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Horizon 2020 Widening

measures at KTU

(ERA Chairs, Teaming,

Twinning projects)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Leonas Balaševičius

Kaunas University of Technology

24 January 2019

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Number of students:

9,8187,311 undergraduates

2,190 master’s students

549 international students

317 PhD students

Alumni:

~130,000Academic Staff:

~1,000

KTU COMMUNITY

THE UNIVERSITY

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THE UNIVERSITY

• Biomedical Engineering Institute

• Food Institute

• Institute of Architecture and Construction

• Institute of Environmental Engineering

• Institute of Materials Science

• Institute of Mechatronics

• Prof. Kazimieras Baršauskas Ultrasound Research Institute

• Health Telematics Science Institute

• Faculty of Chemical Technology

• School of Economics and Business

• Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

• Faculty of Informatics

• Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design

• Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities

• Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture

• Panevėžys Faculty of Technologies and Business

• ISM University of Management and Business, Vilnius

8research

institutes

2 valleys

campuses

in 3 cities4

9 faculties

Science, Technology Centre and

Technological Business Incubator

„Santaka“ Valley

Food Research and Technology

Competence Centre laboratories with

unique equipment for the food industry

in the Baltic region

„Nemunas“ Valley

ENVIRONMENT

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terdisciplinarity

ternationality

novations and technology transfer

tegrating sustainability

genious students, academia

GLOBAL CONTEXT

Global Competitiveness

THE UNIVERSITY

Innovation management

Transport and aviation technologies

Health technologies

Food technologies

New materials for industry and medicine

Digital transformation and smart environments

Priority areas of research and education

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Horizon 2020 (H2020)

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Horizon 2020 projects (2014-2018) in

Lithuanian Universities

Source: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/dashboard, 19-01-2019

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European Humanities University

ISM Management and Economics School

Mykolas Riomeris University

Aleksandras Stulginskis University

Lithuanian Health Sciences University

Klaipeda University

Vytautas Magnus University

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Vilnius University


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Statistic of KTU Participation in H2020 Program Projects, 2014-2019

- Marie Sklodowska-Curie action

- Innovation action(New production processes, materials

and technologies)

-Mokslinių tyrimų ir švietimo

tinklai

-Inovacijų veiksmas (Įtrauki ir kūrybinga visuomenė,

IT sektorius)

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Faculty of Chemical Technology

School of Economics and Business

Faculty of Informatics

Faculty of Electrical and ElectronicsEngineering

Faculty of Mathematics and NaturalSciences

Prof. Kazimieras Barsauskas UltrasoundResearch Institute

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering andDesign

Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts andHumanities

Institute of Materials Science

Administrative Depratments

- Research and innovation action

(Inclusive and creative society) (3)

- Societal challanges (Europe in a

changing world – Inclusive, innovative

and reflective societies) (1)

-R

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- Specific Grant agreement

and Coordination and

Support Action (1)

- Coordination and support

action (3)

- Innovation action(Energy and Sustainable

Environment) (1)

- Research and Innovation

action (Understanding and

supporting business model

innovation ) (1)

- Marie Sklodowska-Curie

action (3)

- Research and innovation

action (2)(Development of novel materials

and systems for OLED lighting;

Low-cost, low-carbon electricity

supply)

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Statistics of H2020 Pillar Spreading

Excellence and Widening Participation of EU

Contribution by Thematic Priority

2014 – 2018 in Euro


180 935 995 €

96 942 769 €

66 479 240 €

WIDESPREAD - Teaming of excellentresearch institutions and low performing

RDI regions

TWINING - Twinning of researchinstitutions

ERA - ERA chairs

from this sum for LT 2,49 M €

from this sum for LT 819 K €

from this sum for LT 395 K €

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Excellence and Widening Participation of

EU Contribution to Priorities Teaming, Twinning and

Era-Chair by Countries 2014 – 2018 in Euro


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5 000 000

10 000 000

15 000 000

20 000 000

25 000 000

30 000 000

35 000 000

40 000 000

45 000 000

CY PT UK EE HU DE SI SK CZ RS BG PL LV IT SE NL RO HR AU LU ES FR LT BG DK FIN ML SZ IR GR NO

Only 1 % from

total EU

contribution

3.7 M €

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EU Contribution to Priorities Teaming, Twinning and

Era-Chair in Lithuania 2014 – 2018, Euro

WHY only 1 % of total sum?

• Small amount of proposals from LT

• High competition and limited budget. Not all above

threshold evaluated proposals are funded, because of

limited budget of the pillar. We support an idea to rise the

budget for this pillar in Horizon EUROPE

• Sometimes difficult to join advanced partners in actions

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Submitted Proposals to Priorities Teaming, Twinning

and Era-Chair by Countries 2014 – 2018


624

424

381

254 252 242212

180 177 176 164 155 154

116 110 106 103 102 100 98

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88 80 76 73 72 71 66 62

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DE UK IT ES FR NL PT PL SE AU BG CZ RO CH CY DK RS FIN SI GR SK EE BG HR HU LV LT NO IR LU MT

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Horizon 2020 funded projects ofWidening Actions at KTU

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Teaming phase 1 Era-Chair Twinning

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ERA – ChairsEXCELLENCE TO INSTITUTIONS

Source of the picture: https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-

/publication/3a4ac80c-7a7d-11e8-ac6a-01aa75ed71a1/language-en

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ERA – Chairs at KTUProposal and projects

2017

Funded projects ■ waiting for results

Submitted proposals ■■■■ ■■

2018

Above threshold ■■ waiting for results

Bellow threshold ■ waiting for results

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ERA – Chairs

Project „Industry 4.0 impact on management practices

and economics“ (No. 810318, 2018 – 2023).

