Opportunities in Belgium - European Commission · 2015. 8. 25. · attract a high qualified...
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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
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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