2015 April EURAXESS LINKS Issue 24 BRAZIL EURAXESS Links Brazil Dear Colleagues, Newsletter is a monthly electronic newsletter, edited We have the pleasure to present to you the 24th edition of the EURAXESS by EURAXESS L partners. Links Brazil Newsletter for April 2015. The information contained in This month, our “EU Insight” section focus on the results of a recently published this publication is intended for report by the European Commission on “Modernisation of Higher Education in personal use only. It should Europe: Access, retention and employability 2014”. not be taken in any way to reflect the views of the We also bring you a feature interview with representatives of Associations of European Commission nor of Brazilian Postgraduate Students and Researchers in Europe. the Delegation of the European Union to Brazil. 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The EURAXESS Links Brazil Team EURAXESS LINKS BRAZIL Contents 1 EU Insight – Increasing Access to Higher Education in Europe .................... 6 2 Feature – Interview with representatives of Associations of Brazilian Postgraduate Students and Researchers in Europe .................................... 8 3 EURAXESS Links Brazil activities ............................................................... 11 3.1 Science without Borders Roadshow 2015 – PhD matchmaking... 11 3.2 Launch of EURAXESS Science Slam and workshop on scientific communication – USP, 27 May 2015 ................................................ 12 4 News & Developments ................................................................................. 13 This Newsletter is also intended as a communication 4.1 European Union ................................................................................. 13 tool with you all, so please do 4.1.1 European Commission launches scientific debate on how to feed not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] for the planet ......................................................................................... 13 comments, corrections or if 4.1.2 European Fund for Strategic Investment ......................................... 14 you want to advertise for a particular funding scheme or 4.1.3 European Commission launches €3m prize to improve air quality in event. cities ................................................................................................. 14 4.1.4 European Inventor Award finalists 2015: inventors behind 15 ground-breaking innovations selected ............................................. 15 4.1.5 A new Wave of Scientific Transatlantic Cooperation ....................... 15 4.1.6 Foresight 2025: integrated and fast-evolving standards key to innovation ......................................................................................... 16 4.1.7 Cheap and renewable electricity anywhere ..................................... 17 4.1.8 Infoday: Science with and for Society 2015 ..................................... 17 4.1.9 European Commission Foresight fiches: "Global Trends to 2030" . 18 4.1.10 Smart grids in Europe: outlook and large scale application ............ 19 4.1.11 U-Multirank 2015 edition .................................................................. 20 4.2 Brazil ................................................................................................... 20 4.2.1 Aldo Rebelo calls for domestic industry stimulus to encourage innovation in the country .................................................................. 20 4.2.2 Aldo Rebelo supports government actions to foster innovation and charges again recomposition of FNDCT ......................................... 21 4.2.3 Aldo Rebelo calls for Brazil to democratise and universalise digital technologies ..................................................................................... 22 EURAXESS LINKS BRAZIL 4.2.4 In the Butantan Institute, Minister says he intends to reduce bureaucracy of research .................................................................. 22 4.2.5 For the Mines and Energy Minister innovation is critical to ensure energy supply ................................................................................... 23 4.2.6 Innovate Programme in Brazil wants to attract foreign investments in R&D ................................................................................................. 23 4.2.7 Languages without Borders will be in all federal universities from May .................................................................................................. 24 4.2.8 Minister Berzoini defends investment in ICT to foster innovation in telecom ............................................................................................ 25 4.2.9 Apex-Brazil seeks dialogue with MCTI to enlarge national export base ................................................................................................. 25 4.2.10 New IDB structure will prioritise investment in technological innovations ....................................................................................... 26 4.2.11 FAUBAI conference ......................................................................... 26 4.3 Cooperation EU, Member States, Brazil .......................................... 27 4.3.1 MCTI and EU discuss possibilities to broaden cooperation ............ 27 4.3.2 CNPq and the UK seek to expand their partnership ........................ 27 4.3.3 Aldo Rebelo emphasises cooperation in research and innovation with Sweden ..................................................................................... 28 4.3.4 MCTI and British Embassy discuss new cooperation opportunities 29 4.3.5 Partnership between IAC and French Centre already has research with rubber ....................................................................................... 29 4.3.6 EU-CELAC summit - JRC webminars ............................................. 30 5 Grants & Fellowships ................................................................................... 30 5.1 European Union ................................................................................. 30 5.1.1 Open calls under Horizon 2020 ....................................................... 30 5.1.2 Come to Europe! EURAXESS ERC, MSCA and Erasmus+ brochure ......................................................................................................... 31 5.1.3 European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme (incoming) .................................................................... 31 5.1.4 International Doctoral Programme in Economics ............................ 32 5.2 EU Member states and associated countries ................................. 32 5.2.1 National EURAXESS Portals ........................................................... 32 5.2.2 AUSTRIA – OeAW Doctoral Fellowship Programme ...................... 32 5.2.3 BELGIUM – Postdoc fellowships to non-EU .................................... 33 EURAXESS LINKS BRAZIL 5.2.4 BELGIUM – International Networking of the Federal Scientific Institutions (FSIs) Call for proposals ................................................ 33 5.2.5 BELGIUM – Travel Grants for Long Stays Abroad .......................... 33 5.2.6 BELGIUM – Giuseppe Chiari International Award for Coatings Sciences 2014-2015 Call for Proposals .......................................... 33 5.2.7 ESTONIA – Estonian Research Council Postdoctoral Funding ...... 34 5.2.8 FRANCE – Institut des hautes études scientifiques IHÉS Call for visiting researchers .......................................................................... 34 5.2.9 FRANCE – Associate Research Directors call for proposals 2016 (short term incoming) ....................................................................... 34 5.2.10 FRANCE – Call for projects 2016 USP-COFECUB ......................... 35 5.2.11 IRELAND – Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Industry fellowship Programme 2015 ............................................................................. 35 5.2.12 IRELAND – Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postdoctoral) ........... 35 5.2.13 NORWAY – Personal Visiting Researcher Grants .......................... 35 5.2.14 NORWAY – FRIPRO Mobility Grants .............................................. 35