RMC

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• RMC
• Research Mobility Centre
• Malta

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• In this presentation
• Need for more researchers
• Strategy adopted by the EC
• ERA-MORE and RMC-Malta
• Portal for research mobility
• Charter and Code
• Marie Curie Actions in FP7

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Malta and Europe need more researchers
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Europe has more PhDs than US, Japan
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But only half their number of researchers
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• Actions taken
• The European Research Area (1/2000)
• The Lisbon European Council (3/2000)
• EC Member States (MS) must take steps to remove
  obstacles to mobility of researchers
• The Barcelona European Council (3/2002)
• MS to devote 3 (of which 2/3 from private
  sector) of GDP to research by 2010

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• Strategy adopted
• Develop open European labour market for
  researchers, to revert current trend (major
  shortages in HR towards 2010)
• Improve overall environment by removing obstacles
  to enhance mobility
• - Mobility Strategy
• Develop genuine career perspectives, boost the
  EUs attractiveness for research talent
• Increase EU funding for training, mobility and
  career development of researchers
• - Marie Curie Actions

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• Mobility Strategy
• EC MS to remove obstacles to mobile
  researchers, making the environment more
  appealing for researchers
• Directive 2 Recommendations to improve
  condition of admission of Third Country
  Researchers (adopted by Council in Oct. 2005)
• Fast track procedure for researchers
• Involvement of research organisations (hosting
  agreement)

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• Mobility Strategy (cont.)
• Structured information services, customised local
  assistance to mobile researchers Mobility Portal
  (since 2003) and ERA-MORE (since 2004).
• Researchers in Europe initiative, held first in
  2005, to raise public awareness of the research
  profession.
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/research/researchersine
  urope

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• Portal
• http//europa.eu.int/eracareers
• National portal www.eracareers.org.mt

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• Services through the Portal
• http//europa.eu.int/eracareers
• Organisations can advertise directly their
  vacancies or transfer their own data
• Researchers can post their CV
• Personalised assistance through ERA-MORE

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• ERA-MORE
• A European Network of Mobility Centres offering
  researchers and their families comprehensive and
  up-to-date information, tailor-made and
  personalised assistance in all matters relating
  to their professional and daily lives
• - entry conditions (visa requirements)
• - work permits, job opportunities, salaries and
  taxation
• - pension rights, health care, social security
• - accommodation
• - day care and schooling
• - language courses, general culture of the host
  country
• - intellectual property rights, recognition of
  diploma etc.

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• Mobility Centres
• 200 Mobility Centres in 32 countries,
  complemented by local contact points
• act as a point of entry
• for researchers looking for practical
  information and guidance
• offer direct proximity assistance
• or direct the researcher to the appropriate
  specialised centre

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• RMC-Malta
• An FP6 Specific Support Action (HRM European
  Network of Mobility Centres) aiming to
• improve research mobility by providing a quality
  service to researchers and host institutions
• remove obstacles to the mobility of researchers
• enhance Maltas attractiveness for research

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• Centre located at Ir-Razzett tal-Hursun,
  University Campus
• Managed by FTZ, with the support of the Office of
  the Prime Minister
• Start-up and consolidation exercise up to
  December 2007
• Launch of the Centre 30 January 2006

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• Objectives
• 1. To give researchers and their families,
  whether incoming or outgoing, assistance in all
  matters relating to their professional and daily
  lives.
• 2. To create awareness of the European network of
  mobility centres and the European mobility
  portal.
• 3. To create a favourable environment for the
  mobility of researchers.

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• Provide assistance
• Through the ERA-MORE network
• By linking up to the European network, the Malta
  RMC can count on the support and collaboration of
  more than 200 Mobility Centres, across 32
  European countries.

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• Provide assistance
• Through the Mobility Helpdesk
• 356 2133 1505 rmc_at_ftz.org.mt
• The Malta RMC is operating a helpdesk to assist
  researchers, taking enquiries during office
  hours, Monday to Friday. Assistance is offered
  by phone, in person (on campus, at Ir-Razzett
  tal-Hursun), or by email.

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• Provide assistance
• Through the Research Mobility Portal (RMP)
• Sections for incoming outgoing researchers
• - Practical information
• - Research job vacancies
• - Fellowships and grants
• - Helpdesk

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• Foster research activity
• Create a more favourable environment
• promote the attractiveness of research careers
• Train personnel of host institutions to improve
  reception of incoming researchers
• Act as policy catalyst, highlighting obstacles to
  mobility and developing integrated strategies for
  research mobility
• meet stakeholders
• policy impact reports

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• European career perspectives
• Huge differences in career structures in EU
  countries
• Fragmentation at local / regional / national
  level
• Protected / closed, non-transparent recruitment
  procedures
• Lack of career development prospects

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• Charter and Code
• Recommendation on the
• - European Researchers Charter and
• - Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of
  Researchers
• adopted by the EC on 11 March 2005
• http//europa.eu.int/eracareers/europeancharter
• To be implemented by MS and other actors on a
  voluntary basis

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• Charter and Code
• as reference points
• Charter for the career management of researchers
  as professionals, addressing both researchers and
  employers / funders on minimum rights and
  obligations.
• Code of Conduct for transparency and merit-based
  recruitment, fair recognition of qualifications
  and mobility experiences.

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• Marie Curie Actions FP7
• Marie Curie Actions in FP7 People Programme
  significant increase in budget.
• Marie Curie Actions to focus on
• a. the structuring of research training,
• mobility and career development,
• strengthen links with national systems
• b. reinforcing involvement of enterprises
• c. strengthening international dimension.

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• Thank you

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• Contacts
• rmc_at_ftz.org.mt
• RMC-Malta, Ir-Razzett tal-Hursun,
• University Campus, Msida MSD 06
• tel [phone]
• 2133 1505
• www.eracareers.org.mt
• http//europa.eu.int/eracareers
• www.ftz.org.mt