1. Stakeholders Meeting 7 May 2012 Innovative Training Networks Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Frederico Miranda
Policy Officer
European Commission
Directorate-General for Education and Culture

2. Innovative Training Networks (ITN) Issues Meeting Structure
Agenda
Introduction
FP7 ITN
Horizon 2020
Innovative Training Networks (ITN) Issues
Meeting Structure

3. Marie Curie Actions
The Marie Curie Actions are part of the People Programme of the 7th Framework Programme
They support the mobility, training and career development of researchers of all nationalities
They fund all domains of research (bottom-up approach) and the financing rate is 100%

4. Where does the money come from?
FP7
Where does the money come from?
Collaborative research
(10 thematic areas)
Frontier Research
Capacities
M€ 4097
People
M€ 4750
Marie Curie Actions
Research
Capacity
Cooperation M€
JRC
M€ 1751
Ideas
M€ 7510
The 7th Framework Programme for research and technological development (FP7)
Total FP7 budget 2007 – 2013
= € million
Euratom
M€ 2751
(Nuclear research)

5. 8 Actions Marie Curie Action Objective Initial Training Networks (ITN)
Initial training of researchers
(1900 M€)
Initial Training Networks (ITN)
Improve career perspectives of
early stage researchers (ESR) in both
public & private sector
Life-long training
and career development
(1170–1400 M€)
Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)
Career development of experienced researchers (ER) (e.g. diversification of skills/competencies; integrate a stable position after mobility)
Career Integration Grants (CIG)
Co-funding of regional, national, international programmes (COFUND)
Industry dimension
( M€)
Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP)
Open and foster dynamic pathways
between public research
organisations and private research
commercial enterprises
International dimension
World fellowships
International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)
Reinforce the extra-European dimension of the European Research Area (ERA) through mobility, training, knowledge transfer and cooperation
International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)
International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)

6. Who can apply to what? Applicants Applicants
COFUND
Research funding bodies
Applicants
Individual researchers
Research Organisations
IEF
IOF
IIF
CIG
ITN
IAPP
IRSES
Profile of recruited researchers
Post-graduates (ESR*)
< 4 years + no PhD
Post-docs (ER*)
> 4 years or PhD
Senior Post-docs (MER*)
> 10 years
*ESR: Early Stage Researcher / ER: Experienced Researchers / MER: More Experienced Researcher

7. Researchers
Marie Curie researchers coming from all over the world (around 130 nationalities)
FP6 and FP7 Marie Curie researchers

8. Marie Curie host organisations in around 80 countries
Institutions
Marie Curie host organisations in around 80 countries
12 MAIN DESTINATIONS
FP6 and FP7 Marie Curie host organisations

9. Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
Policy
Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
3 of the 7 flagship initiatives
Bologna Process
Salzburg Principles
EU Principles for innovative doctoral training
ERA Steering group on Human Resources and Mobility
Charter & Code
European Charter for Researchers & Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers

10. Europe 2020 Flagship Initiatives
Innovation Union
Youth On the Move
Agenda for New Skills and Jobs
1 million more researchers
Attract and train young people to become researchers
Improve quality of doctoral training
Involve businesses in doctoral training
Promote researchers mobility across sectors, countries and disciplines
Attractiveness of European universities
Stronger links between education, research and innovation
Equip researchers with relevant skills that will match both public and private sector needs
Improve career prospects of doctoral candidates

11. Salzburg Principles on doctoral education (2005), including :
Bologna Process
Bologna Process: initiation of the establishment of the European Higher Education Area in 1999
Salzburg Principles on doctoral education (2005), including :
Doctoral programmes must include appropriate professional career development opportunities
Doctoral candidates should be recognised as professionals
The crucial role of the supervision
Interdisciplinary training and the development of transferable skills
Increase the mobility (international and intersectoral)

12. EU Principles
EU Principles for Innovative doctoral training (ERA steering group on human resources and mobility):
Research excellence
Attractive institutional environment (in line with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of researchers)
Interdisciplinary research options
Industry exposure
International networking
Transferable skills training
Quality assurance

13. Charter & Code European Charter for Researchers
Non-discrimination
Research environment
Co-authorship
Intellectual property rights
Gender balance
Value of mobility
Supervision
Evaluation systems
Complaints/appeals
Etc.
Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers
Selection
Transparency
Merit
Recognition of mobility
Recognition of qualifications
Careers breaks

