Alla Akulshina Regional Information Center for S&T cooperation with EU, Voronezh State Univesity Kiev, Regional Information Center for S&T Cooperation with EU: Tasks&Skills

Regional Information Center for S&T cooperation with EU European organisations Awareness raising and information provision Advising and coaching Russian organisations

Awareness raising and information provision Awareness raising of newly open FP7 calls Researcher-oriented approach Information system System of automatic mailing (3-4 times a week) Newsletters Events

Work with call for proposals information package Make the main papers visible to Russian researchers and increase understanding of the documentation – assessment of Work Programmes identifying topics of specific interest for Russian participants (SICA, targeted calls…) Awareness raising of newly open calls

Make the main papers visible to Russian researchers and increase understanding of the documentation – Translation of a Call Fiche into Russian highlighting topics of specific interest for Russian participants for both targeted delivery to scientists and through specific issue of newsletter to universities, research institutions and individual subscribers; open access on RIC website Work with call for proposals information package

FP7 Calls in the RIC News Alert

Link-building with Russian organisation Researcher-oriented approach Database with more than 300 Russian profiles on the all Themes of FP7 with updating for each call ch_form Partner search form applied as profile of a research team for demonstration of its research expertise, expression of interest to participate in FP7 and a form for further partner search Multipliers networks in Russian regions Mailing list

Interaction with European NCPs and Information Points Information interaction (distribution of Russian partner offers to 85 European NCPs and Information Centres) web-links to partner search databases of 44 European NCPs and Information Centres on our web-site 11 European NCPs and Information Centres place our partner offers in their databases 40 European NCPs and Information Centres publish our partner offers in their newsletters about 40 European NCPs and Information Centres regularly inform us about search for partners by European coordinators;

Meanwhile… integrated file containing information on each researcher relevant to each topic of current WPs on all Themes Constantly enlarged by each RIC team member according to activity type – WP study, profile collection, partner search, individual consulting Russian scientists European scientists/research teams Researcher-oriented approach

I stage Matching particular topic and expertise of individual scientist/research team Researcher-oriented approach

II stage Search for European scientists/research teams whose expertise corresponds to competence of Russian researchers Researcher-oriented approach

Advising and coaching conferences,workshops, info days…. The Days of European Science Scientific conferences Information workshops on FP7 Themes with participation of NCPs Presentations of successful projects Research workshops Brokerage events

Nature and Biodiversity: Opportunities for EU-Russia Collaboration – 2 nd scientific workshop Presentations of European and Russian research foundations and programs and follow-up discussion on Russia–EU scientific and technological cooperation opportunities Presentations of networks and the European Commission funded projects targeted on enhancement and reinforcement of Russia-EU scientific and technological cooperation Training on the 7th Framework Program: «rules of play» for Russian participants – 2 nd FP7 training workshop V DAYS OF EUROPEAN SCIENCE IN CENTRAL RUSSIA 28 June - 2 July 2010 Voronezh, Russia For further information about the program, workshop proceedings and other information please visit the event website: Programme The Days of European Science in the Central Russia is a biennial international conference whose overall objective is to provide a forum for the exchange of views on the ways of development of Russia – EU scientific and technological cooperation, and discussion of challenges, trends and practical tools of mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and EU in the field of research and its sustainable support. WELCOMETOVORONEZHWELCOMETOVORONEZH

Workshops& discussion organisation

FP7 Federal Target Programme Russian NCPs and Regional centre Database Russian partner offers to FP7 Partner Search (web-links to CORDIS, IDEAL-Ist, EUREKA and partner search databases of 44 European and Russian organisations Events Information System /

Partner Search (web-links to CORDIS, IDEAL- Ist, EUREKA and partner search databases of 44 European and Russian organisations –Direct links to 44 European databases classified by FP7 Themes

RIC database

Organisations from Ukraine, presented in the RIC Database Kharkov Kharkov National University of Radioelectornics 2Energy SevastopolInstitute of Biology of the Southern Seas National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 1KBBE KievV. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics of National Academy of Science of Ukraine 1ICT International Research and Training Center for Information Technologies and Systems 1ICT

Russia-EU S&T cooperation General information on FP7 From idea to project Proposal structure The main steps of project life Annexes Useful links Russian NCPs and RIPs Glossary Model (example of) partner offer form Countries participating in FP7 © Regional Information Center for Scientific and Technological Cooperation with EU ©Voronezh State University © Voronezh State University 2009 Voronezh, Russia 156 pp. Training of regional managers and researchers

Око бачить далеко, а розум ще далі