Working Group Leaders

Representatives of Brussels-based offices leading the work of Opening Science Working Group.

Opening Science WG Leader

Leader

Berwyn Davies

Welsh Higher Education Brussels – Welsh Government

Martina Hilger

Leader

Martina Hilger

Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

Stine Resen

Stine Resen

Greater Copenhagen EU Office

Opening Science

The aim of the Opening Science Working Group is to develop the agenda on open science including responsible research and innovation, interface between citizens, researchers and universities. The working group facilitates the sharing of information to and from members of the WG to relevant stakeholders.

Annual Plan

ERRIN Contact

Anna Tranberg
Last Working Group Meetings

Last Working Group Meetings

Opening Science

European Universities Initiative – supporting regional development

Gaia Ialisa Marotta

The first call for proposal for European University alliances was a success and led to the selection of 17 alliances from 114 different higher education institutions and 24 member states. The second

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Post-Brexit – opportunities for cooperation between universities and regions

Anonymous

Brexit is soon upon us and there is uncertainty whether there will be a soft or hard Brexit. This uncertainty is not only weakening the universities in the UK but also potential partners in the rest

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WG Events

WG Events

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Engineering (for) Europe's Future

Eindhoven University of Technology, in collaboration with its partners, is organising a timley discussion on how best to address the need for future education and skills in order to empower a new generation of Europeans.  The panel of experts and students hopes to discuss the role innovative engineering education will play in developing smart, sustainable and socially acceptable new technologies. For more information please see the attached agenda and register here. 

Opening Science

European Universities Initiative – supporting regional development

The first call for proposal for European University alliances was a success and led to the selection of 17 alliances from 114 different higher education institutions and 24 member states. The second call for proposals will be launched this autumn. Using the synergy of the European Commission and the Finnish Presidency event on 7 November, the Opening Science Group of ERRIN will organise an informal meeting dedicated to a discussion of the European Universities Initiative, bringing together representatives from two successful alliances of the first call and the European Commission.   The aim…

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European Universities Initiative - Building the universities of the future

European Universities are transnational alliances promoting European values, and working to revolutionise the quality and competitiveness of European higher education. Through the initiative, the Commission is making a key contribution to building the universities of the future. Ministers, representatives of the 17 European Universities, students and academics will explore a range of topics related to the future of higher education at the event, including: - the need for the next generation of students, teachers and researchers to find solutions to contemporary societal challenges -…

NMP-REG/TRINNO Interregional Workshop - Industrial Modernisation and Interregional Cooperation

TRINNO and NMP-REG are co-organising an Interregional Workshop on 'Industrial Modernisation and Interregional Cooperation' dedicated to Industry 4.0 on the 19th of March in Florence, at the Baglioni Hotel. This conference proposes an open discussion on how I4.0 is being applied across Europe and how various European and regional actors are dealing with the opportunities and challenges that it brings. TRINNO and NMP-REG, both co-funded by INTERREG EUROPE are reaching the end of 3 years of intense interregional cooperation in two different thematic areas. TRINNO deals with digital innovation in…

Science Week at the European Parliament

The Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA Panel) has decided to organise a series of scientific events under the name of ‘Science Week at the European Parliament’. STOA will organise these events in co-operation with the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, and with the European Research Council (ERC). The 'Science Week at the European Parliament' will combine the 'Brussels Week' of the MEP-scientist pairing scheme (5-7 February 2019), the JRC 'Science meets Parliaments' event (6-7 February 2019), and a STOA event with the ERC on 7 February 2019. The essence…

The Value of Social Science & Humanities in Europe

The Slovenian Business & Research Association cordially invites you to The Value of Social Science & Humanities in Europe  on Thursday, 6 December 2018 at 10:00 at the premises of the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the EU (Rue du Commerce 44, Brussels). The main objective of the conference is to demonstrate the importance of Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) research for competitiveness of Europe and well-being of its citizens, their contribution in solving main societal challenges and the added value of multidisciplinary research. The long term objective…

WG Related Content

WG Related Content

digital education

Facilitating a network between European schools to develop, share, and spread advanced ICT-based teaching practices

This Horizon 2020 project proposal will establish and facilitate a network between European schools to develop, share, and spread advanced ICT-based teaching practices among teachers and educators. This will be accomplished by following a network oriented methodology based on a learning design approach, combined with a sustainable professional competency development model. As one of Denmark's largest university of applied sciences, VIA University College (www.via.dk) develops and offers a variety of accredited programmes within education and social studies programmes. VIAs strength is…

school leaving

Looking for secondary school for Erasmus+ KA02 project interested in takling of early school leaving

