Meeting of the Programme Council of the Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA

On 13^th 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.