ERA-Can+ Project OverviewERA-Can+ Information Session

Overview

• Introduction to AUCC and Canada’s Public Policy Forum

• ERA-Can+ Project Objectives

• ERA-Can+ Project Partners

• ERA-Can+ Project Goals

• ERA-Can+ Project Activities

• Opportunities for Canadians

AUCC snapshot

• National voice for Canadian universities

• Representing 97 public and private not-for-profit Canadian universities and university degree-level colleges, at home and abroad

• Celebrated centennial in 2011

• Not-for-profit organization, funded by membership fees and revenue from publications, international projects and scholarship management

• NCP for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Canada’s Public Policy Forum

• We are a national, non-partisan organization dedicated to strengthening public administration and governance in Canada.

• We build bridges and transfer knowledge across the public, private, and voluntary sectors by encouraging constructive dialogue.

• We are mobilizing our network of 180+ member organizations to facilitate Canadian participation in ERA-Can+.

ERA-Can+ Project Overview

ERA-Can+: project objectives

• ERA-Can+ promotes cooperation between Canada and the EU in science, technology and innovation to support and encourage their mutual prosperity, address common societal issues and meet global challenges together

• October 2013 - September 2016 (36 month project)

ERA-Can+: project objectives

ERA-Can II

ACCESS2CANADA

New elements

ERA-Can+ : project partnersOrganization Acronym CountryAgenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea

APRE Italy

Zentrum für Soziale Innovation ZSI Austria

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

CNRS France

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.

DLR Germany

Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada

DFATD Canada

Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada

AUCC Canada

The Public Policy Forum PPF Canada

ERA-Can+: project goals

1. Enriching the EU-Canada policy dialogue by identifying areas of mutual interest, targeted opportunities, and implementation plans

2. Stimulating transatlantic cooperation in research and innovation by raising awareness of opportunities

3. Enhancing coordination among Canadian federal and provincial funding bodies, sector leaders and networks and their counter parts at the EU level and in European Members States

ERA-Can+: project activities

• Holding symposia on research infrastructure and innovation

• Producing reports on science, technology and innovation collaboration between Canada and the EU

• Twinning Canadian and EU projects• Fostering program level cooperation

Opportunities for Canadians

• Guide to European programs for Canadian researchers

• Webinars on Horizon 2020, intellectual property rights and legal and financial considerations

• Roundtables on areas of mutual interest• European Brokerage Events

ERA-Can+:online presence

Website www.era-can.net

On line Helpdesk helpdesk@era-can.net

Twitter @ERA_Can#ERACAN

Facebook Group European Research Area Canada

LinkedIn Group ERA-Can

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