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ENVIROMIS

Tomsk, Russia, 1-8 July 2006

INTAS: A tool for East-West Scientific Cooperation

Pavel Liscak

Scientific Officer

Earth Science and Environment

INTAS - International Association for the promotion of co-operation with scientists from the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union

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What is INTAS ?

• A not-for-profit International Association (AISBL) for

the promotion of scientific cooperation between researchers in the NIS & its member states;

• Established

in 1993 jointly by the European Community and (at that time 12) EU Member States;

Joint by like-minded countries; Helps preserve the scientific potential in the NIS

through international cooperation.

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12 PARTNER COUNTRIES

33 MEMBERS

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COUNTRIES EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 25 EC MEMBERS Austria Belgium Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom Bulgaria Iceland Israel Romania Switzerland Turkey Norway Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia Kazakstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

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Supports multilateral partnerships between research institutes, universities & industry in the NIS and the INTAS member states; Funds fundamental or applied research in all areas of exact, natural and human sciences; Offers grants aimed at enabling scientists to engage in international scientific cooperation, with particular focus on young scientists.

INTAS TOOLS and POLICY (1)

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Submission of project proposals and individual grant applications in the frame

• f calls;

Selection by peer review on the basis of scientific merits, management merits, mutual benefit & socio-economic relevance; Scientific policy and peer review system are overseen by a Council of Scientists.

INTAS TOOLS and POLICY (2)

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INTAS Structure Council of Scientists

Scientific advisory body

(INTAS Member States + NIS)

General Assembly

Decision making body

(INTAS Members)

INTAS Secretariat

Executive body

Scientific communities of NIS and INTAS members INTAS TOOLS and POLICY (3)

INTAS Management Structure

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INTAS developed: Tailor-made, targeted programmes & instruments suited to country-specific needs in post-Soviet science; Flexible co-funding arrangements, involving partners both from INTAS member countries and NIS partner countries.

INTAS TOOLS and POLICY (4)

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In addition to Project grants and Young Scientist Fellowship grants, INTAS has been:

Organising Scientific Policy Workshops both in Member States and Partner Countries; Offering support to Summer Schools & other training activities; Awarding Conference Grants to support the

• rganization of scientific events and/or the individual

participation of NIS scientists; Supporting small-scale Infrastructure Actions; Supporting a NIS-wide E-library INTAS TOOLS and POLICY (5)

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Over 1992-2005 INTAS launched 75 Calls :

v 10 Open Calls for project proposals (~ 167M€); v 11 Thematic/Regional Calls for project proposals (~ 16M€); v 21 Collaborative Calls for project proposals (~ 27M€); v 14 Young Scientist Fellowship calls (~ 16M€), from 1998 to 2005 (incl. 6 collaborative calls in 2005); v 3 Innovation Grant Calls (~ 1 M€), in 2003/04/05; v 16 Other Support Actions (infrastructure, conferences, summer schools, e-library).

INTAS CALLS 1992 - 2005

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253 million Euro provided funding for:

• ~ 2,800 research projects & networks;
• support to ~ 15,800 teams of scientists;
• ~ 45 innovation grants
• > 1,200 young scientists fellowships;

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• 281 conferences & workshops;
• 66 summer schools;
• 33 infrastructure actions.

IMPACT of INTAS (1992 – 2004)

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INTAS total budget in the FP6 will attain ~ 80 M€.

• ~70 M Euro from the European Community through

the Framework Programme (INternational COoperation Budget) ~8 M Euro from co-sponsors in jointly funded activities ~2 M Euro from some member states of INTAS (Switzerland, France, Belgium) INTAS FUNDING in the FP6 (2002-2006)

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Geology and Environment

279 projects (1993 - 2004)

• 64 geological projects
• 59 geological hazards projects
• 156 environment projects

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Geological hazards (59 projects)

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Environment (156 projects)

34 4 24 11 10 40 33 10 20 30 40 50 climate change land/ocean interactions pollution & remediation waste management sustainable rural/urban management

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& assessment env. technologies & instrumentation number of projects

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Some INTAS Activities for 2006

• Scientific Policy Workshops

0.13 M€

• Open Call for YSF Grants

1.65 M€

• Collaborative Call for YSF grants with NIS partners 0.74 M€
• Thematic Call on Earth Sciences and Environment 0.9 M€
• Collaborative Call with South-Caucasian Republics 1.85 M€
• Collaborative Call with CNES & NSAU on Space Tech. 1.2 M€
• Collaborative Call with GSI on “FAIR”

1.0 M€

• Innovation Grants with NIF (Kazakhstan)

0.5 M€

• Innovation Grants with FASIE (Russia)

0.5 M€

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INTAS Calls 2006 for Young Scientist Fellowship Grants Open call:

• Indicative budget € 1.66 million
• [110 - 120 Fellowship Grants]

Open for complementary funding from INTAS institutions

Collaborative calls with co-funding:

• Ukraine

Uzbekistan Tomsk Region Universities

• Al Farabi National Kazakh University

National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan Indicative budget € 80,000 to € 100,000 (INTAS) + € 50,000 to € 80,000 (NIS Partners)

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INTAS Thematic Call

Earth Sciences and Environment

• Co-operation with ESA GMES Programme (Free of charge

access to ESA images)

• Indicative budget:

€ 0,9 million from INTAS

• Main topics:
• Water management;
• Global Climate Change focusing on Carbon Stocks.
• Funding / project up to € 120,000 (<25% INTAS MS).

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CONCLUSION: INTAS ASSETS AND ADDED VALUE v More than 12 years of experience in supporting EU- Russia/NIS scientific collaboration; v Autonomy and simple management structure; v Integrated management of the different activities (projects, fellowships, other support actions); v Tailor-made, targeted programmes & instruments adapted to an evolving context; v Flexible co-funding arrangements; v In general: Flexibility, Versatility & Responsiveness. !! These assets should be preserved in the FP7. INTAS can serve as a well-proved model for international cooperation with other countries !!

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