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Research Policy Office
Consorzio InteruniversitariConsorzio InteruniversitariCISAI - TyrrhenumCISAI - Tyrrhenum
19 April 200219 April 2002
European research at Ghent University and how it is managed
dr. M.Cdr. M.Clairelaire Van de Velde Van de VeldeCoördinator Research Policy OfficeCoördinator Research Policy Office
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Financial resourcesFinancial resources RUG RUG
• 1st money flow: university basic allowance• 2nd money flow: research budget allocated by the
Flemish and federal government for university research
• 3rd money flow: ‘directed’ research (both technological research and policy research)
• 4th money flow: cooperation with private sector
(scientific research, services and licenses)
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Relation between the expenses for the University allowances for education and research (excl. social allowances for student
facilities) and the expenses for the external financing sources for scientific research (x 1.000 EUR)
32.133,94 34.537,79 37.090,72
33.184,12 36.169,30 37.364,77
27.184,9030.458,03 30.768,97
145.877,45145.010,12
153.252,78
0,00
50.000,00
100.000,00
150.000,00
200.000,00
250.000,00
300.000,00
1998 1999 2000
Firstmoney-flow
Secondmoney-flow
Thirdmoney-flow
Fourthmoney-flow
62%
38%
61%
39%
61%
39%
238.380 € 246.175 € 258.477 €
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Basic allowance
(1st money-flow) External financing
education research
social allowance
2nd/3rd money-flow
4th money-flow
other Total extern
Generaltotal
1629 1472 195 16 1683 3312 Academic
and scientific.
1317 144 519 165 55 739 2200 Admin.and
technical Total 2946 144 1991 360 71 2422 5512
Including FWO- and IWT-fellows, personnel RUG-IMEC & RUG-VIB departements, doctoral fellows and non-EU researchers. Personnel University Hospital not included
Staff 2000(per 31/12/2000)
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Financial resources Financial resources RUG RUG ((20002000))• 1st money flow: university basic allowance
151,087 million EUR (operational funding)
Atrribution of budget based on:1. historical fixed amount2. student enrollment3. PhD-output
Used for:• General operations• Salary of academic staff and administrative and technical staff• Attributed mainly on the basis of educational efforts• Part is destined to the University Research Fund
An estimated 25% is destined for research (OESO-statistics)
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Financial resources Financial resources RUG RUG ((20002000))• 2nd money flow: research budget allocated by the
Flemish and federal government for university research – University Research Fund: 22,928 million EUR
– ‘research professors’– doctoral and postdoctoral mandates– concerted actions (4-6 years)– research projects (2-4 years)– exploring European research and cofinancing– bilateral scientific and technological cooperation – research infrastructure– visitors
• allocation decided by the University Board based on the advice of the Research Council
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Financial resources Financial resources RUG RUG ((20002000))
• 2nd money flow: – Fund for Scientific Research - Flanders (FWO-
Vlaanderen): 10,977 million EUR (direct income from projects, excluding amount for individual researchers)
• actions:– training researchers
– supporting individual researchers
– supporting prominent research teams (research projects)
– promoting (national and international) scientific contacts and cooperation
– awarding scientific prizes
• evaluation:– 32 scientific commissions
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Financial resources Financial resources RUG RUG ((20002000))
• 2nd money flow:
– IAP: Interuniversity attraction poles (federal government):
Total budget for the next 5 years: 18,215 million EUR
•reinforces centres of excellence networking
•(mainly) Belgian and some European partners (2.5% of the
budget)
•steering teams and associated teams
•complementarity between leading teams of different
universities
•institutions propose inserting one of its teams into an IAP
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Financial resources Financial resources RUG RUG ((20002000))
• 3rd money flow: ‘directed’ research (both technological research and policy research): 37,365 million EUR
IWT (Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and technology in Flanders) supports and stimulates industrial research and technology transfer in the Flemish industry
support of international partners possible
DWTC (Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs)
- Sustainable development (PODO II)- North Sea research- Research fellowships for Central and Eastern Europe- …
International research funding
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International Research fundingInternational Research funding
European Commission research funding 5th framework programme (1998-2002) European Commission research funding framework programme 2002-2006 European Commission research funding outside the framework programme Development co-operation (VLIR, UNESCO, …) NATO-science programme ESA CERN European Science Foundation ...
