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Webinar: International NCN call Weave-UNISONO
2021-03-22 13:00 - 14:30 UTC | Rue du Trône 98, Brussels, 1050, Belgium
Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels in cooperation with the National Science Centre invite you to the webinar on international Weave-UNISONO call for bilateral or trilateral research projects for teams from Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Switzerland, Germany and Poland as part of the multilateral program WEAVE. The aim of the training is primarily to present the basic assumptions of the WEAVE program and explain what the lead agency procedure is, and what is particularly interesting – to present the process of applications’ submission and evaluation of proposals.
The webinar is addressed to the academic and administrative staff of the Polish Academy of Sciences and will be held on Monday, March 22, 2021 in the online formula.
The detailed agenda of the meeting is available here.

PolSCA webinar series on Horizon Europe :: kick-off meeting
2021-03-31 09:30 - 11:30 UTC | Biuro PolSCA, Rue du Trône 98, Bruksela, 1050, Belgium
The Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels is organizing an event inaugurating the “Webinar series on Horizon Europe”, the main goal of which is to strengthen the knowledge about the next EU framework programme for research and innovation – Horizon Europe (HE) among representatives of the scientific community of the Polish Academy of Sciences . These activities are carried out in synergy with the PASIFIC programme, where the PolSCA Office is involved in building and strengthening an informal support network dedicated to scientists and research managers of PAS Institutes in the context of the Horizon Europe.
During the meeting, the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences – Prof. Jerzy Duszyński will present the Academy’s priorities in the context of Horizon Europe. Participants will also learn about other activities supporting PAS community in the context of R&I framework programmes. The representative of the European Commission – Mr. Stefan Weiers, will provide an overview of the Horizon Europe and its integration with the European Research Area. On the other hand, Mrs. Magdalena Bem-Andrzejewska – director of the National Contact Point for Poland, will introduce the national support system for enhanced participation in Horizon Europe. Finally, PolSCA activities designed as webinar series devoted to the Horizon Europe will be presented.
The webinar is by invitation only and it is addressed to the academic and research support staff of the Polish Academy of Sciences. It will be held on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 9.30 am in the online formula.
The detailed agenda of the meeting is available here.

Meeting of the Programme Council of the Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA
2021-04-13 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Rue du Trône 98, Brussels, 1050, Belgium
On 13th April 2021, for the fourth time and again as an online event, the Meeting of the Programme Council of the Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA was organised.

Following members of the Program Council 2019-2022 took part in the meeting:

Prof. Marek Konarzewski, Institute of Biology, University of Białystok, member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Chairman of the Program Board of the PolSCA Office,
Prof. Bogusław Buszewski, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, member-correspondent of the Polish Academy of Sciences,
Prof. Agnieszka Dobrzyń, Director of the Nencki Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences,
Dr. Agnieszka Cianciara, Professor at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences,
Magdalena Pszczółkowska, Deputy Director of the Polish Institute in Brussels,
Agata Janaszczyk, Research Advisor, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU,
Dr. Tomasz Poprawka, Director of the PolSCA Office.

Additionally, the event was attended by: Prof. Roman Słowiński (Vice President of the Polish Academy of Sciences), Dr. Anna Plater-Zyberk (Director of the Office of International Cooperation at the Polish Academy of Sciences), Maria Rogala (Deputy Director of the Office of International Cooperation at the Polish Academy of Sciences) and representatives of the PolSCA Office team in Brussels.
The main part of the meeting was the presentation of reports on the activities of the office for the past six months – since the last meeting in October 2020 – with a discussion on the plans for 2021. Director Tomasz Poprawka, supported by two experts from the office, Dr. Justyna Kramarczyk and Joanna Komperda, presented main activities of the PolSCA Office: monitoring of the EU research policy, communication and dissemination of information as well as support of participation in EU programmes, especially among the scientific community of the Academy.
Participants discussed the events, planned activities as well as challenges and priorities of the PolSCA Office in Brussels.
The next meeting of the Program Council is scheduled for October 2021.

Webinar: Cultural Heritage in Digital Age
2021-04-21 09:15 - 11:15 UTC | Online, Belgium
Polish Science Contact Agency ‘PolSCA’ of Polish Academy of Sciences and the Polish Institute Brussels are delighted to invite you to the webinar Cultural Heritage in Digital Age to be held on 21 of April 2021!
The main purpose of the webinar is to get unique insights from decision makers and various practitioners representing European networks, Cultural Heritage Institutions, research institutes and research centers about the value of collaboration to provide efficient digital solutions to the real needs of accessing, protecting and preserving cultural heritage. This event represents also an opportunity to highlight European funded research projects or other relevant initiatives on the digitisation of Europe’s cultural heritage, and to debate on actions that could be undertaken in the future.
Please find the agenda of the event here.
The webinar is opened to everyone interested in the process of digitisation of European cultural heritage, so do not hesitate to distribute this invitation further. We look forward to seeing you online soon!
When: Wednesday, 21st April 2021, 9:15 AM – 11:15 AM
How: WEBEX
Registration link: https://forms.gle/BDU8APTqTVzhMUMR8
Registration deadline: Monday, 19th April 2021 (EOB)

PolSCA webinar series on Horizon Europe :: pillar II - clusters, missions and partnerships
2021-04-23 13:30 - 15:30 UTC | Biuro PolSCA, Rue du Trône 98, Bruksela, 1050, Belgium
The Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels is hosting a second meeting within “Webinar series on Horizon Europe”. Main goal of theses online meetings is to strengthen the knowledge about the next EU framework programme for research and innovation – Horizon Europe (HE) among representatives of the scientific community of the Polish Academy of Sciences . These activities are carried out in synergy with the PASIFIC programme, where the PolSCA Office is involved in building and strengthening an informal support network dedicated to scientists and research managers of PAS Institutes in the context of the Horizon Europe.
The main focus of the 2nd webinar within the series will be on Pillar II of Horizon Europe “Global challenges and European industrial competitiveness”, its overall construction and logic of intervention. During the event, participants will be provided with a rather general introduction regarding 6 thematic clusters. The strategic planning process shall be explained, with its results to be set out in a multiannual strategic plan for preparing the content of the work programmes. The current state-of-play will be provided regarding research & innovation Missions. Participants will also be given an overview of a renewed landscape of HE Partnerships, with an insight into Polish national-level preparatory actions.
The webinar is by invitation only and it is addressed to the academic and research support staff of the Polish Academy of Sciences. It will be held on Friday, April 23, 2021 at 13.30 am in the online formula. The language of the meeting is English.
The detailed agenda of the meeting is available here.

