The annual conference provides a forum for around 350 participants to exchange information, opinions and experiences on the current EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation “Horizon 2020” and make preparations for the 9th Framework Program “Horizon Europe”. It also gives insights into key developments in the European Research Area (ERA). This year the conference is organized by the EU Cooperation Office of Scientific Organizations (KoWi) together with the University of Bremen.
High-ranking representatives from the European Commission, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the responsible state ministries as well as research and funding organizations will be participating in the event. The main topic of the conference will be elucidated in a panel discussion titled “The 9th Framework Program of the EU - Opportunities and Challenges for German Science”.
Public participation in research
Other topics include public participation in research and science communication. In addition to these broader cross-cutting issues, there will be a panel discussion on the strategic use of Marie Skłodowska-Curie measures to promote the transnational mobility of researchers. There will also be interactive workshops on current topics of EU research funding. A program highlight is the evening reception in Bremen's city hall on June 20, hosted by the Bremen Senate (Senator for Science, Health and Consumer Protection Bremen).
About KoWi and its federal conference
KoWi is a joint service platform of the major German science organizations. It is funded by the German Research Foundation and has offices in Bonn and Brussels. KoWi supports researchers in Germany in the competition for funding from the EU Framework Program by providing information, advice and training. As a rule, once a year and at changing locations it organizes the “KoWi-Bundestagung”, a conference on EU research and innovation funding. The first federal conference was hosted in Dresden in 1993.
More information under:
www.kowi-bundestagung.de (in German only)
www.kowi-bundestagung.de/frontend/converia/media/KoWi2018/Agenda.pdf (program in german only)
www.uni-bremen.de/en
If you would like to know more about this topic, feel free to contact:
Dr. Andrea Gottlieb
Staff Unit 12 – Research and Early-Career Researchers
University of Bremen
Phone: +49 421 218 60322
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Isabel Herzhoff
EU Cooperation Office of Scientific Organizations (KoWi)
Phone: +49 228 95997-14
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