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Financial resources (Financial resources (20002000))•4th money flow: co-operation with the private sector, scientific services included: 42,4 million EUR
- contracts with private firms: 4,22 million EUR
- contracts IWT-private firms: 4,23 million EUR
- (scientific) services: 28,59 million EUR
- other services: 5,36 million EUR
Co-operation with the following private firms: Pfizer Inc., Procter & Gamble, Schering plough, Merck & Co Inc., PR Pharmaceuticals Inc., ICI Technology, Amgen, Unilever, Upjohn, Advanced polymer sytems, Int. Lead Zinc Research Org. Inc., etc …
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Participation Ghent University in the 4th FP(excl. VIB & IMEC)
programme participations contribution (EUR)ACTS 20 5.013.000 BIOMED II 12 733.103 BIOTECH II 8 1.547.755 BRITE/EURAM III 17 3.275.482 ENV II 12 1.906.389 ESPRIT 4 5 2.012.356 FAIR 43 5.771.167 FUSION 0 - INCO 31 2.159.367 INNOVATION 3 497.262 J OULE/THERMIE 5 761.607 MAST III 8 1.410.007 NFS II 5 202.978 SMT 22 1.162.883 TELEMATICS 6 805.481 TMR 20 2.764.658 TRANSPORT 3 290.484 TSER 4 286.021 TOTAL 224 30.600.000
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Participation Ghent University in the 5th FP up to 31.12.2001 (incl. VIB & IMEC)
Programme projects RUG-budget (EUR) total budget (EUR)
Quality of life 42 8.475.850 73.246.421IST 21 2.476.530 43.396.387GROWTH 9 1.065.118 9.586.471EESD 16 2.434.652 20.689.989INCO 15 1.382.930 6.336.099INNOVATION 0 0 0IHP 13 2.277.228 9.955.480EURATOM 2 70.931 1.097.175TOTAL 118 18.183.239 164.308.022
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Management of European Research Projects Contact person: Nathalie Vandepitte
Search for contact with EC-officials
Partner search (first part of contact)
Information on calls, tenders, programme is spread via:
- two-monthly newsletter (within university)
- e-mail groups per programme
- personal mail
Organisation of informative meetings
(Busquin, EC-officials, …)
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Management of European Research Projects Contact person: Nathalie Vandepitte
Administrative guidance on EC-requirements of proposals
Follow-up of submitted proposals (feedback)
Contract negotiations (forms, procedures, …)
Consortium agreements (model, specific) for projects
Administrative support during project-duration
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Exploring European research and cofinancing Contact person: Nathalie Vandepitte
Within University Research Fund of Ghent University
1. Exploring European Research
Financing for a RUG-professor for the preparation of a European research proposal
Max. two years (cost of employment scientist plus expenses)
2. Cofinancing
Financial support for running European research projects with an allocared budget lower than the proposed budget (min 40% of proposed budget)
Max. amount = difference between two budgets
Allocation decided by the University Board based on the advice of the Research Council
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Possibilities of research co-operation for researchers from Italy
• University Research Fund: grants for visitors
• Exploring European Research
• Fund for Scientific Research – Flanders (FWO)
– visiting postdoctoral fellowships
• junior (1.488 EUR): PhD since less than 5 years
• senior (1.984 EUR): PhD since 5 to 10 years
– scientific research communities
• European Commission – Framework programmes
• Fellowships and appointments: for all Italian scientists equal to Belgians (Italy = member
EU)
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Team of approximately 18 staff-members
• Informing, advising and supporting researchers in the areas of– research funding provided by the university itself, as well as
funding allocated by the regional and federal governments and research co-operation with business and industry
– international research co-operation, particularly involving participation in research projects of the European Union and multinational organisations and development co-operation
– intellectual property rights, university-industry liaison, the Research Park and the Innovation and Incubation Centre (IIC) Baekeland fund, Plassendaele project
• Administrative management of allocated research projects (own, governmental, international, private)
• Contact point for partner search• Overview Research (CD-rom and WWW-site):http://aivwww.rug.ac.be/Onderzoeksbeleid/techno/index.html
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Dr. M. Claire Van de Velde, Co-ordinator
Mrs. Nathalie Vandepitte, contactpoint International Research Co-operation
Ir. Johan Bil, Advisor Technology Transfer Unit
Research Policy Office, Ghent University
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25, B-9000 Gent
tel: +32 9 264 3036 fax: +32 9 264 3583
URL: http://aivwww.rug.ac.be/Onderzoeksbeleid
Research Policy OfficeTeam of approximately 18 staff-members