AUSTRIAN SCIENCE DAY

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AUSTRIAN SCIENCE DAY

• Brno
• November 3, 2005

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Resident at Postal address Údolní 53 Arna
Nováka 1 602 00 Brno 602 00 Brno 541146278 aso-b
rno_at_zsi.at http//www.aso.zsi.at
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• Established by
• Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and
  Culture (bmbwk)
• Coordinated by
• Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI)
• Cooperation with
• Philosophical Faculty of the Masaryk University
  in Brno

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• Aims
• to intensify the scientific co-operation between
  Austria and the Czech Republic
• to initiate and support the bilateral
  co-operation in science and research
• to assist the establishment of co-operation
  within EU projects

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• Tasks
• to provide support and consultation to Austrian
  and Czech researchers
• to assist in establishing scientific contacts
  and co-operations in start-up activities for
  joint research projects
• to launch annual calls for proposals for research
  projects to specific topics
• to present Austrian science and research
  institutions, initiatives and calls.

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• public relations, e.g. organizing the annual
  Austrian Science Day.
• networking with regional or European initiatives
  and programms.
• policy advice for the bmbwk concerning science
  and research developments in the Czech Republic.

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ASO CALL for the year 2005Programme for
sustainable cooperation in science and research
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Target group

• scientific institutions (universities, high
  schools and other scientific institutions
  governed by the BMBWK a MMT)
• Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

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Target group countries

• Czech Republic Austria
• (compulsory)
• ASO countries (Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and
  Bulgaria)
• the South-Eastern European countries (Albania,
  Bonsia-Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia,
  Romania, Serbia and Montenegro)

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Research areas

• Humanities and social sciences
• New production processes and devices (sixth EU
  framework programme,
• priority 3)

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• 15 submitted proposals
• Partnership 12 proposals CZ
• 3 proposals A
• 40 institutions from Austria, Czech Republic,
  Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia and Bulgaria
• 11 projects funded
• Total amount 47 000 EUR
• 38 283 EUR

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Evaluation criteria

• Nature of proposed activities
• Quality and extent of the consortium
• Qualification and expertise
• Project management (work and cost
• plan)
• Interdisciplinary character
• Participation of young scientists
• Participation of female scientists

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CALL for the year 2006

• 1st of January 2006
• www.aso.zsi.at

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Programms for scientific co-operations between
Austria and Czech Reublic

• AKTION
• www.dzs.cz/aktion/aktion.htm
• KONTAKT (WTZ)
• www.dzs.cz/aktion/aktion.htm
• ASO Brno
• www.aso.zsi.at