Training for managers of European research projects "V4 Training"
2021-04-26 09:00 - 2021-04-28 17:00 UTC
On April 26-28, another edition of the training for managers of European research projects “V4 Training” took place, which was organized by PolSCA together with the Czech National Agency for International Education and Research (CZELO), the National Office for Research, Development and Innovation in Hungary (NRDIO) and the Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development (SLORD).
The second virtual edition of the event was attended by 36 experts dealing with projects financed from European funds, who came from Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. In addition, the training was also attended – through the IGLO network – by representatives of R&D organizations in Lithuania, Estonia, Belgium, Switzerland and Austria. Among Polish participants, we hosted seven female leaders from the following centers:

Julia GOŚCIAŃSKA-ŁOWIŃSKA, director of the Łukasiewicz-Industrial Institute of Agricultural Machines in Poznań
Katarzyna KOPAŃCZYK, director of the Department of International Research Programs at the University of Life Sciences in Wrocław
Anna LEŚNODORSKA, Head of the TCS AH Executive Office at the Institute of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow
Joanna PRZEDRZYMIRSKA, deputy director for organization and development at the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Sopot
Izabela RASZCZYK, director of administrative matters at the International Center for Research on Anticancer Vaccines at the University of Gdańsk
Agnieszka TADRZAK, Director’s Plenipotentiary for Research and Development Funding at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw
Monika SKOWRON, legal advisor at the Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences A. Krupkowski in Krakow

During the three-day training “V4 Training”, the following topics were discussed: new elements introduced to the Horizon Europe framework program, innovation ecosystems of the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), and the comitology procedure in the EU European Union, preparation of Work Programs or Open Science policy. The issue of best practices was also discussed, incl. in the areas of communication, dissemination and valorisation of project results. In addition, the director of the PolSCA Office – Dr. Tomasz Poprawka – discussed the subject of awareness of stakeholders such as R&D organizations with the participants of the training. on the example of associations and networking organizations.
The PolSCA office hosted the second day of the training, which was devoted to investing in scientists and their networking, mainly based on the instruments of Horizon Europe. The first meeting on attracting and developing talents was led by Ewa Kocińska-Lange from NCBR / Business Science Poland together with Marcela Groholova from the Research Executive Agency, Marie Curie Actions. Then, Ewa Kocińska-Lange spoke again about supporting international cooperation through the Horizon Europe program, this time with Katalin Alföldi from COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). Finally, Anne Pépin from DG Research and Innovation presented the topic of Gender Equality Plans.

These issues were raised again by the same panellists during interactive sessions in the form of exchanging experiences, in which participants of previous V4 Training also took part. From Poland, they were Anna Pawlus, coordinator of the research group at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and Anna Stachowiak-Szrejbrowska, head of the Grant Application Support Section at the Adam Mickiewicz University.

We invite you to participate in the next edition of “V4 Training”, which – also in the online version – will take place in the second half of November 2021!

Webinar: Mission STARFISH 2030: Restoring our water resources and oceans
2021-05-10 13:00 - 15:15 UTC | Rue du Trône 98, Brussels, 1050, Belgium
On behalf of the organizers – the Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the NCBR Office in Brussels – Business & Science Poland – we cordially invite you to participate in the webinar entitled ‘Mission Starfish 2030: Let’s restore our water resources and oceans’, which will take place on May 10, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Ocean, sea, coastal and inland waters constitute one system which covers approx. 71% of the Earth’s surface. The European Mission Starfish 2030 under Horizon Europe will support new ideas, research and innovation to develop and scale up solutions that can change the way we care for our blue environment.
The report prepared by the Starfish 2030 Mission Council is a proposal of actions that should be taken to improve the situation of the aquatic environment, and a tool to raise awareness of their importance among citizens. Inspired by the shape of a starfish, the mission will be devoted to five overarching goals, including stopping pollution and regenerating nature.
The meeting will be attended by: a representative of the European Commission, who will talk about the main assumptions and goals of the Starfish 2030 Mission, Ms. Klara Ramm, member of the Starfish 2030 Mission Council, and excellent speakers – experts in the field of water policy and water protection, who will participate in two discussion panels on regeneration of marine and aquatic ecosystems and containment of pollution. On the side of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the speakers will be: prof. Paweł Rowiński, Vice-president of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and prof. Jan M. Węsławski, Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. There will be a question and answer session with speakers at the end of the meeting.
We invite everyone interested in the topic of European missions to take part in this event, the agenda of which can be found here.
Registration link is available here.

Webinar ‘Science for EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy’
2021-05-21 11:00 - 14:00 UTC | Webex, Belgium
Polish Science Contact Agency ‘PolSCA’ of the Polish Academy of Sciences is pleased to invite you for the event ‘Science for EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy’ to be held online on 21st May 2021 at 11:00 AM (CEST).
The main aim of the online seminar will be to bring together a broad range of actors involved in the biodiversity preservation – on both policy level and academia – to review the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 in general and to empower research and innovation actions in the field of biological diversity. We aim to create the space for dialogue around EU biodiversity conservation and for strengthening cooperation between decision makers, researchers and practitioners. The participants of the event will be given a chance to collect information on how scientists could benefit from Horizon Europe to provide impactful contribution to biodiversity protection.
The 2nd session will be focused on the forest-related research, and will bring us a balanced overview of funding opportunities and lessons learnt gained from the past and ongoing scientific projects.
The event is opened to everyone interested in biodiversity protection and forest-related R&I actions, so do not hesitate to distribute this invitation further. Only registered participants will be provided with all connection details prior to the event. We look forward to seeing you online soon!
Please visit the event website to learn more about the meeting, its agenda and speakers as well as to receive access to documents related to the event topic.
When: Friday, 21st May 2021, 11:00 AM – 14.00 PM
How: WEBEX
Registration: through the link.
Registration deadline: Wednesday, 19th May 2021 (EOB)

Webinar: Mission 100 climate-neutral cities by 2030 - by and for the citizens
2021-06-21 11:00 - 13:15 UTC | Rue du Trône 98, Brussels, 1050, Belgium
On behalf of the organizers – the Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the NCBR Office in Brussels – Business & Science Poland – are pleased to invite you to participate in the webinar entitled ‘Mission 100 climate-neutral cities by 2030 – by and for the citizens’, which will be held online on June 21, 2021 from 11:00 am. to 1:15 pm.
Cities cover 3% of the earth’s surface, but generate about 72% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, cities are growing rapidly, with an estimated 85% of Europeans living in cities by 2050. The mission “100 Climate Neutral Cities by 2030 – By and For Citizens” will support new ideas, research and innovation that will help cities to make the system transition towards climate neutrality.
The report prepared by the Mission Board is a proposal of actions that should be taken in order to achieve the goal of 100 climate neutral cities within 10 years. Among the many threads that appear in the report, two topics for discussion were selected: integrated urban planning and citizen’s engagement, without which – as the report shows – the mission cannot be successful.
The meeting will be attended by: Ms. Rosalinde van der Vlies from the European Commission, who will talk about the main assumptions and goals of the Mission, professor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Chair of the Mission Board for Climate Neutral and Smart Cities, and excellent speakers – experts in the field of urban issues, who will participate in two discussion panels. The Polish Academy of Sciences will be represented by Cezary Mazurek, Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center affiliated to the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and prof. Bożena Degórska from the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization of the Polish Academy of Sciences. There will be a question and answer session with speakers at the end of the meeting.
We invite everyone interested in the topic of European missions to take part in this event, the agenda of which can be found under this link.
Registration link is available here.

