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Opportunities in Belgium
A few words and some pictures about Belgium
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Research in Flanders
(Kurt Deketelaere)
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Research in Wallonia
(Pierre Demoitié)
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Belgium, in the heart of Europe,
is a country of worldwide known painters
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Belgium, in the heart of Europe,
is a country of worldwide known painters, musicians
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Belgium, in the heart of Europe,
is a country of worldwide known painters,
musicians, heroes of comic strips
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Belgium, in the heart of Europe,
is a country of worldwide known painters,
musicians, heroes of comic strips, traditions
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Belgium, in the heart of Europe,
is a country of worldwide known painters,
musicians, heroes of comic strips, traditions,
gastronomy
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Belgium, in the heart of Europe,
is a country of worldwide known painters,
musicians, heroes of comic strips, traditions,
gastronomy, scientists ...
First Belgian NASA astronaut
Founder of MIT Media Labs
Physics Nobel Prize 2013
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Belgium, with its 11.106 inhabitants speaking Dutch,
French and German (but English is widely spread...),
hosts the European Commission, the European
Parliament, a lot of international organisations
(within NGO’s) and more than 1,000 lobby groups.
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By the way, did you know that
the Top 50 American companies settled in Belgium employ more than 90,000 people ?
[Source: www.amcham.be]
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Belgium is also a federal state[a], comprised of
communities[b] and regions[c] with their own competences. In the research field too ...
[a]
[b]
[c]
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If you want to explore the Moon or dig the ice in
Antarctica, so deal with a colleague of the federal level ...
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About the federal level
15 federal scientific institutes
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topics: space, polar or sustainable development research;
earth observation
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Belgian participation to ESA
[www.belspo.be]
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About the federal level
grants
fellowships
[www.fulbright.be]
[www.baef.be]
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... but for technical and industrial research or
performed in higher education institutions, you will deal with Regions and / or Communities.
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KD
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WALLOON ACADEMIC LANDSCAPE
Liège train station
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Walloon academic landscape
> 85,000 students
> 12,600 EU
> 5,900 non EU
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> 4,200 researchers
[www.studyinbelgium.be]
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Walloon academic landscape
[www.studyinbelgium.be]
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BEWARE 2014_2
Walloon academic landscape
[www.wbi.be] 16 delegations
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BEWARE 2014_2
Walloon academic landscape
[www.wbi.be] 6 scientific officers
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Botrange, highest spot of Belgium (648 m)
WALLOON RESEARCH LANDSCAPE
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Walloon research landscape
22 public accredited research centres involved in
coatings, glass & ceramics, wood industries, ...
[www.accord-wallonie.be]
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Walloon research landscape
13 competitive clusters supporting more than 200
R&D active SME’s
[www.clusters.wallonia.be]
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Walloon research landscape
A lot of (multi)national companies active in agrofood, life
sciences, transport & logistics, aeronautics & space,
engineering & new materials, biomedicine, construction,
ICT ... employing more than 5,500 researchers
[www.entreprisesdewallonie.be]
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The Citadel of Namur
WALLOON MINISTRY OF RESEARCH
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Walloon ministry of research
1 international research programmes department ●
21 European programmes (ERA-Nets, Eureka!, MSC Actions ...) ●
bilateral agreements (France and Brazil) ●
a 21,800,000 $ budget
[recherche-technologie.wallonie.be]
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Walloon ministry of research
Do you want to know more about research in Wallonia?
Or be part of a Walloon research team?
“SPW research”
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Walloon ministry of research
1 mobility of researchers programme
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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
Spa Formula 1 circuit
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Objectives are multiple
attract a high qualified researcher in Wallonia / Brussels in
an innovative project to boost his / her carreer ●
promote the economic benefits ●
promote research ●
enhance the visibility of Wallonia at the international level
and establish a long term international collaboration
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APPLYING
Strépy-Thieux boat lift
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Applying conditions
When they apply, researchers have
ho hold a PhD or to have 4 years research experience ●
not spent more than 12 months in Belgium
during the last 3 years
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Applying conditions
Eligible units are
SMEs or research centres
(BEWARE Industry) ●
the 5 French speaking universities with a Walloon company
(BEWARE Academia)
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Applying conditions
The researcher
will have a 18 to 36 months contract ●
will perform 25% of his/her time in a company
(BEWARE Academia) ●
will become an « ambassador » of Wallonia in the frame of
his/her collaboration with the Region
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TOPICS, BUDGET AND CALENDAR
Waterloo (2015, bicentenary of the battle)
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All research topics are
eligible
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bottom up based
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and must demonstrate an innovative aspect
and / or enable technology transfer
fluid dynamics | biotechnologies | new materials| microbiology | ICT | oncology |
bioinformatics | cell therapy | pediatric immunology | environment technology |
railway modellisation | organic chemistry | enzymology | surface chemistry |
macromolecular chemistry | mining engineering | telecommunications
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35 millions € (50 billions $) ≈ 150 research contracts
1 research contract, that means
a gross salary (90,000 €/y or ≈ 102,000 $/y)
+
a mobility allowance (5,400 €/y or ≈ 6,100 $/y)
+
a bench fee covering the expenses linked to the supervision
and the mentorship of the researcher
(18,000 €/y or ≈ 20,350 $/y)
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Evaluation
internal instruction
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international peer review
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selection committee
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5 criteria : candidate, valorisation, host unit, project,
impact and sustainable development
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Calls
2 calls in 2015 : February & July
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2 calls in 2016 : February & July
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1 calls in 2017 : February
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(1 calls in 2018 : February)
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OVERVIEW OF THE LAST CALLS
Mons, European cultural capital 2015
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Overview of the first calls
universities : 32 ● research centers : 7 ● SME : 3
woman : 13 ● man : 28 [average: 33 y. old]
24 months : 8 ● 30 months : 2 ● 36 months : 29
13.22 millions € (≈ 15 billions $)
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BEWARE 2014_2
Singapour
Lebanon
Country where researcher is now living
Nationalities
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IN ONE WORD …
Bastogne WW2 Mardasson Memorial
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BEWARE Fellowships
is THE programme you must apply
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is labeled “Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions”
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is cofunded by the European Commission
and the Walloon Region
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Direction des Programmes fédéraux et internationaux
Département des Programmes de recherche
SPW - DGO6 Économie, Emploi et Recherche
Tél.: +32 81 33 45 40 | 27 | 51
www.bewarejobs.be
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