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FC+ UPDATES AND FUNDING

1. FinCEAL Plus Continuation
2. Cross-sectoral cooperation in the UniPID & FinCEAL+ seminar
3. Singapore-Finland Research seminar was a success!
4. Results from FC+ Event Grant Call
5. Results from FC+ LAC Pilot Call

6. NEWS FROM FinCEAL+ GRANTEES

7. OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

8. OTHER EVENTS

9. PUBLICATIONS AND CONSULTATIONS

Issue 8/2016

Developing Finnish Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation between Europe, Africa, Asia and the LAC region

FC+ UPDATES AND FUNDING

1. FinCEAL Plus continuation
We are happy to announce that the Ministry of Education and Culture has awarded continuation funding to the FinCEAL Plus Project for another two years 2017 - 2018. We look forward to the continued cooperation with and service to the Finnish Science Community!

2. Cross-sectoral cooperation at the centre of discussion in the UniPID & FinCEAL+ Science, Technology and Innovation Crossroads Seminar 2016
UniPID and FinCEAL+' main event of 2016 was the Science, Technology and Innovation Crossroads Seminar- Global Lessons from Cooperation among Academia, Private and Third Sectors, organized in Helsinki on 27-28th October. Over 90 participants joined us for the event, which included key note speeches, case presentations and workshops aimed at identifying challenges and opportunities for academia-business cooperation in Third Countries. Read more

3. FinCEAL+ Singapore-Finland Research Seminar on Smart Innovations for Health and Education was a success!
Singapore-Finland bi-regional research seminar focusing on Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation in Health and Education was held on October 18th in Singpore. The half day seminar gathered together over 70 experts on Health Technologies and ICT in Education and related areas from Industry and academia for developing concrete joint innovation and research cooperation initiatives. Read more

4. Results from FinCEAL+ Event Grant Call for Asia and the LAC
The Call was open between September and October 2016 and targeted the STI cooperation with Asia and LAC within the FC+ regional themes. We received 13 applications from 8 Finnish institutions, and awarded 6 grants. See results

5. Results from FinCEAL+ LAC Pilot Call for Research Visits from the LAC region to Finland
The pilot Call was open between September and October 2016 and targeted research visits from the LAC region only. We received 8 applications from 6 Finnish institutions, and awarded 3 grants. See results

6. News from FinCEAL+ Grantees

FinCEAL+ Asia grantee Nafisa Yeasmin, from the University of Lapland, co-organized and attended the "Food and Health Security of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Human Rights Perspective" in Dhaka, Bangladesh in September 2016. The seminar was dedicated to the food and health security of Rohingya Refugees, a minority group living in Myanmar. The Researchers from Finland and Bangladesh had a great opportunity to meet to discuss about related joint research collaborations and broaden their knowledge on this international crisis. Read more

7. Other Funding Opportunities

All regions
The Elsevier Foundation - TWAS Sustainability Visiting Expert Programme supports visits of distinguished scientists in sustainability to institutions in developing countries. Deadline March 2017. More Information

Terra Viva Grants Directory - Multiple grants for agriculture, energy, environment and natural resources. More information

Africa -related

The Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security honors and offers financial support to an outstanding research project for its potential impact on the availability, affordability, accessibility, or adequacy of food. More information

Multiple calls for funding projects and research in Agriculture, Biodiversity, Environment, Climate Change etc. More Information from the PAEPARD Platform

8. Events relevant to the FC+ themes and regions

HORIZON 2020 Info session (in Finnish only)
An info session concerning the latest developments in Horizon 2020 organized in Turku, with the possibility of joining via webcast. Deadline for registration is 30 November. More information

Free Series of Webinars to explore the dimension of Context in Science/Research Informed Policy
Organized by Politics & Ideas and INASP, the webinars explore the six main dimensions from INASP's framework on understanding context and how to incorporate it concretely when using science to inform policy. To enquire/register to the webinars, send an e-mail to contact@politicsandideas.org

Spring Forum for International Affairs, Vaasa, Finland, 9-10 May 2017
The focus this year is on regional, national and global co-operation. Call for session proposals open until 30 November

University - Industry Interaction Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 7-9 June, 2017
Call for abstracts and proposals open until 12 December. More information about the conference Link to abstract submission

Africa

Market Opportunities for Renewable Energy in Sub-Saharan Africa, December 16th, 2016, VTT, Espoo, Finland
This seminar will give you information about the Africa-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (RECP) objectives and how to benefit from it and EU support instruments supporting private renewable energy projects in Africa from early-stage development to financial close. More Information

LAC

The EU-CELAC Common Research Area – Renewable Energies & Research Infrastructures workshop organized by the ALCUE NET project, Gran Canaria, Spain, December 12-14, 2016. More information

The Nordic Latin American Research Network (NOLAN) Conference, 15-17 June 2017, Gothenburg, Sweden
The 9th NOLAN Conference is hosted by the School of Global Studies at the Campus Linné, University of Gothenburg. The theme is 'Latin American Challenges in the 21st Century: Societies in Motion' (Desafíos latinoamericanos en el siglo XXI: Sociedades en movimiento). More information

9. Publications and consultations

Public stakeholder consultation on Horizon 2020
The European Commission has launched a public stakeholder consultation which will feed into the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020. This interim evaluation will help improve the functioning of Horizon 2020, and will also be an important element in preparations of a next EU research and innovation programme. More information

ASEM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DIALOGUE - Concept Paper: The 5th ASEM Sustainable Development Seminar "Water Nexus Agenda for the Third ASEM Decade" (1-3 December 2016, Ruse, Bulgaria)
More information

Conclusions of the EU-India Summit 2016
EU and India step up the cooperation - Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Comission and Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister for Commerce and Industry of the Republic of India, confirmed shared values towards further agenda actions and their strong partnership. More information

Contact us

Eva Kagiri

FinCEAL+ Africa
UniPID - University of Jyväskylä
Tel: + 358 40 805 4716
eva.m.kagiri[at]jyu.fi

Jarkko Mutanen

FinCEAL+ Asia
UniPID - University of Eastern Finland
Tel: +358 50 463 7775
jarkko.mutanen[at]uef.fi

Kajsa Ekroos

FinCEAL+ Latin America and the Caribbean
UniPID - University of Helsinki

Tel: +358 50 448 6185

kajsa.ekroos[at]helsinki.fi

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