Online event: V4 Conference 2021- Earth Observations for citizens and the planet
2021-06-29 13:30 - 17:00 UTC | Rue du Trône 98, Brussels, 1050, Belgium
Polish Science Contact Agency of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PolSCA) together with Czech Liaison Office for Education & Research (CZELO), National Research, Development and Innovation Office Hungary (NRDIO) and Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development (SLORD) are pleased to invite you to the annual joint event under the Polish presidency of the Visegrad Group entitled ‘V4 Conference 2021 – Earth Observations for citizens and the planet’ on R&I contributions to the Copernicus programme to be held on 29 June 2021 at 13.30 (CEST).
The aim of the V4 Conference 2021 is to bring together a wide range of actors involved in research and innovation in the field of Earth Observations (EOs) with a particular focus on Visegrad Group. In brief, the event shall provide a framework to review a key role of research and innovation for the Copernicus programme.
Participants will learn about the coordinated European approach to maximize the use of Earth Observation products and services to steer resilient and green transition for all Europeans and to safeguard our planet. In order to put a spotlight on the CEE space sector, a special session will feature success stories of V4-based projects, researchers and organisations involved in developing, deploying and using global space-based infrastructures, applications and data for Earth monitoring. These will exemplify important contributions of the V4-based sector to the European Green Deal and Space Strategy for Europe. Finally, a roundtable discussion with key European EO actors and stakeholders is planned to discuss the current status and future challenges regarding the research and innovation activities for and within a Copernicus programme.
The event shall also serve as an opportunity for networking, mobilising and reinforcing cooperation between European scientists & innovators, research organisations & industry sector as well as various actors in the field of Earth Observations.
The event is opened to everyone interested in the field, both in terms of evolution of services for Copernicus, as well as development of applications and using the Eos data.
Please visit the event website to learn more about the meeting, its agenda and speakers as well as to receive access to documents related to the event topic.
How: WEBEX
Invited speakers:

Matthias Petschke, Director – Space, DG DEFIS, European Commission
Philippe Tulkens, Head of Unit – Climate & Planetary Boundaries, DG RTD, European Commission
Simonetta Cheli, Head of Strategy, Programme and Coordination Office, Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes, European Space Agency
Laurent Leylekian, Strategic Executive Committee of the Association of European Space Research Establishments
Hans Bracquene, Chairman of the SME4SPACE
Representatives of the V4-based organisations

Registration link is available here.

Webinar: European Partnership on Biodiversity. New funds for research
2021-10-05 10:00 - 12:30 (Europe/Warsaw) | NAŁĘCZ INSTITUTE OF BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PAS, UL. KSIĘCIA TROJDENA 4, WARSAW, 02-109, Poland
The National Science Centre, Poland and the Polish Science Contact Agency of the PAS (PolSCA) in Brussels are pleased to invite you to an information session on the first international call for proposals of the European co-funded Partnership on Biodiversity under Horizon Europe. The Partnership will officially start operating in the beginning of October 2021 as the successor to the BiodivERsA network.

The Partnership is established under the 2nd pillar of the Horizon Europe framework program and is co-financed by the European Commission. It acts as an European platform connecting national and regional research & innovation programmes supporting rescue and protection of biodiversity on Earth. Poland will be among over 30 member states of this network. It will be represented by the National Science Center (NCN), which in the first call serves an important role of the Call Secretariat.

The upcoming call for research proposals, entitled Supporting the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems across land and sea, will be announced in early October 2021 and will cover the following non-exclusive themes:

Knowledge for identifying priority conservation areas, establishing effective and resilient ecological networks, enhancing species-based protection, and preserving genetic diversity,Multiple benefits and costs of biodiversity and ecosystem protection: synergies and trade-offs,Effective management and equitable governance to deliver bold conservation outcome.

Proposals may concern terrestrial, freshwater or marine ecosystems.

Meeting participants will have a chance to meet representatives of the Partnership and the National Science Center who will present the Partnership mission and activities, as well as provide all necessary information on the first joint call: thematic areas, requirements and procedures on the international and national levels. Moreover, the general overview on the partnerships landscape within cluster 6 of the Horizon Europe will be presented by a representative of the National Centre for Research and Development – National Contact Point.

The event is opened to everyone interested in securing funds for research and innovation actions in the field of the biodiversity. The webinar will take place on October 5, 2021 at 10.00, i.e. few days after the launch of the expected first call for proposals under the new partnership.

The meeting agenda is available here. Only registered participants will be provided with necessary connection details prior to the event. The registration deadline is October 3, 2021.

Webinar: "Will it be possible to save 3 million people from cancer? - The Cancer Mission in Horizon Europe and the European Plan against Cancer
2021-11-17 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw) | NAŁĘCZ INSTITUTE OF BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PAS, UL. KSIĘCIA TROJDENA 4, WARSAW, 02-109, Poland
Polish Science Contact Agency “PolSCA” of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels together with the Business Science Poland, the representative office of the National Center for Research and Development in Brussels invite you to the webinar “Will it be possible to save 3 million people from cancer? – The Cancer Mission in Horizon Europe and the European Plan against Cancer”, which will be held on Wednesday, November 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Cancer affects everyone, regardless of age, gender or social status, and places a huge burden on patients, families and society at large. If no further action is taken, the number of people diagnosed with cancer each year in Europe will increase from 3.5 million currently to over 4.3 million by 2035. A mission in this area will help establish common goals to reverse these trends. Combining efforts across Europe, the Mission (together with the European Cancer Plan) aims to support cancer prevention, enable early diagnosis, reduce suffering, and improve the quality of life of cancer patients during and after treatment.

To provide specific solutions, the Mission Council proposed an ambitious target: “By 2030, more than 3 million lives will be saved, living longer and better”. The main objectives of the Mission will focus on understanding cancer, prevention (including screening and early detection), diagnosis and treatment, and improving the quality of life of people living with and after cancer, while ensuring equal access for all.

