[MSCA I WORKSHOP]

The  Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) campaign aims to help the Associated Countries to Horizon 2020, especially those that recently signed the association agreement, to improve their participation in submitted and successfully evaluated proposals.

Agenda:
09:00 – 09:30      Coffee / Registrations
09:30 – 09:40      Welcome
                            Prof. Andreas Mortensen, Vice President for Research, EPFL
09:40 – 10:00      Overview of Swiss Situation and Participation in Horizon
                            2020
                            Martin Kern, Scientific Advisor, Swiss State Secretariat for
                            Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)
10:10 – 11:00      Overview of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
                            Sophie Beernaerts, Head of Unit: Marie Sklodowska-Curie
                            Actions, DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European
                            Commission
11:00 – 12:30      H2020 MSCA Success Stories (Testimonials from
                            ITN/COFUND Coordinators, IF Fellow)
                            Antonella Ragnelli, ITN Coordinator, EPFL
                            Caroline Vandevyver, COFUND Coordinator, EPFL
                            Matthias Imboden, IF Fellow, EPFL
12:30 – 12:40      Hosting and welcoming MSCA Students : a company
                            perspective
                            Ariane Andres, Head of External Innovation, Nestlé Research
                            Centre
12:40 – 14:00      Networking Lunch (Poster Session, COFUND ‘EPFL Fellows’)
14:00 – 14:20      EURAXESS, Services for Mobile Researchers
                            Catherine Burdet, Welcome Centre, University of Lausanne
14:20 – 14:50      Insights into the Evaluation Process
                            Gerasimos SYKIOTIS, MD PhD, University of Lausanne
14:50 – 15:00      National and Regional Help by Euresearch/ Closing Remarks
                            Sibylla Martinelli, NCP Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions

Location:
EPFL, Rolex Learning Center, Route Cantonale, 1015 Ecublens, Switzerland

Registration and information: :
Please complete the form on the MSCA's website.