14. Initial Training Networks
European Research Area Framework Consultation (2011)
68% of respondents feel researchers are well trained for academia
22% find researchers are well trained for the business labour market
Equip doctoral candidates
with innovative skills
(scientific & transversal skills)
Inter-sectoral
High Quality
Doctoral
Training
Excellence
Inter-disciplinary
International

15. Definitions
Participants are signatories to the grant agreement. They recruit researchers/provide secondment opportunities, give training and receive funding.
Associated Partners do not recruit researchers and do not claim costs. They provide training and secondments opportunities.

16. Initial Training Networks
Implementation Modes
2011
2012
Multi-ITN
Multi-ITN
Innovative
Doctoral
Programmes
~ €400 M
Mono-ITN
European
Industrial
Doctorates
Initial Training Networks
FP7 ITN
€20 M (Pilot)

17. Initial Training Networks
Implementation Modes
University
or Industry
Industry
Other
country
discipline
sector
Country 1
University/ Research institution
University
or Industry
Country 1
Country 2
Country 3
University/ Industry
2011
2012
Multi-ITN
Multi-ITN
Innovative
Doctoral
Programmes
~ €400 M
Mono-ITN
Country 2
Country 1
University
or Industry
≥ 50%
Industry
University/ Laboratory
I.D.P.
European
Industrial
Doctorates
Initial Training Networks
FP7 ITN
€20 M (Pilot)
E.I.D.

18. Implementation Modes I.D.P. E.I.D.
University
or Industry
Industry
Other
country
discipline
sector
Country 1
University/ Research institution
University
or Industry
Country 1
Country 2
Country 3
University/ Industry
Multi-ITN
Country 2
Country 1
University
or Industry
≥ 50%
Industry
University/ Laboratory
I.D.P.
E.I.D.

19. Multi-ITN Maximum 40% of the budget to the same country
University
or Industry
Country 1
Country 2
Country 3
University/ Industry
Maximum 40% of the budget to the same country
At least 3 participants from different MS/AC + possible associated partners and additional participants
Recruitment of ESRs and a limited amount (max 20%) of ERs (with less than 5 years of research experience)
Secondments are encouraged (up to 30% of the total)
3-36 months for ESRs / 3-24 months for ERs

20. All ESRs must be exposed to Industry!
Multi-ITN Example
Country 1
University
or Industry
University/ Industry
University/ Industry
Bucharest City University
2 ESR: Recruited for 36 months / Seconded for 6 Months to P4 P1
1 ER: Recruited for 7 months / Seconded for 2 Months to AP1
University/ Industry
University/ Industry
Munich Institute of Technology P2
1 ESR: Recruited for 24 months
Seconded for 2 Months to AP1 + 5 Months to P1
Country 2
Country 3
Frankfurt Federal University P3
1 ESR: Recruited for 36 months
Seconded for 4 Months to P1 + 6 Months to P4
Athens Incorporation P4
1 ER: Recruited for 18 months
Seconded for 2 Months to P2
All ESRs must be exposed to Industry!
AP1
Shanghai Incorporation
Trains Seconded Researchers

21. All ESRs must be exposed to Industry!
Multi-ITN Example
Bucharest City University
University/ Industry
2 ESR: Recruited for 36 months / Seconded for 6 Months to P4 P1
1 ER: Recruited for 7 months / Seconded for 2 Months to AP1
University/ Industry
Munich Institute of Technology P2
1 ESR: Recruited for 24 months
Seconded for 2 Months to AP1 + 5 Months to P1
University/ Industry
Frankfurt Federal University P3
1 ESR: Recruited for 36 months
Seconded for 4 Months to P1 + 6 Months to P4
University/ Industry
Athens Incorporation P4
1 ER: Recruited for 18 months
Seconded for 2 Months to P2
All ESRs must be exposed to Industry!
University
or Industry
AP1
Shanghai Incorporation
Trains Seconded Researchers

22. University/ Research institution
I.D.P.
University
or Industry
Industry
Other
country
discipline
sector
Country 1
University/ Research institution
1 participant in a MS/AC + possible associated partners
3-36 months for ESRs (Doctoral candidates)

