Objective It is estimated that almost 3-5% of the refugees have a university degree and hundreds of them a master or even a PhD. It is important for them to re-integrate into the research and academic community or to enhance their skills in order to initiate a scientific career in Europe. The objective of this project is through a series of seminars, webinars and short research stays to help refugees scientists to re-integrate in the research era of Europe, to get familiar with the European academic and research system and to improve their skills and entrepreneurship. The main tasks of SCIREA project are (a) Screening the training needs of highly skilled scientist refugees living in the Greek islands in relation to the foreign labour market dynamics,(b) Create webinars and accompanying book (application preparation, CV, degrees translation) in order to apply to a European university or to a research institute (in English, Farsi, Arabic)(c) Organize ‘tailor made’ life-long learning seminars dedicated to highly skilled; Estimated >100 participants.(d) Organize 25 months of Fellowships (<1200 euros each) for experienced researchers’ refugees (3-12 months internship duration) for short research/training stays in its premises in various laboratories and scientific fields.(e) Organize match-making events of the highly skilled refugees with the academic community(f) Organize dissemination events to show the refugees progress and achievements to the academic community and to the public sector. Programme(s) H2020-EU.5.a. - Make scientific and technological careers attractive to young students, and forster sustainable interaction between schools, research institutions, industry and civil society organisations Main Programme Topic(s) SwafS-26-2017 - Science4Refugees - Support to highly skilled refugee scientists Call for proposal H2020-SwafS-2016-17 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SwafS-2017-1 Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator PANEPISTIMIO AIGAIOU Net EU contribution € 95 188,75 Address Lofos panepistimiou 81100 Mytilini Greece See on map Region Νησιά Αιγαίου Βόρειο Αιγαίο Λέσβος Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all FONDAZIONE LEONE MORESSA Italy Net EU contribution € 17 500,00 Address Via torre belfredo 81e 30174 Venezia mestre See on map Region Nord-Est Veneto Venezia Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00
