1. UNICA Conference – IRO Meeting 2007 Ljubljana April 20, 2007 UNICA RESEARCH OFFICERS NETWORK Staška Mrak Jamnik, Msc., Head of Office for European Projects UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA

2. UNICA Research Officers Group  Cooperation of UNICA members in the field of research activities, research projects, european research projects and programmes  Exchange of knowledge, good practice and experience, sharing common problems in the field of research projects  Universities’ representatives of the Offices for research activities Offices for European Projects Offices for EU Framework Programmes

3. SEMINAR IN BRUSSELS  1st meeting in October 2006  35 participants from about 21 universities  Title: EU Research Workshop on FP7  Presentation of: FP7 Strategies Rules of participation in FP7 Workshop on financial aspects of FP7 Presentation of the study on economic and technical evaluation of scientific publication markets in Europe Presentation of SINAPSE tool R  Agreement on SINAPSE tool usage

4. Planned activities Rectors seminar: University Strategy within ERA, June 5, 2007 at the EUA in Brussels - focus on the development of academic strategies for the implementation of the FP7 UNICA Research Officers Network meeting: November 29, 2007 at Vienna University

5. UNICA Rectors’ Seminar, June 5, 2007  University Strategy within European Research Area  TARGET GROUP= UNICA Rectors/Presidents and Vice-Rectors Panel: Kurt Vandenberghe* Deputy Head of cabinet of Commissioner for European Science & Research & Mathias Dewatripont, Université Libre de Bruxelles & member ERC University Transformation Process & Policy, L. Karapiperis*, EU Adviser - responsible for new initiatives in ERA Presentation of the UNICA EU Research Officers group & Summary of the UNICA facts sheets, M. Groening*, Stockholm University, & G. Fernandez*, University of Vienna Panel: implementing strategy & sharing good practice  P. Peterson* (University Copenhagen)  Vice-rector University College Dublin  A. Bjelis*, Rector University of Zagreb Dutch Universities & the implementation of the full cost model,  P.J. Aartsen*, Universiteit Van Amsterdam & VSNU Representative (Association of Universities in the Netherlands)

6. UNICA FACT SHEETS UNICA QUESTIONNAIRE FP7  A) External Research Projects’ funding  B) EU Frame Programs -- Incentive measures  C) EU 7th Frame Program -- Preparation measures  D) EU 7th Frame Program -- Support measures

10. UNICA QUESTIONNAIRE FP7

11. UNICA Research Officers Network meeting -November 29, 2007 at Vienna University -TOPIC: FP7 – The Role of Universities -Target group: EU Research Officers dealing with legal, financial aspects of EU Research projects -FINANCE HELPDESK Training

13. UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA Mag. Staška Mrak Jamnik, M.Sc. Head of Office for European Projects University of Ljubljana Kongresni trg 12 1000 Ljubljana SLOVENIA  Tel.: +386 1 2418 532  Fax: +386 1 2418 660  e-mail: staska.mrak-jamnik@uni-lj.sistaska.mrak-jamnik@uni-lj.si