MID TERM REVIEW

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MID TERM REVIEW
Contract No ENK6-CT-2002-80659 Project
Acronym MALET Contractor Electrotechnical
Institute, Wroclaw Division of Electrotechnology
and Materials Science
Brussels 18-Oct-2004
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WHO WE ARE !

• Electrotechnical Institute, Wroclaw Division of
  Electrotechnology and Materials Science (IEL/OW)
  is a government institution. The Institute was
  founded in 1948. Now it is the only one Polish
  RD centre that is engaged in technology and
  electrotechnical materials science.

IEL/OW employs 75 persons including 5
professors 13 doctors 2 assistant
professors 4 Ph.D students
18 engineers Annual budget 1000 000 Euro
(for 2003)

• For example
• precision LRC meters,
• chamber for thermomechanical tests,
• whetherometer,
• scanning electron microscope,
• INSTRON mechanical tester,
• HDT tester
• X-Ray diffractometer, etc.

• At IEL/OW we have
• specialised equipment for
• electrical
• mechanical
• thermal
• structural and magnetic measurements of
  materials and apparatuses.

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OBJECTIVES

• improving state of knowledge in the field of
  electrotechnical materials and
  technologies
• to establish close relations with recognised
  scientists from UE
• to attract countries from Eastern and Central
  Europe and Belarus to Co-operate
• to prepare and submit multinational 6th FP
  proposals
• to establish close co-operation with industry
  partners and to transfer knowledge and
  know-how (Post diploma studies, CRAFT Projects)
• to enter Networks of Excellence,
• to co-operate with twinning Centres of
  Excellence
• to make efforts in new science areas
  (nanotechnology, dispersed energy systems,
  electroactive materials)

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Activities Achievements up to now

• The results of the Centre MALETs
  till 1st October, 2004
• submission of research projects within the
  frames of 6th FP (18 proposals)
• stronger relations with other Centres and
  research institutions in EU, connection
  with 4 CoE from Poland, 4 NoE and 10 foreign
  research institutions
• training of young research staff, PhD works,
  Master diploma studies, exchange of young
  researchers, organised two workshops and
  postgraduate study
• successful transfer of new developed
  technologies to industry
• organization of short term training for SMEs
• scientific conferences APTADM04 International
  Conference (76 participants from 14
  countries) and ADEL04 Domestic Conference
  (64 research and industry participants)
• forum of experts conclusions for future MALET
  activities

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Problems encountered

• differences in Polish and UE law we
  extensively have to use legal advices
• insufficient experiences in co-operation with
  UE partners
• some financial problems related to terms of
  many transfer from EC to our Centre

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Degree of satisfaction

• creation the research bridge between Eastern
  and Western Europe
• rationalization of sustainable growth process
  in Central European Countries in the Center
  activities context
• new promising research areas established
  (nanotechnologies for electrical
  engineering, smart electroactive materials,
  dispersed energy systems, fuel cells)
• participation in 5th and 6th FP
• extra financial support contracted for RD
  works