ERA TALENT Platform for career development of researchers in Europe

Informacje na temat projektu

ERA TALENT

Identyfikator umowy o grant: 101103476

DOI

10.3030/101103476

Projekt został zamknięty

Data podpisania przez KE 16 Lutego 2023

Data rozpoczęcia 1 Marca 2023

Data zakończenia 30 Kwietnia 2026

Finansowanie w ramach

• Reforming and enhancing the European R&I System

Koszt całkowity

€ 3 999 996,33

Wkład UE

€ 3 999 996,25

Koordynowany przez

AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE DELLA RICERCA EUROPEA
Italy

Periodic Reporting for period 2 - ERA TALENT (ERA TALENT Platform for career development of researchers in Europe)

Okres sprawozdawczy: 2024-03-01 do 2026-04-30

Podsumowanie kontekstu i ogólnych celów projektu

ERA TALENT successfully supported the implementation of the new ERA Communication and significantly enhanced the existing EURAXESS network. The primary milestone was driving the career development of researchers in Europe by expanding their professional pathways across academia, industry, and business.

To achieve this, the initiative established 5 digital Hubs integrated into the EURAXESS framework as one-stop-shop resources, alongside 6 Communities of Practice (CoPs) that facilitated mutual learning. By leveraging 34 participating EURAXESS Centres as project partners, the action effectively mobilized the broader network of over 600 service centres across 42 countries. Through close collaboration, these centres developed and executed annual workplans that delivered direct, tangible benefits to researchers.

Prace wykonane od początku projektu do końca okresu sprawozdawczego oraz najważniejsze dotychczasowe rezultaty

During its 38-month lifecycle, the ERA TALENT project successfully established five virtual Hubs (Startup, Research Career Beyond Academia, Research Careers in Academia, Talent Circulation, and Science 4 Refugees) to provide structured, cross-border services for talent management. Complementing these, six thematic Communities of Practice (CoPs) were launched, facilitating over 70 knowledge-sharing meetings and 24 capacity-building webinars for EURAXESS staff. Technologically, the project delivered unprecedented advancements in digitalization by embedding client-side Drupal web tools, launching the advanced ResearchComp and EntreComp self-assessment applications, and deploying four specialized search databases. Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) was also effectively administered, funding 26 cascade projects. Ultimately, the action successfully established an interconnected European framework that directly reinforces research career development, digitalizes talent circulation services, and seamlessly integrates refugee and early-career scientists into the European Research Area.

Innowacyjność oraz oczekiwany potencjalny wpływ (w tym dotychczasowe znaczenie społeczno-gospodarcze i szersze implikacje społeczne projektu)

ERA TALENT pushed past traditional exploratory assistance models by launching a highly specialized, operational network of thematic Hubs that bridge academia with the broader innovation ecosystem. Its browser-based, interactive self-assessment applications bypassed traditional contractor dependencies, creating a new scalable benchmark for direct digital research support. To maximize long-term impacts and ensure successful uptake, key needs include developing micro-credentials to incentivize researcher training, standardizing data practices across large international consortia, and maintaining structured central coordination to balance decentralized national portals. Looking ahead, an overview of the results highlights a resilient repository of sustainable assets, including the REBECA Practice cases for career exploration, an online Talent Circulation Platform for institutions, and over 30 global Smart Talks podcast episodes that remain permanently accessible to the European research community.