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FWO: Where discoveries begin Research Foundation - Flanders dr. Benno Hinnekint, Director

FWO: Where discoveries begin Research Foundation - Flanders dr. Benno Hinnekint, Director. Content. Some key figures and features FWO in short. Key figures. Flanders 6.161.600 inhabitants (on a belgian total of 10.666.866) A surface area of 13.522 km 2

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FWO: Where discoveries begin Research Foundation - Flanders dr. Benno Hinnekint, Director

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  1. FWO: Where discoveries beginResearch Foundation - Flandersdr. Benno Hinnekint, Director

  2. Content • Some key figures and features • FWO in short

  3. Key figures • Flanders • 6.161.600 inhabitants (on a belgian total of 10.666.866) • A surface area of 13.522 km2 • R&D expenditures in Flanders (2008): • Public sector: 0,69 % - target 1 % GDP • Private sector: 1,40 % - target 2 % GDP

  4. Institutions on the tertiary education level • 6 Universities • 22 Advanced Schools

  5. Main instruments and actions • Support fundamental research at universities • Special Research Fund (BOF) of the universities • Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

  6. Key features of FWO • FWO is an independent Flemish agency • Founded in 1928 • Funding basic research in the universities • Budget: 184 Mio EUR (2008)

  7. Funding instruments • Individual Support • Fellowships - Research Grants - Travel Grants • Supporting Research Teams • Research projects • Brain gain (Odysseus) • Big Science support • International Contacts and networking • Private prizes

  8. Evaluation and selection • Interuniversity competition • Bottom-up initiative • FWO evaluation: peer review • External referees • Scientific committees (31)

  9. Main goals (1) • More young researchers • Increase of the applications doubled in 5 year • Extension total file predoctoral researchers from 620 to 848 (by 2011) + bench fee • Extension total file postdoctoral researchers from 492 to 770 (by 2011) + bench fee + eventual mobility allowance

  10. Main goals (2) • More female scientists • Several family friendly measures • 50% predoctoral are women • 36% postdoctoral are women • Increase of the number of female scientific committee members from 11% to 20%

  11. Key figures Annual budget 2008: 184 million EUR

  12. Scientific Fields

  13. InternationalCo-operation – Overview (1) • Scientific Research Networks • Visiting Postdoctoral Fellowships • Grants to attend congresses abroad • Grants for stays abroad • Grants to organisecongresses in Belgium • Bilateralscientificco-operation (18 countries)

  14. InternationalCo-operation – Overview (2) • Participation in international programmes • European co-operation(ESF, ERA, …) • Coordination of international projects • Bilateral Research Cooperation (USA, China, Vietnam, Ecuador, South-Africa)

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