Introduction of NRF Korean Swiss Science and Technology Cooperation NRF-SNSF Cooperation 1 2 3

 KOSEF : Korea Science and Engineering Foundation  KRF : Korea Research Foundation  KICOS : Korea Foundation for International Cooperation of Science and Technology

Science, Engineering, International Cooperation Science, Engineering, International Cooperation Science, Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences, International Cooperation Science, Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences, International Cooperation International Cooperation International Cooperation KOSEF KRF KICOS NRF covers all academic disciplines Science, Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences, Inter- disciplinary Studies NRF covers all academic disciplines Science, Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences, Inter- disciplinary Studies Integrated support for interdisciplinary research Eliminating overlapping functions among organizations Promoting demand-oriented research management system

Seoul Daejeon China Korea Japan 150km

President Director General Directorate for Academic Promotion Directorate for Academic Promotion Directorate for National Science and Engineering Programs Directorate for National Science and Engineering Programs International Advisory Committee Directorate for Humanities and Social Sciences Directorate for Humanities and Social Sciences Directorate for Basic Research in Science and Engineering Directorate for Basic Research in Science and Engineering Center for International Affairs Center for International Affairs Directorate for Strategic Resources Management Directorate for Strategic Resources Management NRF Board Inspector General Office of R&D Policy Office of Planning and Coordination Office of Planning and Coordination

Budget : KRW 3,699 Billion(USD 3.1 Bill. )

Cooperation planning & management GRL/GRN Support foreign institutes to set up in Korea EU, International Organization Asia Africa, Developing countries Australia, New Zealand Overseas Offices & Overseas Cooperation Centers Overseas Offices & Overseas Cooperation Centers USA, China, Japan, Sweden Office of American & European Affairs Office of American & European Affairs Office of Global planning Office of Global planning International Research Collaboration Team International Research Collaboration Team Global Cooperation Planning Team Global Cooperation Planning Team Office of Asian & African Affairs Office of Asian & African Affairs Africa and Development Cooperation Team Africa and Development Cooperation Team Asia Team Center for International Affairs American and European Team American and European Team EU & International Organization Team EU & International Organization Team America, Europe

` Europe (38 agencies in 22 countries) `DFG, AvH, MPG, DAAD AFRC, ESRC, RS, BC EPSRC, BBSRC, CNRS IVA, STINT, VR, FNRS FWO, CNR, SNSF, AF, SINTEF, IIASA, FWF, CSIC, FORTH, NOW, OTKA, HAS, HAE, RAS, PAS, GACR, ASCR, SSF, NASU, RA, SAS, TUBITAK, SNSF Africa (3 agencies in 3 countries) ASRT, CNRST, NRF America (6 agencies in 6 countries) NSF, NSERC, CONACYT CONICYT, CONICET, CNPq Oceania (5 agencies in 2 countries AAS, ARC, ATSE, FRST, RSNZ Asia (17 agencies in 10 countries) JSPS, JST, NSFC, CAS, CASS CSTEC, ICSSR, INSA LIPI, NRCT, VASS, VAST MAS, NAST, NRCP, SCST 66 foreign sister agencies in 42 countries (As of March 2014)

Korea-Swiss S&T MoU Signed Korea-Swiss Network establishment, Internet Homepage (KOSINUS) 1 st Korea-Swiss S&T Forum, SKORE-Awards 1 st (‘95.10)3 rd (‘01.02)4 th (‘03.05) 2 nd Korea-Swiss 2 nd Korea-Swiss S&T Forum, S&T Forum, Focal Point Project Focal Point Project (Prof.Cho & Prof.Manson) (Prof.Cho & Prof.Manson) SKORE-Awards, SKORE-Awards, Science House Science House Future cooperation between Korea- Switzerland 5 th (‘06.04)2 nd (‘95.10) Korea-Swiss Round Table on S&T Korea-Swiss Joint Committee Meeting 1 st (`09.06) Agreed to Initiate Korea-Swiss Cooperation Program (Mobility) 2 nd (`11.05) Agreed to Expand Korea-Swiss Cooperation Program (Joint Research)

Water Management Sustainable Building Water Management Biomedical Engineering Novel trends at the frontier of Computing and Electronics ‘10.09 Korea Korea ‘11.11Swiss ‘12.04 Korea Korea ‘13.05Swiss Korea-Swiss Science Day Korea Swiss Summit Agreed to initiate Korea- Swiss Innovation Program KIST-EMPA MoU Signing KAIST-EPFL MoU Signing

Program DetailsObjectives To solidify relations with Switzerland and search for opportunities to expand cooperation in related fields developing new projects that will contribute to strengthening and expanding networks for S&T cooperation between Korea and Switzerland Funding Period : 1 year Eligible Fields : Energy, Environment, Information and Communication, Life science, Material Science Funding Amount : 60 million KRW per project Funding Details - Various cooperative networks, such as joint seminars and researcher exchange Funding Period : 1 year Eligible Fields : Energy, Environment, Information and Communication, Life science, Material Science Funding Amount : 60 million KRW per project Funding Details - Various cooperative networks, such as joint seminars and researcher exchange