The aim of the webinar is to provide participants with the most important information about the Mission and the European Plan against Cancer. The meeting will be attended by representatives of the European Commission – Joanna Drake, Mission Manager, Deputy Director General for Research and Innovation and Annika Nowak, who will talk about the main foundations and goals of the Cancer Mission and the European Plan against Cancer, Prof. Konrad Rydzyński, member of the Mission Council and other experts representing the areas of science, business, administration, and civil society. During two discussion panels, speakers will talk about how research activities undertaken in Poland will contribute to increasing understanding and detection of cancer, and how to effectively treat cancer patients and ensure a better quality of life. There will also be a question and answer session with speakers at the end of the meeting.

Among the invited experts we will also have a representative of the Polish Academy of Sciences: prof. dr hab. Marek Figlerowicz from the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Poznań.

We invite all interested parties to participate in this event!

The event program is available HERE (in Polish). Participation in the event requires registration using the form available at the LINK.

PolSCA webinar series on Horizon Europe :: Cluster 6 “Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment”
2021-11-30 09:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw) | NAŁĘCZ INSTITUTE OF BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PAS, UL. KSIĘCIA TROJDENA 4, WARSAW, 02-109, Poland
The Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels is hosting a next meeting within “Webinar series on Horizon Europe”. The main purpose of this particular webinar will be to present cluster 6: “Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment” of Horizon Europe. The current research and innovation funding opportunities in this part of the framework program are set out in the Work Program for 2021-2022.

Thanks to our special guests: representatives of the European Commission, Mission Boards and National Contact Point (NCBR/KPK), the meeting attendees will strengthen their knowledge about priorities, specific objectives and expected impact of the cluster 6 as well as about the funding opportunities within 7 destinations of the cluster for 2022. Moreover, the participants will be given detailed insight into the evaluation novelties under cluster 6 with a special attention to Do Not Significant Harm criterion. This will be followed by testimonials of the Polish researchers sharing their experiences gained from the Horizon 2020 funded grants. Eventually, Mission Boards members will present closely related to cluster 6: Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters and EU Mission Soil deal for Europe.

The event is open only to academics and research managers of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

The webinar will take place online on November 30, 2021 (Tuesday) from 9.30 – 13.00.

The full agenda of the meeting is available HERE.

The main objective of the activities undertaken as part of the PolSCA Webinar series on Horizon Europe is to strengthen the knowledge of the EU framework programme for research and innovation – Horizon Europe (HE) among representatives of the scientific community of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS). The participation in Horizon Europe (2021-2027) will undoubtedly be a great challenge for scientists and research units in Poland, including employees of the PAS Institutes. Yet, Horizon Europe programme, with a budget of EUR 95.5 billion, provides clearly a great opportunity to implement ambitious R&D projects, largely based on multilateral scientific cooperation.

The synergy of various activities initiated within the PASIFIC programme under the PAS headquarters, combined with dissemination and training activities undertaken by the PolSCA Office in accordance with its mission shall contribute to increasing the effective participation of the research institutes of the PAS in projects funded under Horizon Europe. In order to further enable that, PolSCA is involved in building and strengthening an informal support network dedicated to scientists and research managers of PAS institutes in the context of the EU framework program for research and innovation, with an emphasis on Horizon Europe.

PolSCA initiated the roll-out of these webinars in the first half of the 2021. The kick-off meeting included the general introduction to Horizon Europe and a national support system. This was followed by a general introduction to the HE pillar II, including strategic planning, missions and partnerships. In the second half of 2021, a number of follow-up webinars are being delivered by PolSCA team ranging from a detailed overview of selected clusters, to various HE instruments (e.g. Widening measures).

PolSCA webinar series on Horizon Europe: Cluster 2. Culture, Creativity and Inclusive society
2021-12-09 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Warsaw) | NAŁĘCZ INSTITUTE OF BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PAS, UL. KSIĘCIA TROJDENA 4, WARSAW, 02-109, Poland
The Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels invites you to another event of Webinar series on Horizon Europe, this time dedicated to Cluster 2 “Culture, creativity and inclusive society” in pillar II of the Horizon Europe program.

The webinar will take place on December 9, 2021 (Thursday) from 10am to 12am in the online formula; the event will be held in Polish.

If you haven’t received a registration form from your Institute yet, please do contact us at magdalena.dobrzynska@polsca.pan.pl (registration until December 7, 2021).

The meeting agenda is available HERE.

The subject of the meeting is the Horizon Europe Cluster 2 “Culture, creativity and inclusive society”. This cluster aims to strengthen European democratic values, including rule of law and fundamental rights, safeguarding our cultural heritage, and promoting socio-economic transformations that contribute to inclusion and growth.

During the session, we will focus on incentives, opportunities and challenges related to the application and participation of social sciences and humanities representatives in Horizon Europe, especially in Cluster 2 competitions (deadline for application April 20, 2022).

We will be supported by an expert of the National Contact Point, and representatives of, among others, Division I of the Polish Academy of Sciences will present good practices in international projects carried out in previous years.

We will end with a session of questions and a discussion on practical solutions supporting researchers in the social sciences and humanities in Horizon Europe, incl. creating and joining project consortia or searching for projects in other Horizon Europe clusters, in which social sciences and humanities work packages are planned.

The event is intended only for academics and research managers of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

The webinar for PAN employees will be preceded by two days of events organized by the European Commission and dedicated to Cluster 2: InfoDay on 7.12. and brokerage event on 8.12

We encourage you to participate in the entire “three-pack” on Cluster 2.

The main objective of the activities undertaken as part of the PolSCA Webinar series is to strengthen the knowledge of the EU framework programme for research and innovation – Horizon Europe (HE) among representatives of the scientific community of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS). The participation in Horizon Europe (2021-2027) will undoubtedly be a great challenge for scientists and research units in Poland, including employees of the PAS Institutes. Yet, Horizon Europe programme, with a budget of EUR 95.5 billion, clearly provides a great opportunity to implement ambitious R&D projects, largely based on multilateral scientific cooperation.

The synergy of various activities initiated within the PASIFIC programme under the PAS headquarters, combined with dissemination and training activities undertaken by the PolSCA Office in accordance with its mission shall contribute to increasing the effective participation of the research institutes of the PAS in projects funded under Horizon Europe. To further enable that, PolSCA is involved in building and strengthening an informal support network dedicated to scientists and research managers of PAS institutes in the context of the EU framework program for research and innovation, with an emphasis on Horizon Europe

PolSCA initiated the roll-out of these webinars in the first half of the 2021. The kick-off meeting included the general introduction to Horizon Europe and a national support system. This was followed by a general introduction to the HE pillar II, including strategic planning, missions and partnerships. In the second half of 2021, a number of follow-up webinars are being delivered by PolSCA team ranging from a detailed overview of selected clusters, to various HE instruments (e.g. Widening measures, Cluster 6 of HE ).

