Elisaveta Gurova Sofia University

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Europe-wide assistance of mobile researchers

• Elisaveta GurovaSofia University

Workshop The Impact of ERA on the development
of Young Scientists, Sofia, 19-20 October 2006
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Main subjects

• The European context
• Main tools for assistance
• Networks of centers for mobile researchers
• Portals for mobility of researchers

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European context of mobility

• January 2000 Towards ERA
• Need for more abundant and mobile researchers in
  Europe
• Mobility as an important tool for transfer of
  scientific and social knowledge
• Mobility as a tool for solving demographic
  problems in Europe and for overcoming the labor
  shortages

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Mobility barriers

• Legal and administrative (visa, social security,
  taxes, diplomas recognition, etc.)
• Social and cultural issues
• Researchers career
• Intersectorial mobility industry-academia

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European tools

• Mobility Strategy in ERA
• European Network of research mobility centers -
  ?RA MORE
• Portal for researchers mobility
  http//europa.eu.int/eracareers/
• Framework programs for RTD
• Marie Curie activities in FP6 People in FP7

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• Mission to provide researchers and their
  families with up-to-date information and
  personalized assistance on issues related to
  their everyday work and life in a new country
• Scope more than 200 centers in 32 countries in
  Europe
• Bridgehead organization in each country
  determined by the respective Ministry or state
  body on research

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Bulgarian Network of RMC
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• General information for fellowships, grants, job
  offers and access to European web resources like
• cordis.lu
• www.cnrs.fr
• www.daad.de
• www.aka.fi

http//europa.eu.int/eracareers/
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http//www.eracareers-bg.net/
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• Thank you!
• for contacts
• mobility_at_fmi.uni-sofia.bg