Center for Unges livsmestring is private consultancy company working with children in age group from 15-20 years old that struggles with need for individual approach and methods to fit in the school curricula by strengthening collaboration among all involved actors hereby within school as well as within families, addressing and  improving transitions between different stages of education; fostering preventive and early intervention approaches.   One of the Europe 2020 Strategy headline targets is that the share of early school leavers should be under 10% and at least 40% of the younger…

Digitalizing Products

Digitalising products - unlocking the potential

An emerged technology-push within Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has led to an evolving digital transformation within industry (Lasi et al., 2014). The digital transformation is often described as a revolution due to the expected impact on industry, changing the competition and business. Especially the digitalisation of products, is predicted to hold a huge potential of innovation, offering new opportunities and possibilities, to both users and companies (Porter and Heppelmann, 2014). As a result of the digitalising, products are transformed into complex systems, where…

NMP-REG/TRINNO Interregional Workshop - Industrial Modernisation and Interregional Cooperation

NMP-REG and TRINNO projects have organised a significant conference on 'Industrial Modernisation and Interregional Cooperation' dedicated to Industry 4.0 on 19 March in Florence, at the Baglioni Hotel. This conference proposes an open discussion on how I4.0 is being applied across Europe and how various European and regional actors are dealing with the opportunities and challenges that it brings. The agenda can be downloaded here The registration form is available here ERRIN is working closely with and supporting the NMP-REG project.  

DG EAC publishes call for 'European Universities'

At the 2017 Gothenburg Summit, EU leaders outlined a vision for education and culture. This included, amongst other things, to strengthen strategic partnerships across the EU between higher education institutions and to encourage the emergence by 2024 of “European Universities” – bottom-up networks of universities across the EU, which enable students to obtain a degree by combining studies in more than one Member State. The call published DG EAC on the 24 October responds to this demand and will also work to strengthen the international competitiveness of European universities. In short, the…

InterTalentum: Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme at UAM+CSIC: 2nd call open until 25/5/2018

The Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) has launched the second international call for proposals of InterTalentum, a Postdoctoral Talent Attraction Programme to the International Excellence Campus (CEI) UAM+CSIC in Madrid. Through this call, UAM offers nine positions of two years duration for experienced researchers. The aim is to build particularly favorable environment to attract the most talented researchers in the four Focus Research Areas of CEI UAM+CSIC: Biology and Biomedicine, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Theoretical Physics, Computing Sciences and Mathematics…

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  • By Hilary Webb

Engineering (for) Europe's Future

Eindhoven University of Technology and its partners are organising a timley discussion on how best to address the need for future skills in order to empower a new generation of Europeans. 

vet
  • By Gaia Ialisa Marotta

Erasmus+ Project in a field of : veterinary sciences, environmental sciences

The overarching goal of UPWr is to build an international, effective consortium acting as a Partner within the international research and educational programs for conducting cutting-edge scientific and educational activities in the area of veterinary sciences, food science and technology and environmental sciences.

Horizon 2020 Inclusive and innovative practices for migrant integration
  • By Ilaria d'Auria

Are you interested in mobilising your region for a Horizon 2020 project?

ERRIN is pooling the interest of its member regions to work on a Horizon 2020 project on the innovative integration of migrants in local communities (urban/suburban/rural).

digital education
  • By Elena Nielsen

Facilitating a network between European schools to develop, share, and spread advanced ICT-based teaching practices

This Horizon 2020 project proposal will establish and facilitate a network between European schools to develop, share, and spread advanced ICT-based teaching practices among teachers and educators. This will be accomplished by following a network oriented methodology based on a learning design approach, combined with a sustainable professional competency development model.

school leaving
  • By Aija Konisevska Azadi

Looking for secondary school for Erasmus+ KA02 project interested in takling of early school leaving

Center for Unges livsmestring is private consultancy company working with children in age group from 15-20 years old that struggles with need for individual approach and methods to fit in the school curricula by strengthening collaboration among all involved actors hereby within school as well as within families, addressing and  improving transitions between different stages o

Opening Science
  • By Gaia Ialisa Marotta

European Universities Initiative – supporting regional development

The first call for proposal for European University alliances was a success and led to the selection of 17 alliances from 114 different higher education institutions and 24 member states. The second call for proposals will be launched this autumn.