Networking Event: Earth Observation – Funding opportunities under Horizon Europe
2021-12-13 14:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
As a follow-up activity of the conference “Earth Observations for the citizens and the planet”, organised in June 2021 by V4 RTD offices in Brussels – i.e. Czech Liaison Office for Education and Research (CZELO), National Research, Development and Innovation Office of Hungary (NRDIO), Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) and Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development (SLORD) – we are happy to invite you to a networking event in the field of Earth observation / Copernicus services. Agenda of the event is available HERE.

The networking event will take place on 13 December between 14.00 and 16.30. It will provide a brief overview of recently launched Horizon Europe calls, yet its main aim is to enable pitching sessions for all those interested to establish new collaborative links across EU. We will welcome pitching participants from all Member states, and not only from the V4 group!

We would be delighted to welcome you as an active participant by giving you the opportunity for a pitch presentation showcasing your organisation and ideas for future collaboration within Horizon Europe framework. At the same time, it is also possible to participate as an observer by listening to your fellow scientists and be inspired by their presentations.

In case you are interested in participating in our event, please register HERE and indicate in which calls you are particularly interested in. The registration remains open until Friday, 10th December (EoB).

For those wishing to actively participate and provide a flash presentation, please find template that should be used for your pitching. Please keep the time limit of 3 minutes when preparing your intervention. In order not to lose precious time we want to merge all the received presentations in one file, so please send your slides not later than 8 December EoB to contact persons as indicated below.

Due to a limited number of slots available for pitch presentations and in the case of the oversubscription, organisers reserve the right to confirm the pitching session only to selected registrants.

Closer to the event we will send you both the link and the updated agenda of the event, which will show the order of presenters.

More information:

AgendaRegistrationPitch presentation template (PowerPoint)

Contact persons:

NRDIO – Ágota Dávid (agota.david@mfa.gov.hu)

PolSCA – Tomasz Poprawka (tomasz.poprawka@polsca.pan.pl)

Webinar: From blue-sky research into breakthrough innovations. How to enable synergies between the ERC and the EIC?
2021-12-16 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Warsaw) | NAŁĘCZ INSTITUTE OF BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PAS, UL. KSIĘCIA TROJDENA 4, WARSAW, 02-109, Poland
Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA of the Polish Academy of Science in Brussels together with the NCBR Office in Brussels – Business & Science Poland, invite you to the webinar “From blue-sky research into breakthrough innovations. How to enable synergies between the European Research Council (ERC) and the European Innovation Council (EIC)” whichtakes place on Thursday 16 December at 10h00.

This virtual event will be directed to the research and innovation community in Europe and focus on the European Research Council (ERC) and its Proof of Concept grant scheme and the new European Innovation Council (EIC) and its transition activities, especially in the context of broadening cooperation between frontier science and breakthrough innovation. The ERC PoC helps grantees to bridge the gap between their pioneering research and early phases of its commercialization and EIC Transition funds support innovation activities that go beyond the experimental proof of principle in the laboratory. It will be also a great opportunity to present current (and future) incentives for the ERC grantees themselves or their team’s members to apply for the EIC funding.

Among our guest we will have keynote speakers: Prof. Kurt Mehlhorn, Director of the MPI for Informatics and Professor at Saarland University, Chair of the Working Group on innovation and relations with industry of the ERC Scientific Council and Dr Špela Stres, Head of Center for Technology Transfer and Innovation, Jožef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana, member of the newly established EIC Board.

During a panel discussion entitled “From ERC to EIC – lessons from the grantees and new incentives“ we will hear from Polish representatives:

Prof. Piotr Garstecki who was among first grantees in Poland receiving the ERC Starting Grant, followed by EIC SME from the European Innovation Council,

Prof. Piotr Sankowski who is the first person in Poland who received three European Research Council grants (Starting Grant, Proof of Concept and Consolidator Grant),

Prof. Magdalena Król who is a double ERC grantee, awarded first with the Starting Grant and then with a Proof of Concept grant; she was also finalist of the EU Prize for Women Innovators 2020,

Mr. Jakub Jasiczak, the Chairman of the association, established to commercialize scientific research results from universities and research institutes and carry out applied research commissioned by enterprises will be among the speakers of this session.

Both parts will be followed by Q&A session.

We invite all representatives of research and innovation communities to participate in this event.

The agenda of the event is available here.

You can register here: Link

Join us!

Webinar on EU Mission: Adaptation to Climate Change - how to become climate resilient by 2030
2022-01-20 10:00 - 12:15 (Europe/Warsaw) | NAŁĘCZ INSTITUTE OF BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PAS, UL. KSIĘCIA TROJDENA 4, WARSAW, 02-109, Poland
The NCBR office in Brussels/BSP and the PolSCA PAN office in Brussels invite you to participate in the webinar “EU mission: Adaptation to Climate Change – how to become climate resilient by 2030”, which will be held on January 20, 2022, 10h00 – 12h15. During the webinar the Mission’s principles will be presented and two discussion panels will take place. The background of the meeting is the Implementation Plan developed by the European Commission and the calls announced under the Horizon Europe programme.

Climate change is taking place all over the world – including Europe – with increasing intensity. Thus, the vulnerability of the planet and people to the threats associated with them increases. Halting all greenhouse gas emissions would still not prevent the climate impacts that are already occurring. These will continue for decades, even if global and European efforts to cut emissions prove effective.

Therefore, the European Commission adopted a new strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change in 2021: it must be done faster, smarter and in a more systemic way; so we need to prevent the un-adaptable and adapt to the un-preventable.

Adapting to the effects of climate change is a key task for Europe, and the input from R&I is essential, both for risk assessment, the social transformation and the solutions. One of the forms of investing in research and innovation for adaptation to climate change is the activity undertaken as part of the European missions under Horizon Europe programme. The Climate Mission aims to help at least 150 regions and communities become climate resilient by 2030. Support is to be carried out in three phases: a) helping regions to better understand, prepare for and manage climate risk; b) Accelerating the transition to climate resilience – supporting and testing innovative solutions; c) application of large-scale system transformation demonstrators.

The meeting will be attended by: representative of the European Commission – John Bell, Deputy Mission Manager, Director for Healthy Planet, DG RTD in the European Commission, who will talk about the main goals and strategy of the Mission Adaptation to the Climate Change, prof. Zbigniew Kundzewicz, member of the Mission Assembly for Adaptation to Climate Change, and experts representing the areas of science, business, innovation and the social party. During two discussion panels, they will talk about the role of research and innovation in shaping transformative plans for climate change adaptation and how to mobilize citizens and private capital to the active role in achieving climate change adaptation. At the end of the meeting there will be a question and answer session with speakers.

Webinar will be held in Polish with an introductory module with John Bell English.

