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European policies for researchers & EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion

European policies for researchers & EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion Eastern Dimension of Mobility 6th July 2011 - Warsaw. “ Europe 2020 - A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth” Big Societal Challenges – Climate, Energy, Health, Security, Resource Efficiency…

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European policies for researchers & EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion

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  1. European policies for researchers & EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion Eastern Dimension of Mobility 6th July 2011 - Warsaw

  2. “Europe 2020 - A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth” • Big Societal Challenges – Climate, Energy, Health, Security, Resource Efficiency… • Need for an integrated andstrategic approach • 7 Flagship Initiatives: Innovation Union, Agenda for New Skills and Jobs, Digital Agenda, Youth on the Move, etc.

  3. Europe 2020 Strategy Flagship Initiatives 1. Innovation Union 2. Youth on the move 3. A digital agenda for Europe 4. Resource efficient Europe 5. Industrial policy for globalisation 6. An agenda for new skills and jobs 7. European platform against poverty

  4. The Innovation Union Commitment (1) • Over 30 Action Points (“Commitments”) proposing initiatives in key areas, including: • #1: By the end of 2011, MS should have strategies in place to train enough researchers to meet their national R&D targets and to promote attractive employment conditions in public research institutions. Gender and dual career considerations should be fully taken into account in these strategies.

  5. The Innovation Union Commitment (4) • #4: Completing the ERA: In 2012, COM will propose an ERA framework and supporting measures to remove obstacles to mobility and cross-border cooperation (to be in force by end 2014), addressing among others: • quality of doctoral training, attractive employment conditions and gender balance in research careers; • mobility of researchers across countries and sectors, including through open recruitment in public research institutions and comparable research career structures and by facilitating the creation of European supplementary pension funds.

  6. The Innovation Union Commitment (30) • #30: By 2012, EU and MS to put into place integrated policies: • to ensure thatleading academics, researchers and innovators reside and work in Europeand • toattract a sufficient number of highly skilled third country nationalsto stay in Europe.

  7. 5th Anniversary of the European Researcher’s Mobility Portal & launch event of EURAXESS24 June 2008, Brussels

  8. EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion: 4 initiatives that, by supporting the mobility and career of researchers, assist in establishing Europe as an area of excellence in scientific research 3 reference pillars: • Mobility issues • European dimension in research careers • Making Europe more attractive

  9. EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion4 activities Recruitment tool with job vacancies, funding opportunities, grants, employment, etc. Relocation assistance for researchers and their family Information on the Charter and Code(i.e. rights and obligations in the research profession) and their implementation mechanism: the HRS4R A networking tool for European researchers abroad

  10. 35national EURAXESS portalson-line: AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, CY, DE, EE, ES, FI, FR, FYRoMacedonia, GR, HR, HU, IE, IL, IS, IT, LT, LUX, LV, ME, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SK, SI, TR, UK Registered organisations: > 5,200 Registered Researchers: ~ 60,000 Active CVs: ~ 18,000 Average unique visitors/month (2011): > 55,000 Average page views/month: ~ 600,000 Collaborations with Naturejobs, AcademicTransfer, Galaxie, INRA… 1. EURAXESS JobsInfo about jobs and funding opportunitiesVirtual research job market

  11. EURAXESS members are a team of: around 500 experts in 200 Centres located 38 countries They provide practical assistance to researchers and their families 130,000 queries in 2010 500,000 queries - 4 years period Ranking: funding opportunities entry conditions accommodation 2. EURAXESS ServicesPersonalised & tailored assistance to researchers & their families

  12. Over 1,000 institutions from 30 European countries and beyond have expressed their support to C/C 45 already awarded the „HR Excellence in Research” logo(more in the pipeline) 3. EURAXESS RightsRights & obligations of researchers, their employers and funders

  13. 4. EURAXESS LinksVirtual network of Europeanresearchers abroad

  14. The EURAXESS Services Network

  15. 38 countries 200 centres 500 experts

  16. The national dimension of EURAXESS: 38 countries

  17. “EURAXESS Services” DATA COLLECTION 2007 2008 2009 2010 Questions 74.693 96.357 108.499 131.961 Ranking “questions” 2010: Funding opportunities 40.611 Accommodation 22.923 Visa / Entry conditions 18.923 2007-2010 around 500.000 problems/questions

  18. Thank you! http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess

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