Project description
Unlocking sustainable growth through interdisciplinary research
Promoting sustainable growth is crucial for dealing with environmental issues, economic challenges and social inequalities. IUNG, the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation in Poland, has identified a need to unlock the research potential of bioeconomy and systems analysis. With the EU-funded BioEcon project, IUNG will create an interdisciplinary department focused on this research and analysis that will be maintained after completion of the European Research Executive Agency Chairs project. Project goals include improving research organisation and management, updating research and innovation strategy, increasing interaction with policymakers and stakeholders, increasing research excellence in the field of bioeconomy and system analysis, concentrating resources and widening participation in international projects, and promoting the bioeconomy in the region.
Objective
The overall objective of BioEcon is to develop, extend and fully unlock the research potential of IUNG in accordance with the new global strategies trends and changes in national needs through the creation of an excellent international and interdisciplinary department on bio-economy and systems analysis. The knowledge, experience, developed tools, research programme and collaborations will allow the institute to maintain the new unit in the institute also after the completion of the ERA Chairs project, it will operate in close cooperation with the rest of the departments of the Institute, with main purpose being regional development in line with knowledge-based bio-economy. This structural change in IUNG is a response to an identified need and potential on the national level and will receive the support of public authorities, industry and other research structures.
The specific objectives of BioEcon are as follows:
Improvement of research organization and management, which includes the administrative and policy structural changes.
Update of Research and innovation strategy, in full compliance with Polish RIS3 and implement a brand new approach of interdisciplinary research performance, aiming to promote and develop bio-economy.
Intensive interaction with policy makers and stakeholders to mobilize regional support, transfer research outcomes and foster the regional development through involvement of all economic actors in a strategic growth path.
Increase research excellence in the field of bio-economy and system analysis through human capacity upgrade, implementation of a training programme, and collaboration with excellent research partners from abroad
Concentration of resources and widening of participation in international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral projects through bridging Cohesion and innovation funds with H2020 and other EU funded opportunities
Massive dissemination to promote bio-economy and exploit the existing potential in region.
Fields of science
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivity
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsbioeconomy
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels
- agricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass
Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.4.c. - Establishing ‚ERA Chairs’ Main Programme
Topic(s)
Funding Scheme
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinator
24 100 Pulawy
Poland