The webinar agenda can be found under the LINK. Register here: Misja “Adaptacja do zmian klimatycznych” (clickmeeting.com)

We invite everyone interested in the European missions to take part in the event.

Information Event on hydrogen with and for Visegrad four contries. Searching for syngergies.
2022-02-08 14:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Warsaw) | NAŁĘCZ INSTITUTE OF BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PAS, UL. KSIĘCIA TROJDENA 4, WARSAW, 02-109, Poland
On behalf of the four Brussels based research offices of the V4 countries, i.e. National Research, Development and Innovation Office of Hungary (NRDIO), Czech Liaison Office for Education and Research (CZELO), Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) and Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development (SLORD) we cordially invite you to participate in an online information event on hydrogen research for a wide stakeholder community in their countries. The event is organized under the Hungarian presidency of the Visegrad Group.

Hydrogen is envisaged to play an important role in the energy transition and will help European economies to reach the ambitious CO2 reduction targets in the coming years. Hydrogen research and innovation has also become a priority in the Visegrad 4 countries – hydrogen strategies are being developed, hydrogen associations are being established.

The objective of the information event is twofold:

European hydrogen related initiatives, programmes and partnerships will be presented to interested stakeholders from the V4 countries, representing policy, research as well as industry;The V4 countries will also shortly present the latest developments in their countries to the main European actors.

This two-way communication will allow the participants to mutually inform each other about national and European programmes, to have a clearer picture about the broad landscape on hydrogen research and innovation, to define synergies and possible fields for future cooperation.

The event will serve as a stepping stone for future communication and cooperation among participants from Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Participants from other countries are also welcome to join.

The detailed agenda is available HERE.

Please register for the meeting using the following REGISTRATION FORM. Registration is open until 7 February, 10.00 a.m. The link for the event will be sent to registered participants one day before the event starts (e.g. 7 February, 14.00).

Webinar :: International research funding. Funding schemes of the NCN and NCBR
2022-02-18 09:30 - 12:30 (Europe/Warsaw) | NAŁĘCZ INSTITUTE OF BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PAS, UL. KSIĘCIA TROJDENA 4, WARSAW, 02-109, Poland
Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) in Brussels of the Polish Academy of Sciencesin cooperation with the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) andthe National Science Centre (NCN) invites you to a webinar dedicated to international calls for research projects, implemented in multilateral cooperation, especially under Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe.

The representatives of the National Science Center and the National Center for Research and Development will present the requirements of the funding schemes under multilateral programs, and above all – will present the current and upcoming calls’ portfolio of both funding agencies in this regard.

The training is addressed only to academic and administrative staff of the Polish Academy of Sciences and will take place online on February 18, 2022 (Friday) from 9.30 to 12.30. The webinar will be held in English.

Registration is open until February 16 through the registration form that was sent out within Polish Academy of Sciences, mostly through Horizon Europe Navigators network at the PAS institutes. Participation in this information meeting is free of charge.

The webinar is being delivered as a part of the PolSCA webinar series on Horizon Europe in the synergy with the PASIFIC programme.

The event agenda is available HERE.

A detailed list of the calls that will be presented during the webinar can be found under the LINK.

Webinar “Gender equality in European Research, Innovation and Higher Education. How to enhance scientific excellence through Gender Equality Plans?”
2022-03-10 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
The EU is committed to advancing gender equality in all areas, the Research and Innovation (R&I) sector being no exception. Despite the progress achieved, many structural barriers to gender equality in research and innovation persist. The She Figures 2021 report provides data and analysis for approximately 88 indicators monitoring the state of gender equality in R&I across Europe. A new indicator shows that women represented less than a quarter of self-employed professionals in Science and Engineering (S&E) and ICT. Furthermore, gender equality has been mainstreamed in the Horizon Europe programme, i.e. by Gender Equality Plans.

To contribute to the development, CZELO, LINO, PolSCA, and SLORD jointly organize a virtual event “Gender equality in European Research, Innovation and Higher Education. How to enhance scientific excellence through Gender Equality Plans?”.

The objective of this event is to give an overview of the latest EU gender policy developments. Recent developments and illustrative cases from the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland, and Slovakia will be presented.

The event is free of charge but registration is necessary to attend the webinar. The deadline for the registration is March 8, 2022.

You can register here.

The meeting link will be sent on March 9, 2022.

You can find the Agenda: here.

AGENDA

10:00 – 10:05 Welcome remarks

10:05 – 10:25 Mina Stareva, Head of Sector – Gender, DG Research and Innovation at European Commission

10:25 – 10:35 Q&A

10:35 – 10:45 Czech Republic: Marcela Linková, Head of the Centre for Gender and Science at the Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences

10:45 – 10:55 Lithuania: Agnė Paliokaitė, Science and innovation policy researcher, Founder and Director of international research institute Visionary Analytics; Aurelija Novelskaitė, Associate Professor of Vilnius University

10:55 – 11:05 Poland: Anna Knapińska, Assistant Professor at the National Information Processing Institute

11:05 – 11:15 Slovakia: Gabriel Bianchi, Deputy Director at the Institute for Research in Social Communication of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

11:15 – 11:55 Roundtable discussion: How to enhance scientific excellence through Gender Equality Plans?

11:55 – 12:00 Closing remarks

International mobility in research. Funding schemes of the PAS, the NAWA and the NCN
2022-03-22 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw) | NAŁĘCZ INSTITUTE OF BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PAS, UL. KSIĘCIA TROJDENA 4, WARSAW, 02-109, Poland
The Polish Academy of Sciences together with the Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) in Brussels of the PAS and in cooperation with the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) and the National Science Centre (NCN) invites you to an information meeting dedicated to research programs supporting incoming mobility and the internationalization of science in Poland.

The aim of the event is to present funding opportunities available to the academic community of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Our guests will present the current portfolio of programmes, including: The Ulam programme, NAWA Chair, Polish Returns (NAWA) and POLONEZ BIS (NCN). Also, the International Cooperation Office of the PAS will discuss its current offer of support for employees of the PAS Institutes in establishing and strengthening international cooperation, also through the activities of several foreignPAS units.

The training is addressed to academic and administrative staff of the Polish Academy of Sciences only and will take place online on March 22, 2022 (Tuesday) from 10.00 to 13.00. The webinar will be held in English.

Registration is open until March 20 through the registration form that was sent out within Polish Academy of Sciences, mostly through Horizon Europe Navigators network at the PAS institutes. Participation in this information meeting is free of charge.

The webinar is organised in synergy with the PASIFIC programme.

The meeting agenda is available HERE.

Societal Transformations in the Digital Age: Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Research in Horizon Europe
2022-05-12 09:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw) | NAŁĘCZ INSTITUTE OF BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PAS, UL. KSIĘCIA TROJDENA 4, WARSAW, 02-109, Poland
We are pleased to invite you to attend a webinar and networking event on «Societal Transformations in the Digital Age: Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Research in Horizon Europe» which will be held online on 12 May 2022 from 9.30 to 13.00 (CEST).

