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Training network for national contact points and support organisations with special focus on candidate countries in the areas of food quality and safety

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Objective

The overall objective of the TrainNet Future project is to raise the quantity and quality of research projects from participants as partners or coordinators - particularly from Candidate Countries - in all types of instruments, in Thematic Priority 5 "Food Quality and Safety" (TP5) of FP6. Thereby, the project will ensure an increased number of successful participants for FP6 and foster the cooperation between research communities from Member States, Associated and Candidate Countries, thus contributing to the creation of a real European Research Area. This overall objective will be achieved by two major lines of activities: 1. capacity building and supporting the network of the National Contact Points (NCP) and support organisations, in Candidate Countries and Member and Associated States, and 2. by supporting the research communities in Candidate Countries with tailor-made information, assistance and services. For the implementation, a workplan consisting of 7 workpackages has been put together, including Start-up phase, Training for NCPs, Training for researchers, Exchange of experience & expertise, Match-making, Call information network, and Management. The project consortium comprises 26 partners from 25 countries, including 12 Candidate Countries, 2 Associated States and 12 ED Member States. The project will remain open for any other non-participating countries where the activities foreseen are for wide interest. The TrainNet Future project is relevant to the objectives of Thematic Priority 5, since it will support the participation of researchers from academia & industry particularly from Candidate Countries in TP5. Specific emphasis will be given to Candidate Country researchers' participation in the new instruments. The TrainNet Future project is in line with key elements of strategic Specific Support Actions, since its core activities relate tod "Linking with Candidate Countries", "Promotion of SME participation" and "Realisation of ERA objectives'...

Programme(s)

FP6-FOOD - Food Quality and Safety: Thematic priority 5 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

FOOD-2002-T0 - Realising ERA objectives - Promotion of SME participation - Stimulating international co-operation - Linking with Candidate Countries - Supporting policy development - Stimulating exploitation.

Call for proposal

FP6-2002-FOOD-1

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Funding Scheme

NoE - Network of Excellence

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Coordinator

TUDOMANYOS ES TECHNOLOGIAI ALAPITVANY

Address

Bem U. 2. Ii Emelet 2.
Budapest

Hungary

Administrative Contact

Dora GROO (Dr)

Participants (28)

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AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE DELLA RICERCA EUROPEA

Italy

SENTERNOVEM

Netherlands

THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF TURKEY

Turkey

AGENCE BRUXELLOISE POUR L'ENTREPRISE

Belgium

FOOD INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY SA

Greece

BUERO FUER INTERNATIONALE FORSCHUNGS UND TECHNOLOGIEKOOPERATION

Austria

MATIMOP, ISRAELI INDUSTRY CENTER FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Israel

MALTA COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Malta

INSTYTUT PODSTAWOWYCH PROBLEMOW TECHNIKI - POLSKA AKADEMIA NAUK

Poland

SWISS NETWORK FOR INNOVATION - SNI-RSI

Switzerland

BALTIC CHAPTER OF SPIE - INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING

Latvia

ASSOCIATION DE COORDINATION TECHNIQUE POUR L'INDUSTRIE AGRO ALIMENTAIRE

France

AESBUC - ASSOCIACAO PARA A ESCOLA SUPERIOR DE BIOTECNOLOGIA DA UNIVERSIDADE CATOLICA

Portugal

BETA TECHNOLOGY LTD

United Kingdom

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE

France

THE SWEDISH EU R&D COUNCIL

Sweden

SLOVENSKA POLNOHOSPODARSKA UNIVERSITA V NITRE

Slovakia

DANISH AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL

Denmark

UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV

Bulgaria

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

Lithuania

FEDERETION OF ICELANDIC INDUSTRIES

Iceland

ARCHIMEDES FOUNDATION

Estonia

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND SPORT

Slovenia

RESEARCH PROMOTION FOUNDATION

Cyprus

INSTITUTE OF FOOD BIORESOURCES

Romania

ÖSTERREICHISCHE FORSCHUNGSFÖRDERUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH

Austria

SWEDISH GOVERNMANTAL AGENCY FOR INNOVATION SYSTEMS

Sweden

MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Slovenia

Project information

TRAINNET FUTURE

Grant agreement ID: 506518

Project website

Start date

1 May 2004
End date

31 December 2007

Funded under:

FP6-FOOD

Overall budget:

€ 1 825 784
EU contribution

€ 1 765 240

Coordinated by:

TUDOMANYOS ES TECHNOLOGIAI ALAPITVANY

Hungary

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EU research spreads its wings

Training EU representative organisations to help businesses in EU Candidate Countries means that more small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can benefit from funded projects.

