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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the

Grant agreement No 724034

AERO‐UA Survey “Barriers to aeronautic research collaboration

between EU and Ukraine partners”

Results

19 April 2017, Kyiv, Ukraine Dr. Lina Smovziuk, National Aerospace University “KhAI”

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• Aim: to identify available barriers + to create a background for recommendations on facilitation of long-term EU-UA aviation research collaboration

• Data collected from respondents: • Personal profile + Organisation Profile • Awareness, experience and expectations regarding EU-UA

aviation research collaboration • Opinion regarding the barriers to EU-UA aviation research

collaboration • Ideas regarding the measures to facilitate EU-UA research

collaboration

• Questionnaire: 50+ questions, 30+ minutes

• Duration: 3+ months (26/12/2016‐12/04/2017) 2

AERO‐UA Survey (in brief)

Ukrainian Aeronautic Community vs

AERO‐UA Survey Respondents

600+ actors invited

65 responses

Reasons: • Too complex questions? • Too busy? • Not interested in EU collaboration? • Don’t believe in survey efficiency? • What else?

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AERO‐UA Survey Respondents

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Previous international experience

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EC Framework Programmes

EU Private R&D Funding vs

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Expectations regarding European aviation research collaboration

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Assumed barriers for EU‐UA aviation research collaboration

Motivation Awareness Human resources

Equipment & facilities

International travel Funding Research

culture Legal &

financial

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Barrier 1: Lack of motivation to collaborate with European partners:

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Level of influence

Other factors influencing motivation to collaborate

Negative • Time and efforts limits • National legal/financial

limitations • Language barrier • End‐users low interest • EU certification costs • Lack of info about

EU‐professionals & H2020 • Evaluation non‐transparent

Positive • Long‐term professional

experience at national level

• Successful collaboration with EU companies (avionics, Austria)

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Barrier 2: Lack of awareness of European collaboration

KEY info required: • List of EU institutions

working in aerospace area

• List of actual problems in aeronautics

• List of EU projects, included to prospective programs of aeronautic research

Level of awareness:

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Barrier 3: Lack of human resources or talents

Is it true?

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Barrier 4: Lack of facilities, computer hardware and software

Barrier 5: International travel limitations (1)

Do you travel internationally?

Barrier 5: International travel limitations (2)

Why you don’t travel internationally?

OTHER reasons: • Lack of EU contacts • EU colleagues are not

interested in collaboration with Ukraine

• Financial reasons (fees)

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Barrier 6: Lack of funding

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Barrier 7: Inadequacy of research culture (1)

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Barrier 7: Inadequacy of research culture (2)

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Barrier 8: Legal and financial barriers Level of influence on

collaboration with EU:

• UA Budget Code – project money are treating as “governmental money”, no responsibility

• UA state limitations in project money usage

• Low support from UA government (MES)

• Low level of EU‐UA research programs coordination

OTHER factors:

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Specific barriers regarding EU Framework Programmes

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Specific barriers regarding EU Privately Funded Research Collaboration Level of influence:

Barriers in brief (1)

Lack of motivation

• EU Partnering (67 %) • Low success rate (58 %) • Programmes complexity and bureaucracy (52 %)

Lack of awareness

• Partner search instruments (53 %) • Collaboration opportunities (45 %) • Legal/financial issues (44 %)

Lack of human resources or talents

• Extra people required (62 %) • Young researchers required (78 %)

Lack of facilities, computers, software

• New equipment required (98 %) • Modern computer facilities required (42 %) • Software required (32 %)

Barriers in brief (2)

International travel limitations

• Travel internationally (72 %) • Don’t travel due to lack of funding (80%) and

lack of EU contacts

Lack of funding • Not satisfied with available funding (88 %) • Need extra funding to buy new equipment (83%) • Need extra funding to hire new staff (62%)

Inadequacy of research culture

• Publish papers (82%), present in conferences (66%), are involved in associations (51%)

• Presented in Internet (74%) and ready for communication in English (88%)

Legal and financial barriers

• Lack of resources to co-fund project (63%) • Specific Ukrainian financial regulations (63%)

Other barriers to EU‐UA aeronautic research collaboration

• “I don’t believe in “fair play”, even in EU”

• High financial barriers (for CS Core Partners?)

• Lack of EU R&D programmes participation strategy

• Low awareness regarding private R&D funding

• Collaborative project coordination issues

• IPR protection issues

• Confidentiality issues

and (last BUT not least)

• Low interest in cooperation from EU side (R&D/industry, governmental/private entities)

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the

Grant agreement No 724034

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Contacts: Dr. Lina Smovziuk

National Aerospace University “KhAI” l.smovziuk@khai.edu +38 (057) 788 40 22 17 Chkalova str., Kharkiv Ukraine www.aero‐ua.eu