Opportunities in Belgium

A few words and some pictures about Belgium

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Research in Flanders

(Kurt Deketelaere)

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Research in Wallonia

(Pierre Demoitié)

Belgium, in the heart of Europe,

is a country of worldwide known painters

Belgium, in the heart of Europe,

is a country of worldwide known painters, musicians

Belgium, in the heart of Europe,

is a country of worldwide known painters,

musicians, heroes of comic strips

Belgium, in the heart of Europe,

is a country of worldwide known painters,

musicians, heroes of comic strips, traditions

Belgium, in the heart of Europe,

is a country of worldwide known painters,

musicians, heroes of comic strips, traditions,

gastronomy

Belgium, in the heart of Europe,

is a country of worldwide known painters,

musicians, heroes of comic strips, traditions,

gastronomy, scientists ...

First Belgian NASA astronaut

Founder of MIT Media Labs

Physics Nobel Prize 2013

Belgium, with its 11.106 inhabitants speaking Dutch,

French and German (but English is widely spread...),

hosts the European Commission, the European

Parliament, a lot of international organisations

(within NGO’s) and more than 1,000 lobby groups.

By the way, did you know that

the Top 50 American companies settled in Belgium employ more than 90,000 people ?

[Source: www.amcham.be]

Belgium is also a federal state[a], comprised of

communities[b] and regions[c] with their own competences. In the research field too ...

[a]

[b]

[c]

If you want to explore the Moon or dig the ice in

Antarctica, so deal with a colleague of the federal level ...

About the federal level

15 federal scientific institutes

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topics: space, polar or sustainable development research;

earth observation

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Belgian participation to ESA

[www.belspo.be]

About the federal level

grants

fellowships

[www.fulbright.be]

[www.baef.be]

... but for technical and industrial research or

performed in higher education institutions, you will deal with Regions and / or Communities.

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WALLOON ACADEMIC LANDSCAPE

Liège train station

Walloon academic landscape

> 85,000 students

> 12,600 EU

> 5,900 non EU

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> 4,200 researchers

[www.studyinbelgium.be]

Walloon academic landscape

[www.studyinbelgium.be]

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BEWARE 2014_2

Walloon academic landscape

[www.wbi.be] 16 delegations

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BEWARE 2014_2

Walloon academic landscape

[www.wbi.be] 6 scientific officers

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Botrange, highest spot of Belgium (648 m)

WALLOON RESEARCH LANDSCAPE

Walloon research landscape

22 public accredited research centres involved in

coatings, glass & ceramics, wood industries, ...

[www.accord-wallonie.be]

Walloon research landscape

13 competitive clusters supporting more than 200

R&D active SME’s

[www.clusters.wallonia.be]

Walloon research landscape

A lot of (multi)national companies active in agrofood, life

sciences, transport & logistics, aeronautics & space,

engineering & new materials, biomedicine, construction,

ICT ... employing more than 5,500 researchers

[www.entreprisesdewallonie.be]

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The Citadel of Namur

WALLOON MINISTRY OF RESEARCH

Walloon ministry of research

1 international research programmes department ●

21 European programmes (ERA-Nets, Eureka!, MSC Actions ...) ●

bilateral agreements (France and Brazil) ●

a 21,800,000 $ budget

[recherche-technologie.wallonie.be]

Walloon ministry of research

Do you want to know more about research in Wallonia?

Or be part of a Walloon research team?

“SPW research”

Walloon ministry of research

1 mobility of researchers programme

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

Spa Formula 1 circuit

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Objectives are multiple

attract a high qualified researcher in Wallonia / Brussels in

an innovative project to boost his / her carreer ●

promote the economic benefits ●

promote research ●

enhance the visibility of Wallonia at the international level

and establish a long term international collaboration

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APPLYING

Strépy-Thieux boat lift

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Applying conditions

When they apply, researchers have

ho hold a PhD or to have 4 years research experience ●

not spent more than 12 months in Belgium

during the last 3 years

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Applying conditions

Eligible units are

SMEs or research centres

(BEWARE Industry) ●

the 5 French speaking universities with a Walloon company

(BEWARE Academia)

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Applying conditions

The researcher

will have a 18 to 36 months contract ●

will perform 25% of his/her time in a company

(BEWARE Academia) ●

will become an « ambassador » of Wallonia in the frame of

his/her collaboration with the Region

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TOPICS, BUDGET AND CALENDAR

Waterloo (2015, bicentenary of the battle)

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All research topics are

eligible

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bottom up based

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and must demonstrate an innovative aspect

and / or enable technology transfer

fluid dynamics | biotechnologies | new materials| microbiology | ICT | oncology |

bioinformatics | cell therapy | pediatric immunology | environment technology |

railway modellisation | organic chemistry | enzymology | surface chemistry |

macromolecular chemistry | mining engineering | telecommunications

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35 millions € (50 billions $) ≈ 150 research contracts

1 research contract, that means

a gross salary (90,000 €/y or ≈ 102,000 $/y)

+

a mobility allowance (5,400 €/y or ≈ 6,100 $/y)

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a bench fee covering the expenses linked to the supervision

and the mentorship of the researcher

(18,000 €/y or ≈ 20,350 $/y)

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Evaluation

internal instruction

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international peer review

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selection committee

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5 criteria : candidate, valorisation, host unit, project,

impact and sustainable development

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Calls

2 calls in 2015 : February & July

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2 calls in 2016 : February & July

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1 calls in 2017 : February

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(1 calls in 2018 : February)

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OVERVIEW OF THE LAST CALLS

Mons, European cultural capital 2015

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Overview of the first calls

universities : 32 ● research centers : 7 ● SME : 3

woman : 13 ● man : 28 [average: 33 y. old]

24 months : 8 ● 30 months : 2 ● 36 months : 29

13.22 millions € (≈ 15 billions $)

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BEWARE 2014_2

Singapour

Lebanon

Country where researcher is now living

Nationalities

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IN ONE WORD …

Bastogne WW2 Mardasson Memorial

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BEWARE Fellowships

is THE programme you must apply

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is labeled “Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions”

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is cofunded by the European Commission

and the Walloon Region

pierre.demoitie@spw.wallonie.be

Direction des Programmes fédéraux et internationaux

Département des Programmes de recherche

SPW - DGO6 Économie, Emploi et Recherche

Tél.: +32 81 33 45 40 | 27 | 51

www.bewarejobs.be

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