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While citizens in well established EU Member States are embarking on EU-funded projects with vigour, many potential business people in EU Candidate Countries are not aware of all EU possibilities offered to them. Looking at food quality and safety, the EU-funded project Trainnet Future overcame barriers in the sector. It raised participation in projects under the EU's Framework Programmes (FPs) through increased research collaboration among EU Member States, Associated States and Candidate Countries. This was achieved through intensive capacity building and strong support to the existing network of EU National Contact Points (NCPs) across the continent, including other key EU organisations as well. Through a consortium of 26 partners from 25 countries, the initiative offered training to researchers, fostered exchanges in expertise, promoted matchmaking and established a call information network. The project's final result was a well trained network of NCPs that assist Candidate Countries in the areas of food, agriculture, fisheries and biotechnology under the EU's FP7. This is reflected today in research communities across Candidate Countries through a customised set of services, continuously encouraging growth in academia and industry. More SMEs in these countries have participated in EU-funded programmes than ever before and a stronger European Research Area (ERA) has emerged, thanks to the undertakings of Trainnet Future.

Project information

TRAINNET FUTURE

Grant agreement ID: 506518

Project website

Start date

1 May 2004
End date

31 December 2007

Funded under:

FP6-FOOD

Overall budget:

€ 1 825 784
EU contribution

€ 1 765 240

Coordinated by:

TUDOMANYOS ES TECHNOLOGIAI ALAPITVANY

Final Report Summary - TRAINNET FUTURE (Training Network for National Contact Points and support organisations with special focus on Candidate Countries in the areas of Food Quality and Safety)

The main objective of TRAINNET FUTURE was to enable the highest possible standard in view of the support and services for Sixth and Seventh Framework Programme (FP6/FP7) participants, particularly in new Member States and candidate countries. This high standard can only be reached, if well-trained and qualified personnel is available at the "service centres" - the National Contact Points - for the research communities.

The effect of the measures overtaken by the TRAINNET FUTURE project was well-trained NCPs for the thematic priority "Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and Biotechnology" in FP7. They had the expertise and skills to provide tailored services and assistance to the researchers, particularly from new Member States and candidate countries. This will lead to an increased number of successful participants from such countries in FP projects and foster cooperation between research communities from the EU-15, new Member States and candidate countries, thus contributing to the creation of a real European Research Area (ERA).

Project information

TRAINNET FUTURE

Grant agreement ID: 506518

Project website

Start date

1 May 2004
End date

31 December 2007

Funded under:

FP6-FOOD

Overall budget:

€ 1 825 784
EU contribution

€ 1 765 240

Coordinated by:

TUDOMANYOS ES TECHNOLOGIAI ALAPITVANY

Deliverables

Deliverables not available

Publications

Publications not available

Project information

TRAINNET FUTURE

Grant agreement ID: 506518

Project website

Start date

1 May 2004
End date

31 December 2007

Funded under:

FP6-FOOD

Overall budget:

€ 1 825 784
EU contribution

€ 1 765 240

Coordinated by:

TUDOMANYOS ES TECHNOLOGIAI ALAPITVANY

Project information

TRAINNET FUTURE

Grant agreement ID: 506518

Project website

Start date

1 May 2004
End date

31 December 2007

Funded under:

FP6-FOOD

Overall budget:

€ 1 825 784
EU contribution

€ 1 765 240

Coordinated by:

TUDOMANYOS ES TECHNOLOGIAI ALAPITVANY

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Final Report Summary - TRAINNET FUTURE (Training Network for National Contact Points and support organisations with special focus on Candidate Countries in the areas of Food Quality and Safety)

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