23. University/ Research institution
I.D.P. Example
Country 1
University/ Research institution
Lisbon Atlantic University P1
6 ESR: Recruited for 36 months (PhD)
Seconded for 6 Months to AP1
Seconded for 6 Months to AP2
University
or Industry
University
or Industry
Industry
Other
country
Other
discipline
Other
sector
Ankara Incorporation
AP1
Trains Seconded Researchers
Budapest Research Institute
AP2
Trains Seconded Researchers

24. University/ Research institution
I.D.P. Example
University/ Research institution
Lisbon Atlantic University P1
6 ESR: Recruited for 36 months (PhD)
Seconded for 6 Months to AP1
Seconded for 6 Months to AP2
Industry
Ankara Incorporation
AP1
Trains Seconded Researchers
University
or Industry
Budapest Research Institute
AP2
Trains Seconded Researchers

25. University/ Laboratory
E. I. D.
Country 2
Country 1
University
or Industry
≥ 50%
Industry
University/ Laboratory
2 participants (1 from each sector) in MS/AC + possible associated partners
The researchers must spend at least 50% of the total time in the private sector
3-36 months for ESRs (Doctoral candidates)

26. University/ Laboratory
E.I.D. Example
University
or Industry
≥ 50%
University/ Laboratory
Industry
Barcelona Regional University
3 ESR: Recruited for 18 Months (PhD)
Seconded for 2 Months to AP1 P1
Country 1
Country 2
Podgorica Incorporation P2
Same 3 ESR Recruited for 18 Months
Tokyo Millennium University
Trains Seconded Researchers
AP1

27. University/ Laboratory
E.I.D. Example
Barcelona Regional University
University/ Laboratory
3 ESR: Recruited for 18 Months (PhD)
Seconded for 2 Months to AP1 P1
Podgorica Incorporation
Industry P2
Same 3 ESR Recruited for 18 Months
Tokyo Millennium University
University
or Industry
Trains Seconded Researchers
AP1

28. Funds
Living allowance (gross amount) per researcher per year (multiplied by the country coefficient)
€ for ESR
€ for ER with <5 years experience (multi-ITN only)
€700 / €1.000 of mobility allowance per researcher per month (no family / family) (multiplied by the country coefficient)
€1.200 / €1.800 for training/research costs per researcher per month (IDP & EID / multi-ITN)
Additional funds for project management (10% of the total EC contribution)
Overheads (10% of the direct costs except for subcontracting)

29. Horizon 2020 Excellent Science - Priority I European Research Council
Future and Emerging Technologies
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Industrial leadership - Priority II
Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies
Access to risk finance
Innovation in SMEs
Societal challenges - Priority III
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research, bio-economy
Secure, clean and efficient energy
Smart, green and integrated transport
Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials
Inclusive, innovative and secure societies
EIT
JRC non-nuclear action

30. FP7 vs Horizon 2020 ITN Research networks supporting doctoral training
(including EID and IDP)
Research networks supporting doctoral training
IEF
Support for researchers moving inside Europe
IOF
Support for researchers moving away from Europe
IIF
Support for researchers moving to Europe
Support for researchers starting a permanent position in Europe
CIG
IAPP
Industry-Academia cooperation through exchange of staff
International cooperation between MS/AC & other third countries through exchange of staff
IRSES
Co-funding of regional, national and international research funding programmes for experienced researchers
COFUND

31. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
ITN
ITN
Doctoral Researchers
Research networks supporting doctoral training (Including Industrial doctorates & Joint doctorates)
IEF
IOF IF
Experienced Researchers
IIF
Individual fellowship supporting experienced researchers undertaking mobility
CIG
RISE
Exchange of Staff
International and inter-sector cooperation through the exchange of research and innovation staff
IAPP
IRSES
Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes funding doctoral and postdoctoral researchers
COFUND
Co-funding
COFUND

32. Innovative Training Networks
Horizon 2020 proposal
Fostering new skills by means of excellent initial training of researchers
The goal is to train a new generation of creative and innovative researchers, able to convert knowledge and ideas into products and services for economic and social benefit in the Union.
Key activities shall be to provide excellent and innovative training to early-stage researchers at post-graduate level via interdisciplinary projects or doctoral programmes involving universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs and other socio-economic actors from different countries. This will improve career prospects for young post-graduate researchers in both the public and private sectors.
Innovative Training Networks

