Enriching the Green and Blue Transition Research and Training Network by Working Together through the New European Research Area

Informations projet

ENRICH-TOGETHER

N° de convention de subvention: 101081645

DOI

10.3030/101081645

Date de signature de la CE 5 Octobre 2022

Date de début 16 Octobre 2023

Date de fin 15 Octobre 2028

Financé au titre de

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Coût total

Aucune donnée

Contribution de l’UE

€ 1 910 400,00

Coordonné par

MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Türkiye

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ENRICH-TOGETHER (Enriching the Green and Blue Transition Research and Training Network by Working Together through the New European Research Area)

Période du rapport: 2023-10-16 au 2025-10-15

Résumé du contexte et des objectifs généraux du projet

Middle East Technical University (METU), Türkiye’s leading research university, is promoting research in Green and Blue Transition via an international postdoctoral fellowship programme with incoming mobility to Türkiye. ENRICH-TOGETHER provides a timely opportunity for METU to enhance the international mobility element of its national programme by offering 20 researchers prospects to diversify their individual competence with advanced research facilities; international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral mobility opportunities; and tailor-made training (13 compulsory cross-cutting, 15 elective transferrable skills courses) and career development, all enriched with the capacities of implementing and associated partners. Selection is based on 3 open calls, bottom-up proposal development, 90+ supervisors to choose from and open, transparent and merit-based principles. Attractive working conditions are provided for 24 months in a work/life balanced campus. Fellows deepen their knowledge and expand their network via secondments, CoCreation events, an International Green and Blue Transition World Congress; all of which unite the ENRICH-TOGETHER community. The tailor-made dissemination and exploitation plans of researchers will exploit the vast array of opportunities provided by the support offices of METU. ENRICH-TOGETHER (i) provides a unique experience for next generation Green and Blue Transition researchers able to translate scientific breakthroughs to benefit European society and economy; (ii) reinforce METU’s and partner organizations’ position and visibility at a global level; and (iii) strengthen Europe's human capital base in research and innovation. The co-creative environment of ENRICH-TOGETHER supports METU’s vision to better align the Turkish research and innovation landscape to the core values of the EU HR Excellence in Research Award, of which the first recipient in Türkiye is METU.

Travail effectué depuis le début du projet jusqu’à la fin de la période considérée dans le rapport et principaux résultats atteints jusqu’à présent

Objective 1: Bring together Green and Blue Transition research areas under a competitive international postdoctoral fellowship scheme. The programme has operationalised a unified Green and Blue Transition platform through the launch and completion of Call-1, activating a pool of 60+ supervisors and enabling interdisciplinary proposal development across the defined thematic scope.
Objective 2: Organise three open, transparent and merit-based international calls aligned with EU HR Excellence in Research principles. Call-1, which attracted 44 applications, was successfully completed in full compliance with HR Excellence in Research principles. Call-2, attracting 41 applications, is in progress with significant operational enhancements built on lessons learned from Call-1.
Objective 3: Recruit 20 high-skilled post-doctoral researchers under a structured 24-month programme. Six candidates were selected in Call-1, four recruited within this reporting period. Following recruitment, Cohort-1 fellows were actively supported in relocation, visa procedures, onboarding (including childcare and family reunification), research budget management, secondment planning and day-to-day administrative and academic integration, ensuring smooth and inclusive implementation of their fellowship activities. Recruitment will continue through Call-2. Call-3 might be required after assessing the Call-2 results.
Objective 4: Implement tailor-made training, career development, dissemination and exploitation and Open Science and data management frameworks. Programme-level structures were established and operationalised, with tailor-made individual-level implementation initiated for Cohort-1.
Objective 5: Strengthen METU’s institutional capacity and visibility, while contributing to the European Research Area. Governance, ethical compliance, structured supervision and dissemination frameworks were fully founded, reinforcing institutional alignment with European Research Area and HR Excellence in Research principles.

Progrès au-delà de l’état des connaissances et impact potentiel prévu (y compris l’impact socio-économique et les conséquences sociétales plus larges du projet jusqu’à présent)

The project remains on track with its objectives as defined in Annex 1. Scientific publications, datasets or exploitable outputs are in progress and the foundations for future scientific impact are fully operational.