Webinar: Cultural Heritage in Digital Age

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)

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.

PolSCA webinar series on Horizon Europe :: kick-off meeting

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.

International research funding through the JPIs’ and ERA-NETs’ funding schemes. Portfolio of the National Centre for Research and Development

In February, on our website, we published an article on supporting research and innovation through funding schemes announced by cross-national networks such as Joint Programming Initiatives (JPIs) and ERA-NET networks. At that time, we presented the call portfolio of the National Science Centre, and on this occasion a PolSCA webinar dedicated to this topic was held. This time, we would like to encourage you to familiarize yourself with the current offer of era-net calls of the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR), which supports mostly applied research and new technologies. The NCBR portfolio in that matter was discussed during another webinar organised by PolSCA. All funding schemes presented during both webinars and described below are still under the Horizon 2020 framework program.

Webinar: International NCN call Weave-UNISONO

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.

Meeting of the series “Discussions on Horizon in the PolSCA Office”, topic: JPI Urban Europe

The Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA kindly invites you to the next meeting of the series ‘Discussions on Horizon in the PolSCA Office’ addressed to representatives of Polish regional offices in Brussels. Special guests will be representatives of the JPI Urban Europe network – Dr. Margit Noll and Ms. Elena Simion. During the meeting, a plenty of activities of the JPI Urban Europe network will be discussed (including current ERA-NET Co-Fund Urban Transformation Capacities call). Moreover, the possibilities of cooperation under the new European Partnership Driving urban transitions to a sustainable future (DUT) will be presented. The meeting will also be an opportunity for short presentations of individual regions and a discussion on the participants’ experiences in engaging in urban transformation activities.

The meeting, taking place on 12 March 2021 (Friday) from 09.30 to 11.30 in the online mode, is open to representatives of the national regional offices in Brussels.

The detailed agenda of the meeting is available here.

Your opinion counts! Public consultations of the UE documents.

In the current programming period for 2021-2027, the European Commission has set itself the goal of working even more closely with the public and other stakeholders in the policy-making and EU legislative procedure. The process is to be more transparent, simplified, effective and reflecting the views of citizens and stakeholders. The public consultations are already open not only to public institutions, but also to any organization or private person. Certainly, this also applies to the research and innovation sector. As a consequence, the public consultations will have a significant impact on the directions and strategies related to the R&I policy in the European Union.

Webinar: international ERA-Net calls. NCBR’s offer

Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels in cooperation with the National Centre for Research and Development invites you to a webinar dedicated to international calls for research projects, implemented in multilateral cooperation (Era-Net competitions) under Horizon 2020. The aim of the meeting will primarily be to present the process preparation of calls within international networks, the process of submitting and evaluating applications, and what is particularly interesting – presenting the current NCBR’s offer in this area.

The training is addressed only to academic and administrative staff of the Polish Academy of Sciences and will be held online on March 8, 2021 (Monday) from from 1.00 pm. to 2.45 pm.

The detailed agenda of the meeting is available here (in Polish).

V4 Training: Spring Edition 2021 – We are waiting for your applications!

We cordially invite you to participate in the next edition of the V4 Training which is addressed primarily to managers of European research projects and organized by the Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA together with the V4 liaison offices in Brussels. Due to constraints caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Training will be held entirely online between 26-28 April 2021.

Webinar: Brexit and scientific cooperation between PL-UK

Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels in cooperation with the UK Research Office (UKRO) in Brussels are delighted to invite you to a webinar during which the EU-UK scientific cooperation in the context of Brexit will be discussed. In particular, the meeting will be focused on participation of British beneficiaries in Horizon 2020 projects and the future conditions of participation of the United Kingdom in Horizon Europe program.

The main objective of the webinar is to present and consolidate knowledge about research cooperation with scientists and research institutions in the UK which will be possible thanks to our speakers from the British liaison office in Brussels (UKRO).

The meeting is addressed to researchers and administrative support staff of the Polish Academy of Sciences. It will be helpful especially for those who are involved in international scientific cooperation between Poland and Great Britain, especially on the basis of grants from the EU R&I framework program.

The webinar will be held online on February 19, 2021 (in Polish ).

The meeting agenda (in Polish) is available here.