33. Horizon 2020 ITN Issues 1-3
In FP7 a small number of ER could be recruited under ITN. In Horizon 2020, ITN should be the main tool of the EU to support the training of ESRs and in particular doctoral researchers.
In FP7, the success rate of ITN is very low (around 10%). This shows demand to be very high and that many of the proposals going through a costly evaluation process are not funded. Consequently, a reduction of the maximum project size could be considered.
In FP7, participants were categorised as part of the private sector or as part of the public sector. However, the aim of ITN is to support collaborations between typical academic institutions and non-academic institutions, independently of their public or private status. In that sense, the terminology used in FP7 could be adapted for the Horizon 2020 ITN.

34. Horizon 2020 ITN Issues 3-6
4) The Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates (EMJD) is another EU programme currently funding doctoral training, i.e., ESRs. In order to simplify and harmonise the different EU programmes, joint doctorates will be transferred to ITN in Horizon However, as joint doctorates focus more on structuring doctoral training at the European level than on academic/non-academic partnerships, a participation of organisations from the non-academic sector at the participant level might not have to be compulsory.
5) In the current form of the FP7 ITN, the IDP modality finances mono-beneficiary projects. The success of single-participant projects in ITN has been very limited all over FP7 and a better solution to implement single-participant projects may be explored for Horizon 2020.
6) In FP7, the EID modality only allows 2 participants (one from each sector) per project. In Horizon 2020 the industrial doctorates could make provisions for more than 2 participants. The minimum number of participants from the non-academic sector could then be defined accordingly.

35. 7/05/2012 Meeting Agenda 9H45 - 10H15 Presentation of the ITN action
10H H15 Open discussion on ITN (Groups A, B ,C) – 3 rooms
General discussion on ITN in Horizon 2020
Find 1-2 new possible issues for discussion
11H H30 Coffee Break
11H H00 Structured discussion of ITN (Groups A, B ,C)
Find answers to the different issues (6 proposed new)
13H H00 Lunch Break – 7th floor
14H H45 Presentation of the conclusions by each group – 2nd floor
15 minutes per group
14H H15 Discussion of the results
Reach conclusions on the different issues
16H H30 Conclusions

36. 7/12/2012 Meeting Groups Group A Group B Group C CESAER - Lieve CONINX
COST - Matthias HAURY
DANRO - Jacob Just MADSEN
EIROforum - Svetlomir STAVREV
ENEA - Roberta BONIOTTI
EOC - Rosemary STREVINIOTI
Eurodoc - Ricardo ROSADO
ISE - Mario PRIMICERIO
K4I - Iskren MARINOV
TAFTIE - Merja HILTUNEN
UASnet - Annelieke VAN SCHIE
EC - Frederico MIRANDA
EC - Mario ROCCARO
Room 02/010
This Room
ALLEA - Rüdiger KLEIN
CLORA - Victoire TEISSERENC
Coimbra Group - Inge KNUDSEN
EARMA - David LAUDER
EUA - Thomas JORGENSEN
KOWI - Victoria LLOBET
LERU - Stijn DELAURÉ
PolSCA - Jan K. FRACKOWIAK
Swisscore - Florence BALTHASAR
UKRO - Emma CAREY
EC - Alessandra LUCHETTI
EC - Monika SCHLICHTNER
REA - Kaisa HELLEVUO
Room 03/127
Green Elevator to 3rd floor
CZELO - Michaela VLKOVÁ
EBN - Maren HUNDS
Enterprise Ireland - Catriona WARD
EEP-SME - Julian SESEÑA
ERT - Maarten VAN DEN NIEUWENHOF
Eureka - Piotr POGORZELSKI
Eurochambres - Anna M. SZATKOWSKA
INSME - Christin PFEIFFER
SOST - Queralt GONZÁLEZ
TuR&BO - Dilara DENEVE
EC - Kamila PARTYKA
EC - Bodo RICHTER
REA - Jens HEMMELSKAMP
Room 16/026
Green Elevator to 10th floor +
Orange Elevator to the 16th floor