The event is jointly organised by four Brussels-based liaison offices: Lithuanian RDI Liaison Office (LINO), Netherlands house for Education and Research (Neth-ER), Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) & Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development (SLORD).We aim to bring together the expert scientific community working on issues related to the impact of digital technologies on society.

Throughout the half-day, we will:

· discuss the current challenges related to the digital transformation of our democracies and socio-economic life,· present interesting examples of interdisciplinary projects, connecting different research and innovation communities,· learn about the main funding opportunities available to researchers active in this area.The event might be of interest to researchers, research and project managers, public authorities or anyone else willing to join. New collaborations and partnerships will be created through a networking platform.

Registration: here

PRELIMINARY AGENDA:

9.30 – 9.35 Welcome by the organisers

9.35 – 10.20 Digital transformation of our democracies and socio-economic life: the current challenges

Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of Unit, Union citizenship rights and Free movement, DG JUST, European CommissionVladimír Šucha, Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Bratislava

10.20 – 10.30 Break

10.30 – 11.20 Connecting the communities: Examples of interdisciplinary research

DEMOS (Democratic Efficacy and the Varieties of Populism in Europe) – Andrej Školkay, Research Team Leader, School of Communication and Media, SlovakiaOPERAS (Open Scholarly Communication in the European Research Area for Social Sciences and Humanities) – Marta Błaszczyńska – Cooordinator and Senior Open Science Officer & Digital Humanities Centre at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland; Dr Magdalena Wnuk – Open Science Officer; Digital Humanities Centre at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, PolandRobotics4EU (Societal acceptance of AI-based robotics) – Thomas Gitsoudis, innovation manager, AgriFood Lithuania DIH

11.20 – 11.30 Break

11.30 – 12.55 Funding opportunities and synergies

Malwina Gębalska, CHANSE (Collaboration of Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe) Programme Coordinator, National Science Centre, PolandFrancisco de la Torre Francia, Deputy Head of Unit, Democracy & European Values, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European CommissionBeatrice Lucaroni, Policy Officer, Fair Societies and Cultural Heritage, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European CommissionKristina Kardum, Coordinator for Digital Transformation, Digital Europe Programme, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission

12:55 – 13:00 Closing remarks

14.30 – 15.30 Online networking session (Wonder.me platform)

Horizon Europe Navigators MeetUp - partner search & networking
2022-05-20 09:00 - 12:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
The next meeting of the Horizon Europe Navigators network of science managers will be dedicated to the topic of effective networking and searching for partners for cooperation in the context of international projects financed under Horizon Europe, which will be discussed by Dr. Magdalena Głogowska from the National Contact Point.

In addition, in terms of participation in brokerage events or scientific networking meetings, issues related to the self-presentation by scientists and research managers will introduced by Natalia Osica from Pro Science.

V4 Conference on Benefits and challenges of participation in co-funded partnerships with a thematic focus on Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment.
2022-06-13 10:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Warsaw) | NAŁĘCZ INSTITUTE OF BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PAS, UL. KSIĘCIA TROJDENA 4, WARSAW, 02-109, Poland
The National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDIO) together with the Czech Liaison Office for Education & Research (CZELO), the Polish Science Contact Agency of the PAS (PolSCA) and the Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development (SLORD) are organising a joint event under the Hungarian presidency of the Visegrád 4 Group with the title: “Benefits and challenges of participation in co-funded partnerships with a thematic focus on Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment”.

The opening presentation, provided by the European Commission about the strategic planning of the partnership landscape and the first results of the partnership monitoring exercise will be followed by a policy panel, which will cover topics like the planning of support structures, funding and human resources in order to facilitate the successful participation in co-funded partnerships. The scientific panel will showcase good examples of participation either in projects or in advisory structures of the partnerships. During lunch we will have the possibility to continue our discussions in a more informal way.

The event will take place on 13 June (10.00-14.00) at the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU (1040 Brussels, Rue de Trèves 92-98.). Participation in the event is free of charge but registration through the LINK is necessary (also for online participation).

As we can only provide seats for 60-70 participants, early registration for onsite participation is recommended. A final confirmation and programme with speakers will be sent one week before the event.

General agenda

10.00-10.05Opening remarks10.05-10.30Key-note and opening speech by the European Commission10.30-11.30Policy roundtable11.30-11.40Coffee break11.40-12.40Scientific roundtable12.40-13.00Reflections by the BioEAST initiative13.00Concluding remarks by the organisers followed by a light lunch

The conference concept with a draft agenda is available HERE.

We are very much looking forward to seeing you at our event!

Horizon Europe Navigators MeetUp - MSCA DN & PF calls 2022
2022-06-23 09:30 - 12:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
An upcoming meeting of the network of science managers across institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the so-called Horizon Europe Navigators will be devoted to the subject of effective participation in the Maria Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) competitions financed under the pillar No. I (Excellent Science) of Horizon Europe. Participants of the meeting will have the opportunity to meet the NAWA Team, in which the MSCA NCP currently operates, i.e. Paweł Kurzyński & Olga Żochowska, Department of Programmes for Scientist.

In addition, good practices in supporting the involvement of individuals scientist and institutions in MSCA competitions will be discussed, based on the activities of existing European networks, i.e. Juliane Sauer, MSCA-NET project coordination team as well as institutional beneficiaries with a high level of participation in MSCA projects, i.e. Séverine le Bras, BRIC – Biotech Research & Innovation Centre of the University of Copenhagen

Matchmaking event for cluster 6 of Horizon Europe
2022-06-29 13:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Warsaw) | NAŁĘCZ INSTITUTE OF BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PAS, UL. KSIĘCIA TROJDENA 4, WARSAW, 02-109, Poland
As a follow-up activity of the #V4Conference2022 on “Benefits and challenges of participation in co-funded partnerships with a thematic focus on Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment”, being organized on June 13, V4 liaison offices – Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA), National Research, Development and Innovation Office of Hungary (NRDIO), Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development (SLORD), and Czech Liaison Office for Education and Research (CZELO) – cordially invite you to a matchmaking event assisting researchers, innovators, public actors, NGOs etc. in finding the right match for upcoming funding opportunities in Horizon Europe.

The event aims to help participants to build international R&I networks within the thematic scope of the following areas of cluster 6:

Biodiversity and ecosystem services and related Biodiversa+ partnershipCircular economy and bioeconomy sectors and related Circular Bio-Based Europe JUClean environment and zero pollutionLand, ocean and water for climate action and related Sustainable Blue Economy and Water4All partnerships

This online networking event will take place on Wednesday, 29th June 2022 between 13.00 – 16.30. It will provide a brief overview of upcoming funding opportunities under Cluster 6 of Horizon Europe, yet its main aim is to facilitate pitching sessions for all those interested to establish new collaborative links. To enable direct contact between all the participants the sessions will be followed by speed dating activity on Wonder.me as an integral part of the event.

