INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS AT UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA

ALFREDO MATEOS GARCÍA Director of Knowledge Transfer Office (KTO) University of Salamanca

UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA

•   Old  University  (founded  1218)  •   Our  research  took  seats  at  the  na:onal  level  between  15  and  20  •   Non-­‐technological  en:ty  (1.000  researchers  in  the  field  of  sciences  and  engineering  from  2.500).  There  is  not  strong  engineering  •   31,000  students  between  first  cycles,  Master  and  Doctorate  •   Interna:onal  standing  in  areas  of  humani:es  (law,  literature,  teaching  Spanish,  ...)  •   High  poten:al  in  areas  related  to  biotechnology  and  health  (advanced  research  centres),  and  specific  groups  of  ICT  •   Public  university.  Financially  dependent  of  the  regional  government  of  Cas:lla  y  Leon.  Scarcity  of  resources.  Only  baseline  funding  for  opera:ng  expenses.  Extra  funds  from  compe::ve  calls  

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER OFFICES IN SPAIN

•   Units  of  rela:onship  between  universi:es  and  the  produc:ve  sector  

•   Recent  fact  in  Spain  with  respect  to  Europe  /  USA  •   Its  overall  objec:ve  is  to  bring  closer  the  university  environment  to  the  business  environment  ,  and  coordinate  the  efforts  needed  to  achieve  an  appropriate  use  and  evalua:on  of  the  results  of  university  research  ac:vity  

•   The  implementa:on  in  the  Spanish  Universi:es  begins  in  early  nine:es  

•   Promo:on  of  the  research  results  from  the  University  in  the  produc:ve  sector    •   Nego:a:on  of  contracts  and  agreements  for  coopera:ve  research,  consul:ng,  services,  …  •   Informa:on  and  assistance  in  the  prepara:on  of  coopera:ve  na:onal  projects  •   Informa:on  and  assistance  in  the  prepara:on  of  interna:onal  projects    •   Informa:on  and  advice  regarding  intellectual  property  rights  •   Fostering  the  crea:on  of  innova:ve  companies  (EIBT's)  

FUNCTION OF THE KNOWLEDGE TRANFER OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA

SERVICES PROVIDED REGARDING INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

•   A\endance  at  Infodays  and  similar  conferences  •   Selec:ve  dissemina:on  of  calls:  abstract,  general  and  specific  condi:ons,  budget,  ...  •   Search  for  partners  through  EEN  and  other  networks  •   Assistance  in  the  dra^ing  and  submission  of  proposals:  dra^ing  administra:ve  part,  advising  of  the  technical  part,  budge:ng.  •   Contract  nego:a:on  •   Management  and  jus:fica:on  of  some  project  types  

PROPOSALS

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75  

100  

2009  2010  

2011  2012  

2013  

PROJECTS GRANTED

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6  

8  

10  

12  

14  

2009  2010  

2011  2012  

2013  

PARTICIPATION IN LLP PROGRAMME

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Proposals  

Projects  granted  

DISTRIBUTION OF RETURNS FROM THE FP7 (SPAIN)

CPI14,1%

Empresas32,7%

CCTT11,6%

Univ.22,3%

AAPP4,1%

A.  Investigación10,3%

Asoc.4,3%

Otros0,5%

H2020 GOALS, SPAIN

•   Spanish  contribu:on  to  expenditure  on  R  &  D  in  the  EU  is  5.1%  •   Return  to  Spain  in  FP7,  8.3%    H2020:  important  source  of  funding:  about  80,000  M  €    Spanish  Goal:    •   Average  return  of  9.5%.  •   Leading  at  least  10%  of  the  projects.  •   Increase  the  number  of  beneficiaries  by  15%.  

H2020 GOALS, UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA

•   We  have  set  realis:c  goals  that  we  can  meet  the  means  we  have  at  our  disposal  

•   Return  to  Spain  in  FP7,  8.3%    H2020:  important  source  of  funding:  about  80,000  M  €    Spanish  Goal:    •   Average  return  of  9.5%.  •   Leading  at  least  10%  of  the  projects.  •   Increase  the  number  of  beneficiaries  by  15%.  

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS (SPAIN)

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROJECTS OFFICE •   Wri\en  strategy  of  how  to  encourage  and  promote  the  par:cipa:on  including  ways  of  funding  these  project  offices  based  on  percentage  use  of  funds  raised.    •   Proac:ve  project  offices,  to  intensify  knowledge  management  and  value-­‐added  services  they  offer.    •   Integral  service  of  the  promo:on  and  management  advice,  including  support  in  the  prepara:on  and  proposal  wri:ng.  •   Management  and  dissemina:on  tasks  in  coordinated  projects.    •   Intensive  search  for  addi:onal  funding  sources  •   To  develop  materials  and  good  prac:ce  thema:c  guides  and  manuals  to  serve  researchers  •   Enhancing  the  ac:ons  of  lobby  and  foreign  presence.    •   Defining  indicators  that  allow  a  proper  assessment  of  their  ac:vity  

FUNDING PROGRAMMES

MOBILITY  •  H2020,  LLP  (ERASMUS,  Grundtvig,  Jean  Monnet,  Leonardo),  ERASMUS  MUNDUS,  Intra-­‐ACP  academic  Mobility  Scheme  

TEACHING  •  LLP  (Leonardo  da  Vinci,  Grundtvig,  Jean  Monnet),  TEMPUS  

RESEARCH  •  H2020,  COST,  LLP,  Life+,  DG  SANCO,  INTERREG,  DAPHNE,  NIH,  …  

FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE: INTEGRATION

INTERNATIONAL              PROJECTS  OFFICE  

Mobility  

Teaching  Research  

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS AT UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA

ALFREDO MATEOS GARCÍA Director of Knowledge Transfer Office (KTO) University of Salamanca