INFO: PolSCA team in home office mode
Due to the prevention of the current spread of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 virus) until 30 April 2020 the PolSCA team is working from home (the above-mentioned period may be extended depending on the development of the epidemiological situation). In addition, all meetings organized by the PolSCA during the next calendar month are also canceled.
(wiecej…)Changes in PolSCA team
We would like to kindly inform you that on 29th February the over 2-year work of dr hab. Małgorzata Molęda-Zdziech as the Director of the PolSCA Office was terminated. In the light of this, a meeting summarizing PolSCA activities under her leadership was held on 19th February 19 in our premises.
(wiecej…)#V4Training Spring Edition 2020 – call for applications!
The Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) cordially invites managers of European research projects from Poland to take part in the next edition of #V4Training co-organized by the V4 group!
The training will be held on 20-22 April 2020 in Brussels.
(wiecej…)IGLO Open on Horizon Europe Missions – summary
The very first IGLO Open meeting of the 2020 was hosted by PolSCA Office. The guest speaker was Mr Mr. Neville Reeve – Head of Sector for Missions at unit A.3 of DG RTD (Policy & Programming Centre) who provided the presentation entitled “Identifying and developing missions under Horizon Europe”. The event took place on Wednesday, 8th of January 2020 and was held at the KoWi premises.
(wiecej…)The Future of the EU – a summary of the conference in Paris
On 10th October 2019, the conference ‘The Future of the EU, Military Cooperation and Transatlantic Relations from Polish and French perspective’ took place at the Scientific Centre of PAS in Paris. The event was also co-organized by the following institutions: CERI Sciences Po from Paris, the Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA in Brussels and the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM).
The conference was opened by: dr habil. Maciej Forycki, director of the Scientific Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Paris, dr Sławomir Dębski, director of PISM, prof. Alain Dieckhoff, director of CERI Sciences Po and dr hab. Małgorzata Molęda-Zdziech, director of the PolSCA Office. All of them agreed on the fact that the conference is one of the of events taking place in 2019, the Polish-French Year of Science. The directors of the PAS Scientific Centres pointed out that the common conference is the result of the fruitful cooperation.
(wiecej…)New EU Commission, Horizon Europe, Missions – the work continues
The most important event of last autumn was the appointment of the new European Commission, under which Ursula von der Leyen was elected its President. At the beginning of September 2019 she proposed her team and the new structure of the Commission for the next term of office 2019 – 2024 (link). Mariya Gabriel was proposed as a Commissioner, whose portfolio encompasses both science and education. Many scientists and a number of organizations – including the PAS – suggested a change of portfolio name (link), which was finally materialized, i.e. Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth (link). After the hearing process, the European Parliament approved new set of commissioners in plenary on November 27, 2019 (link). Already in December Commission unveils ‘A European Green Deal‘ to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent (link).
(wiecej…)Polish-French Forum of Science and Innovation in Warsaw
On 19th November 2019, the 5th Polish-French Science and Innovation Forum was held at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics. The main organizers of the event were: the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Embassy of France in Poland.
The official opening of the Forum was done by: Marek Rocki – Rector of the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, dr hab. Sebastian Skuza, deputy minister from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The French side was represented by: Mr. Frédéric Billet – French Ambassador to Poland and Dr. Jacques Maddaluno – Director of the Institute of Chemistry, Center national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS).
(wiecej…)Is another politics possible? – summary of the November meeting about book “Stommizm”
On 12th November 2019, the Polish Science Contact Agency organized jointly with the Tygodnik Powszechny Club in Brussels, the Znak Publishing House and the Regional Office of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Brussels the panel discussion: “Is another politics possible? The legacy of prof. Stanisław Stommy in European politics”. The discussion was organized around the book “Stommizm. Political biography of Stanisław Stomma”, written by prof. Radosław Ptaszyński and published by the Znak Publishing House in 2018. The book was nominated for the Moczarski’s award for the best history book in 2019.
In the discussion panel participation: prof. Radosław Ptaszyński, author of the book “Stommizm. Political biography of Stanisław Stomma” (University of Szczecin), dr hab. Małgorzata Molęda-Zdziech (Polish Science Contact Agency), Henryk Woźniakowski (Znak Publishing House) and dr Jan Olbrycht (Member of the European Parliament). The discussion was led by dr Michał Matlak (European Parliament).
(wiecej…)IGLO OPEN ‘Identifying and developing missions under Horizon Europe’ (hosted by PolSCA)
‘PoliSSH perspective on Horizon Europe’ conference – summary
On 27 November 2019 ‘PoliSSH perspective on Horizon Europe’ event took place in Staszic Palace in Warsaw (Poland). The conference was jointly organized by Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) of the Polish Academy of Sciences and National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU in Poland. The main objective was to support the participation of Polish scientists in EU Framework Programmes, especially in the Social Sciences and Humanities’ field. Other aims of the event were: to bring the European context closer to Polish scientists and to network them with foreign partners.
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