EURAXESS SERVICES MOBILITY CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA SERVICES & CHALLENGES

1. EURAXESS SERVICES MOBILITY CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA SERVICES & CHALLENGES

2. The Start EURAXESS SERVICE MOBILITY CENTER UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA Senate of the University of Ioannina commits to the 40 Principles laid out in the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers in April 2010. University of Ioannina’s EURAXESS Service Mobility Center starts operating in June 2010.

3. Our target groups EURAXESS SERVICE MOBILITY CENTER UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA Researchers either entering or leaving the Regions of Epirus and of the Ionian Islands. Who qualifies as a “Researcher”? Master’s students PhD students Postdocs People working in R&D in the private sector Academics working on basic or appliedresearch in Higher Education or Research Institutes

4. Our services EURAXESS SERVICE MOBILITY CENTER UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA Offers customised assistance to Researchers and their families before, during and after their move abroad or to the Region of Epirus or the Ionian Islands. Acts as a Point of Entry for Researchers looking for practical information and guidance regarding mobility issues Assists either by direct assistance or by directing the person(s) concerned to the appropriate specialised centre Offers information on Visas, Work Permits, Accommodation, Legal issues, Social Security, Health and Taxation, Everyday Life, Family Support

5. Our Tools EURAXESS SERVICE MOBILITY CENTER UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA • EURAXESS Website: EURAXESS Jobs, EURAXESS Services, EURAXESS Rights, EURAXESS Links • Network of European EURAXESS Services Local Contact Points and Mobility Centers: Over 200 Points in 37 countries. • Colleagues at the European Commission!

6. Our goals (and challenges!) EURAXESS SERVICE MOBILITY CENTER UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA • Assist effectively and efficiently all Researchers wishing to enter the Region or work abroad. • Publish an increasing number of Research Positions offered in the Region of Epirus and the Region of the Ionian Islands in EURAXESS Jobs. • Increase awareness of the University of Ioannina’s EURAXESS Service Mobility Center in the Regions of Epirus and the Ionian Islands. • Inform the Ionian University, the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Epirus and the TEI of the Ionian Islands of the Charter & Code and encourage them to adopt them.

7. More challenges… EURAXESS SERVICE MOBILITY CENTER UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA • Organise the 1st Researchers’ Night in Ioannina in September 2011. • Achieve the HR Logo of Excellence for the University of Ioannina by the end of 2011. (Undertake in the near future an Internal Gap Analysis regarding the 40 Principles of the Charter and Code). • Participate actively in the 2nd Cohort of the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers with an aim to achieving the HR Logo of Excellence. • Involve as many Researchers as possible in the Internal Gap Analysis which will be undertaken at the University of Ioannina with respect to the adoption of the 40 principles sited in the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.

8. Information EURAXESS SERVICE MOBILITY CENTER UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA ΕURAXESS Service Mobility Center University of Ioannina Coordinator: Assistant Professor Mamantos Prodromidis Head of EURAXESS Service Point: Mrs. Eleni KerkentzesTel.: +302651007278email: euraxess@uoi.gr EURAXESS-Researchers in Motion: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index_en.cfm EURAXESS-Researchers in Motion/Greece:http://www.euraxess.gr