Project description
Boosting research and innovation talent circulation in the health and environment field
The EU-funded ERA_SHUTTLE project is establishing a collaborative framework that invites researchers, innovators, and other professionals across diverse sectors to address current health and environmental challenges. The primary aim of the project is to foster research and innovation (R&I) capabilities within the European Research Area (ERA), particularly benefitting widening countries like Croatia, Poland, and Malta. This goal will be achieved through initiating programmes for talent and knowledge exchange, strengthening support mechanisms and encouraging collaborative efforts. The action has been designed by leading universities from widening countries with underdeveloped R&I landscapes, and strong non-academic institutions and associations from non-widening countries.
Objective
ERA_SHUTLLE is creating a cross-sectoral framework for collaboration and possibilities for talents from different backgrounds to address contemporary health and environmental challenges and produce innovative solutions for the benefit of society. The ERA_SHUTTLE's main goal is to foster R&I capacity in the ERA to benefit the participating widening countries Poland, Croatia, and Malta. This will be accomplished by bolstering R&I support capacities, boosting cross-sectoral collaboration, and implementing cross-sectoral knowledge valorisation and talent circulation experiments while boosting the attractiveness of regional R&I ecosystems. This action is designed by leading research universities from widening countries with underdeveloped RI landscapes and strong non-academic institutions and associations from non-widening countries such as Steinbeis, CERIC-ERIC and ASTP. The ERA_SHUTTLE brings universities, non-academic, and private organisations together to eliminate existing barriers and work toward a common objective by offering training and secondment opportunities that celebrate diversity. Project partners will develop their core capacities and benefit from ERA knowledge and expertise exchange. The project supports industry-research needs by cross-fertilizing ideas to address hurdles and low levels of research valorisation. Following the European Industrial Strategy and the European Skills Agenda, ERA_SHUTTLE will help R&I talents from Widening countries deepen their capacity and broaden their skill set to improve research, knowledge valorisation, and cross-sectoral collaboration. Through specific objectives, project will: identify research institutions' strengths and weaknesses and increase access, integration, and use of research equipment and knowledge, improve research conditions, employability, and career possibilities to attract and retain top research and innovation talent in expanding countries and implement cross-sectoral talent mobilities.
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinator
21000 Split
Croatia