EC -DG Research Dir. D : Human Factor, Mobility and Marie Curie Actions Human Resources and Mobility...

EC -DG ResearchEC -DG ResearchDir. D : Human Factor, Mobility and Marie Curie ActionsDir. D : Human Factor, Mobility and Marie Curie Actions

Human Resources and Mobility Human Resources and Mobility

A Mobility Strategy For The A Mobility Strategy For The European Research AreaEuropean Research Area

Sigi GruberSigi GruberUnit D1 - Strategy and Policy Unit D1 - Strategy and Policy

AspectsAspects


Key DatesKey Dates

January 2000:January 2000:

““Towards a European Research Area”Towards a European Research Area” Emphasises the need for more Emphasises the need for more

abundant and more mobile abundant and more mobile researchersresearchers

Mobility becomes an instrument for Mobility becomes an instrument for the transfer of scientific knowledge the transfer of scientific knowledge for science and societyfor science and society


Key DatesKey Dates

Mars 2000Mars 2000

The Lisbon European Council:The Lisbon European Council:

The Commission together with the The Commission together with the Member States must take the Member States must take the necessary steps to necessary steps to remove remove obstacles to mobility of obstacles to mobility of researchers in Europeresearchers in Europe


Key DatesKey Dates

June 2000 - April 2001June 2000 - April 2001

High Level Expert Group on High Level Expert Group on Improving Mobility to Improving Mobility to ResearchersResearchers

Questionnaire to all the Member Questionnaire to all the Member States about the identification of States about the identification of obstacles and good practicesobstacles and good practices


Key DatesKey Dates

June 2001 - December 2002June 2001 - December 2002

A Mobility Strategy for the A Mobility Strategy for the European Research Area (Com European Research Area (Com (2001) 331 final)(2001) 331 final)

Resolution from the CouncilResolution from the Council Decision to create a “Steering Decision to create a “Steering

Group” in Group” in February 2002 February 2002 First Implementation Report about First Implementation Report about

this strategythis strategy


A Mobility strategy for the ERAA Mobility strategy for the ERA

Four Categories of Obstacles to Four Categories of Obstacles to mobility:mobility:

Legal and Administrative Aspects Legal and Administrative Aspects (Visa, Social Security, Taxes, (Visa, Social Security, Taxes, Recognition of Diploma, etc)Recognition of Diploma, etc)

Social and Cultural AspectsSocial and Cultural Aspects The Career of a ResearcherThe Career of a Researcher Intersectorial Mobility Intersectorial Mobility

Academia/IndustryAcademia/Industry



A Researcher intends to undergo A Researcher intends to undergo a research training period or to a research training period or to carry out research in another carry out research in another countrycountry

What What are the are the needs?needs?



A researcher needs to find A researcher needs to find information and assistance about:information and assistance about:available opportunities for researchers available opportunities for researchers

(grants, fellowships, vacancies)(grants, fellowships, vacancies) questions related to admission to the questions related to admission to the

countrycountry access to employment, social security access to employment, social security

rights and fiscal issues rights and fiscal issues aspects related to daily life (cultural aspects related to daily life (cultural

issues, languages, housing, issues, languages, housing, schoolingschooling….….


Actions for the improvement of Actions for the improvement of the environment for mobile the environment for mobile

researchersresearchersThe Researcher’s Mobility PortalThe Researcher’s Mobility Portal::

Job or research opportunities Job or research opportunities at EU, international, national or sectorial level

Information relevant to mobile Information relevant to mobile researchers researchers such as national regulations, procedures and daily life issues


The Researcher’s Mobility Portal



researchersresearchersThe Researcher’s Mobility Portal The Researcher’s Mobility Portal

- - Timetable:Timetable: Development of Pilot Portal:Development of Pilot Portal: October October

2002 - May 20032002 - May 2003 Presentation of prototype:Presentation of prototype: launching launching

conference of FP 6 - November 2002 conference of FP 6 - November 2002 User trial group:User trial group: February - April 2003 February - April 2003 Information campaign:Information campaign: April 2003….. April 2003….. Launch of Pilot PortalLaunch of Pilot Portal: May 2003: May 2003



researchersresearchers

The European Network of Mobility The European Network of Mobility Centers Centers

Mission: Mission: To offer researchers and their To offer researchers and their families comprehensive and up-families comprehensive and up-to-date information and to-date information and personalised assistance in all personalised assistance in all matters relating to their matters relating to their professional and daily lives.professional and daily lives.



researchersresearchers The designation of the Mobility The designation of the Mobility

Centers isCenters isdecided in each country by the decided in each country by the

ResearchResearchMinistry:Ministry:Two categories:Two categories: Individual Mobility Centers within Individual Mobility Centers within

each participating countryeach participating country the “Bridgehead Organisations”the “Bridgehead Organisations”



researchersresearchersThe European Network of Mobility The European Network of Mobility

CentersCenters - Timetable: - Timetable: Expert group: November: 2001 - May Expert group: November: 2001 - May

20022002 The Steering Committee carried out The Steering Committee carried out

mapping exercise at national level and mapping exercise at national level and identified the “bridgehead organisations”identified the “bridgehead organisations”

First meeting for “Bridgehead First meeting for “Bridgehead Organisations”: 6 NovemberOrganisations”: 6 November

The structuring of the European Network The structuring of the European Network is ongoingis ongoing

Launch of the European Network: Spring Launch of the European Network: Spring 20032003



researchersresearchersExchanges of best practice in Exchanges of best practice in the field of:the field of:

Access to employmentAccess to employment

Social security (Seminar)Social security (Seminar)

TaxationTaxation

Inter-sectorial mobilityInter-sectorial mobilitywork also linked to work also linked to Action Plan Skills and Action Plan Skills and

MobilityMobility


Actions for the improvement of the environment for mobile researchers

Condition of admission of Third Condition of admission of Third Country Researchers in Europe:Country Researchers in Europe: Seminar for exchange of information/ best Seminar for exchange of information/ best

practicepractice QuestionnaireQuestionnaire Synthesis report presented to Immigration Synthesis report presented to Immigration

and Asylum Committee (DG JAI) and to and Asylum Committee (DG JAI) and to Mobility Steering Group (DG RTD)Mobility Steering Group (DG RTD)

Faster and easier procedures for entry and Faster and easier procedures for entry and circulation of third country researchers circulation of third country researchers and their families in Europeand their families in Europe



What else does a researcher need?


The 6th Framework ProgrammeThe 6th Framework Programme

New financial New financial incentives:incentives:

through a successful through a successful implementation of the implementation of the Marie-Curie Actions Marie-Curie Actions

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