Implemented by KTU School of Economics and Business

The objective of the IN4ACT project is to implement

structural changes at the KTU School of Economics and

Business through the opening of an ERA Chair in “Industry

4.0 Management and Economics” research, to increase

research excellence, socio-economic impact, international

reputation, and attractiveness to international talented

researchers and students. An ERA Chair team of 6

international researchers will be recruited to achieve an

objective of the project.

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TwinningINSTITUTIONAL NETWORKING



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Funded projects 0 ■ waiting for results

Submitted proposals ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

■■■■■ ■■

Above threshold ■■■■■ ■■■■ waiting for results

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Bellow threshold ■■ ■■ waiting for results

Twinning at KTUProposal and projects

2015 2017 2018

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Twinning

Project „Knowledge-Empowered Entrepreneurship

Network to position Kaunas University of Technology at

the forefront of EU research in entrepreneurship (KEEN)“

(No. 810329, 2018 – 2022).

The overall objective of the KEEN project is to strengthen the

research excellence of University in entrepreneurship, improve

its capacities to exploit and disseminate its research outputs,

and enhance its ability to engage the public in its research and

entrepreneurship awareness, understanding, and acceptance.

To reach such objective, the KEEN project will create with

Cranfield University (United Kingdom), Bergische Universität

Wuppertal (Germany), and Universität St. Gallen

(Switzerland), a network named “Knowledge-Empowered

Entrepreneurship Network”.

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TeamingINSTITUTION-BUILDING



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Teaming at KTUINSTITUTION-BUILDING

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Submitted proposals for Teaming phase 2

(1 - WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017 (not funded),

3 - WIDESPREAD-01-2018-2019)4

Teaming phase 1 projects

(1 - WIDESPREAD-1-2014 as coordinator,

1 - WIDESPREAD-01-2017 as coordinator,

1 - WIDESPREAD-01-2017 as partner,

coordinated by VDU)

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4 STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION TOPICS

Mechanisms for

age-related

diseases

Biomakers for

age-related

diseases

Diagnostics and

monitoring

technologies for

age-related diseases

Regenerative

technologies for

age-related

diseases

Integrating Lithuanian Expertise:


Lithuanian University of Health Science

Vilnius University

Supported by Advanced Partners:

Lunds University

Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT

Coordinator of Centre of Excellence in

Science and Technology for Healthy Ageing(Teaming phase 1, project HEALTH-TECH, No 664339)

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Coordinator of Centre of Excellence of the

Internet of Things(Teaming phase 1, project InnoIteam, No 763805)

3 STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION TOPICS

Interface and

interaction design

approaches for

Smart

Environments

Cybersecurity

aspects

Data analysis and

visualisation



Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

State Enterprise Centre of Registers

Supported by Advanced Partners:

Linkoping University

Interactive Institute Swedish ICT

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Partner of Centre of Excellence for Cultural

and Creative Innovations in Lithuania(Teaming phase 1, project InnoCult, No 763748)

4 MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT


Vytautas Magnus University


Supported by Advanced Partner:

Politecnico Di Milano

CCI

ecosystem

dynamics

CCI digitalisationCCI open

innovation

process

CCI

(Re)volutionary

competence,

attitudes and skills

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Horizon 2020 Widening Actions

Impossible ?How to make it

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Horizon 2020 Widening ActionsKEY TO SUCCESS STORY

Competences

Experience

Research Capacity from

Networks

Excellence

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as a project coordintor (FP7 - NANOMAT,

CEOSeR)2

Competence in implementing projects related with

development of Centres of excellence from FP7

period.

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Synergies in research excellence capacity building with

other Lithuanian universities.

Collaboration with Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

from the period of 2015 in development of interdisciplinary

research projects funded by internal funds of

universities leads to big research projects as sustainability

and continuity of ESIF “Santaka Valley” project.

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Synergies in research excellence capacity building in

Teaming with other Lithuanian universities.

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• pre-/post-award Grants Support Office – Research and

Innovation Competence Centre at University

• events / workshops for researchers

• support from external international experts

• sharing good practice

• learning from mistakes

• analyzing ESR of proposals → improving → resubmitting

• active participating in COST actions for networking and

scientific articles publications

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Source of the picture: https://www.benfrancia.com/bits-of-inspiration/which-step-have-

you-reached-today/

CHALLENGE for researchers

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What‘s our next venture?

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PREPARATION TO HORIZON EUROPE

• University with partners from international associations

and networks actively participates in common position

papers on upcoming framework programme 9 (FP9)

preparation

• University collaborates with colleagues from Lithuanian

RDI Liaison Office regarding upcoming H2020 and FP9 .

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Horizon 2020 Widening

measures at KTU

(ERA Chairs, Teaming,

Twinning projects)


Projects Department

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