EU CENTRES WORLD MEETING Brussels, 24 October 2012

1. EU CENTRES WORLD MEETINGBrussels, 24 October 2012 Marie (Skłodowska-)Curie Actions Bodo Richter Deputy Head of Unit, DG EAC.C3 Education and Culture

2. Outline • Marie Curie Actions in Brief • Marie Curie Actions Achievements • Participation of "EU Centres'" Countries • Horizon 2020 & MSCA - Overview Education and Culture

3. Significant EU fellowship programmes since 1990 (FP3) for researchers’ mobility Marie Curielabelsince 1996 Actions aimed atstructuring training, mobility and career development for researchers Under FP7, implemented through the People Programme (2007-2013): EUR 4,75 billion Marie Curie Actions Basics Pierre and Marie Curie honeymoon, 1895 Education and Culture

4. Key features Bottom-up approach Mobility, both transnational & intersectoral Main EU programme providing structured doctoral training, including industrial doctorates Opening research careers at European & international level Enhanced business-academia collaboration & staff exchange Excellent employment and working conditions, in line with the EU Charter and Code for Researchers Education and Culture

5. Europe 2020 Flagship Initiatives MCA & EU2020 Strategy Youth On the Move Agenda for New Skills and Jobs Innovation Union • Equip researchers with relevant skills that will match both public and private sector needs • Improve career prospects of doctoral candidates • 1 million more researchers • Attract and train young people to become researchers • Improve quality of doctoral training • Involve businesses in doctoral training • Promote researchers mobility across sectors, countries and disciplines • Attractiveness of European universities • Stronger links between education, research and innovation Education and Culture

6. FP7 MC Actions Education and Culture

7. Research funding bodies Individual researchers Research Organisations IEF IOF IIF CIG Senior Post-docs (MER*) > 10 years IAPP IRSES COFUND Post-docs (ER*) > 4 years or PhD Profile of recruited researchers Post-graduates (ESR*) < 4 years + no PhD ITN MCA Applicants Who can apply to what? *ESR: Early Stage Researcher / ER: Experienced Researchers / MER: More Experienced Researcher Education and Culture

8. 2013 Calls for Proposals Last Calls of FP7 Total budget ~M€ 960 • ITN 10/07/2012 - 22/11/2012 M€471 • COFUND 10/07/2012 - 05/12/2012 M€115 • IAPP 02/10/2012 - 16/01/2013 M€81 • IRSES 10/07/2012 - 17/01/2013 M€30 • CIG 18/10/2012 - 07/03 + 18/09/2013 M€40 • IEF 14/03/2013 - 20/08/2013 M€134 • IOF 14/03/2013 - 20/08/2013 M€45 • IIF 14/03/2013 - 20/08/2013 M€45 • http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/ Education and Culture

9. Current opportunities for researchers MCA in FP7 EURAXESS mobility portal http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index_en.cfm Education and Culture

10. Participation of "EU Centres'"countries by host organisations Education and Culture

11. Participation of "EU Centres'"countries by nationality of fellows Education and Culture

12. FP7 MCA Achievements • 60 000 researchers financed since the creation of the Marie Curie Actions • More than 10 000 PhD supported in FP7 • Marie Curie researchers coming from all over the world (around 130 nationalities) • Marie Curie host organisations in more than 80 countries • 46%of researchers coming to EU from industrialised countries stay in Europe after the end of their IIF fellowship • 38% women participation in FP7 MCA, close to the 40% target • Bottom-up approach • Budget distribution by scientific panel in FP7 Education and Culture

13. FP7 MCA Achievements • More than 50% of the budget dedicated to research on societal challenges • Bridging the academia-business gap: ~6.000 secondments / recruitments in ~350 FP7 MCA projects • SMEs play a major role: in IAPP and ITN they account for more than 50% of all businesses participating • Budget dedicated to societal challenges under FP7 MCA (2007-2011) Education and Culture

14. http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020

15. Horizon 2020 Europe 2020 priorities International cooperation European Research Area Shared objectives and principles Common rules, toolkit of funding schemes Societal Challenges • Health, demographic change and wellbeing • Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research, and the bio-based economy • Secure, clean and efficient energy • Smart, green and integrated transport • Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials • Inclusive, innovative and secure societies Industrial Leadership • Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (ICT, nano, materials, bio, manufacturing, space) • Access to risk finance • Innovation in SMEs Excellent Science • European Research Council • Future and Emerging Technologies • Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions on skills, training and career development • Research infrastructures Dissemination & knowledge transfer Simplified access Supporting the objectives: European Institute for Innovation and Technology Joint Research Centre

16. Stakeholder feedback Top 5 mostfrequentcomments on MCAs: • One of the mostsuccessful programmes; call for an increase of the budget allocated • Knowledge triangle to bereinforced 3. Importance of mobility 4. Bottom-up approach 5. Streamlining Education and Culture

17. MSCA Objective • Main objective • Ensure the optimum development and dynamic use of Europe’s intellectual capital in order to generate new skills and innovation • Rationale • Encourage new, creative types of training • Identify excellent talents in research and innovation in international competition • Make best researchers in Europe and the world work together across countries, sectors and disciplines • Create a whole new mind-set in Europe, crucial for entrepreneurship and innovation Education and Culture

18. MSCA – Key Features • Bottom-up approach • Supporting researchers careers • Fostering key skills and competences • Mobility, both trans-national and inter-sectoral • Opening research careers at European and international level • Enhanced business-academia collaboration and staff exchange • Excellent employment and working conditions, in line with the EU Charter and Code for Researchers • Role model with pronounced structuring effect on regional, national and other international programmes Education and Culture

19. MSCA – Key Features • Broad definition of industry involvement: participation of businesses (including SMEs) and other socio-economic actors • Internal H2020 synergies with other part of Excellent Science, societal challenges, industrial technologies, EIT • Developing synergies with Erasmus for All programme • Gender balance and equal opportunities • Strong emphasis on outreach activities and communicating research Education and Culture

20. MSC Actions Action 1 Early-stage Researchers ITN (including EID and IDP) IEF IOF IIF CIG IAPP IRSES COFUND Doctoral and initial training of researchers proposed by international networks of organisations from public & private sectors • Action 2 Experienced Researchers Individual fellowships for most promising experienced researchers to develop their skills through international or inter-sector mobility International & inter-sector cooperation through the exchange of research & innovation staff • Action 3 Exchange of Staff Co-funding of regional, national & international programmes covering actions 1 & 2 Action 4 COFUND Education and Culture

21. Marie Curie Actions Website http://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions Horizon 2020 http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020 Education and Culture

22. http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/index.cfm?pg=sanfransico-eventhttp://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/index.cfm?pg=sanfransico-event Education and Culture

23. Thankyou for your attention Bodo.Richter@ec.europa.eu Education and Culture