We invite you to become an active participant with a pitch presentation showcasing the capabilities of your organization, field of expertise and your ideas for potential collaboration within the framework of selected areas of the cluster 6 and thematically related EU partnerships of the Horizon Europe. At the same time, it is also possible to participate as an observer by listening to your peers and be inspired by their presentations. We will welcome pitching and observing participants from all Member states, and not only from the Visegrad countries!

In case you are interested in participating in our event, please register HERE and indicate in which thematic areas you are particularly interested in. The registration remains open until Friday, June 24.

Everyone wishing to actively participate and provide a flash presentation will be contacted by organisers, provided with some instructions, and a presentation’s template to use during 3-minute pitching. Please however note, that due to a limited number of slots available for pitch presentations and in the case of the oversubscription, we reserve the right to confirm the pitching session only to selected registrants. Confirmation will be sent to the pitching participants on the rolling bases (no later than June 24).

The draft event agenda is available HERE.

Horizon Europe Navigators MeetUp - online tools
2022-09-22 09:30 - 12:00 (Europe/Warsaw) | NAŁĘCZ INSTITUTE OF BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PAS, UL. KSIĘCIA TROJDENA 4, WARSAW, 02-109, Poland
The upcoming meeting of the Horizon Europe Navigators, a network of science managers from research institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences, will be devoted to the topic of online tools for Horizon Europe projects, with a focus on the Polish Academy of Sciences participation in Horizon Europe.

Participants of the meeting will have the opportunity to discover functionalities of online tools curated directly by the European Commission like Horizon Dashboard. NCP experts will present data for Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020 projects, with the focus on Polish participation and that of institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

V4 Training - Autumn 2022
2022-10-12 09:00 - 2022-10-14 14:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
V4 Training is a training course designed for experienced research managers working in project departments (mainly international: H2020 and Horizon Europe) at universities, scientific and research institutes in departments responsible for acquisition, management and reporting from each Visegrad Group country and from countries associated in IGLO (Informal Group of RTD Liaison Offices).

The event is organised in Brussels by the Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA together with the Czech Liaison Office for Education and Science (CZELO), the National Research, Development and Innovation Office of Hungary (NRDIO) and the Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development (SLORD), with a total of 35 participants.

During the next edition, which will take place between 12 and 14 October, participants will broaden their knowledge in the field of European research and innovation, project management and researcher support. Experts from, among others, liaison offices, the European Commission, universities in France and Belgium or the HETFA research institute will share their experiences.

Horizon Europe Navigators MeetUp – MSCA SE & Cofund calls 2022
2022-11-04 09:30 - 12:00 (Europe/Warsaw) | NAŁĘCZ INSTITUTE OF BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PAS, UL. KSIĘCIA TROJDENA 4, WARSAW, 02-109, Poland
An upcoming meeting of the network of science managers across institutes of the Polish Academy ofSciences, the so-called Horizon Europe Navigators will be devoted to the subject of effective participation in the Maria Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) the Staff Exchanges (SE) and COFUND actions financed under the 1st pillar (Excellent Science) of Horizon Europe.
Participants of the meeting will have the opportunity to dive in the SE action funding short-term international and inter-sectoral exchanges of staff members involved in research and innovation activities of participating organisations as well as the COFUND action which provides co-funding for regional, national and international programmes for training and career development. Both programmes will be presented by Aleksandrę Schoetz Sobczak oraz Alexandrę Pedersen Goncalves z European Research Executive Agency.
Good case practices of developing sustainable projects will be delivered, based on the activities of existing European networks, by Juliane Sauer from MSCA-NET as well as institutional beneficiaries with a high level of participation in MSCA projects, e.g. Agnieszka Tadrzak, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences.

PolSCA webinar series on Horizon Europe: Open Science in practice. Implications for project proposals and research management
2022-11-10 09:30 - 12:30 (Europe/Warsaw) | NAŁĘCZ INSTITUTE OF BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PAS, UL. KSIĘCIA TROJDENA 4, WARSAW, 02-109, Poland
The Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels is hosting a next meeting within “Webinar series on Horizon Europe”.

The primary focus of this webinar is on open science (OS) policy and open access (OA) and their role in research project management and in valorisation of research results. In alignment with 8 ambitions of the EU’s open science policy, the webinar aims to broaden the knowledge on the logic of maximising the impacts of the EU research & innovation funding, derived from the Implementation Strategy for Horizon Europe, and principles of the European Research Area (ERA) that aims to create a single, borderless market for research, innovation and technology across the EU.

As both project planning and management as well as communication, dissemination, and exploitation activities are crucial for Horizon Europe projects, making research data FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Re-usable) is set to become the default for the results of EU-funded scientific research.

With the open access as a practice of providing online access to scientific information that is free of charge and reusable, the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) delivers space where researchers, innovators, companies, and citizens can publish, find and (re)use data for research, innovation, and educational purposes.

Finally, the Open Research Europe is an open access publishing platform for the publication of research stemming from Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe funding across all subject areas, that is established to boost the communication, dissemination, and exploitation of the research results of projects funded under Horizon Europe.

During the webinar we will tackle topics like:

European Commission’s policies and initiatives on open science

FAIR data and the European Open Science Cloud

Open Science in practice of data management

Dissemination & Exploitation Strategy – using Horizon Results Booster and the Horizon Results Platform

The event is open only to academics and research managers of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

The webinar will take place online on November 10, 2022 (Thursday) from 9.30 – 12.30.

The full agenda of the meeting is available here.

The main objective of the activities undertaken as part of the PolSCA Webinar series is to strengthen the knowledge of the EU framework programme for research and innovation – Horizon Europe (HE) among representatives of the scientific community of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS). The participation in Horizon Europe (2021-2027) will undoubtedly be a great challenge for scientists and research units in Poland, including employees of the PAS Institutes. Yet, Horizon Europe programme, with a budget of EUR 95.5 billion, clearly provides a great opportunity to implement ambitious R&D projects, largely based on multilateral scientific cooperation.

The synergy of various activities initiated within the PASIFIC programme under the PAS headquarters, combined with dissemination and training activities undertaken by the PolSCA Office in accordance with its mission shall contribute to increasing the effective participation of the research institutes of the PAS in projects funded under Horizon Europe. To further enable that, PolSCA is involved in building and strengthening an informal support network dedicated to scientists and research managers of the PAS institutes in the context of the EU framework program for research and innovation, with an emphasis on Horizon Europe
