
Enhancing The Outreach and Effectiveness of the Partners in the EURAXESS Services Network
Objective
Field of Science
services
Funding Scheme
CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actions



Coordinator
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT-STIFTUNG
Address
Jean Paul Strasse 12
53173 Bonn
Germany
Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
EU Contribution
€ 259 654
Administrative Contact
Barbara Sheldon (Dr.)
Participants (10)
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SOFIA UNIVERSITY ST KLIMENT OHRIDSKI
Bulgaria
EU Contribution
€ 137 002
SIHTASUTUS ARCHIMEDES
Estonia
EU Contribution
€ 1 504 802
CONFERENCE DES PRESIDENTS D'UNIVERSITE
France
EU Contribution
€ 46 097
ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS
Greece
EU Contribution
€ 508 670
TUDOMANYOS ES TECHNOLOGIAI ALAPITVANY
Hungary
EU Contribution
€ 42 935
IRISH UNIVERSITIES ASSOCIATION
Ireland
EU Contribution
€ 68 169
BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY
Israel
EU Contribution
€ 44 972
NORGES FORSKNINGSRAD
Norway
EU Contribution
€ 81 347
FUNDACION ESPANOLA PARA LA CIENCIAY LA TECNOLOGIA, F.S.P., FECYT
Spain
EU Contribution
€ 158 232
VERKET FOR INNOVATIONSSYSTEM
Sweden
EU Contribution
€ 48 120
Project information
EURAXESS T.O.P.
Grant agreement ID: 249143
Status
Closed project
-
Start date
1 January 2010
-
End date
30 June 2011
Funded under:
FP7-PEOPLE
-
Overall budget:
€ 3 242 272,60
-
EU contribution
€ 2 900 000
Building a top researcher network
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT

Euraxess is a network spanning 35 European countries that helps researchers find employment anywhere in Europe. It promotes exchange and mobility to the benefit of the European Research Area (ERA), and ultimately the economy. Euraxess operates on local, national and regional levels, and helps remove obstacles to researchers' mobility by providing key information including immigration, funding opportunities, social security and pensions. It operates through help desks and a website where researchers post CVs and link with research institutes. Lately there have been several complimentary initiatives to support Euraxess. One of these is 'Enhancing the outreach and effectiveness of the partners in the Euraxess Services Network' (Euraxess T.O.P.) The project is reinforcing the quality, effectiveness and coherence of the services provided by the Euraxess Services Network for mobile researchers. It is promoting transnational cooperation and developing applicable best practices by collecting information and experiences from all Euraxess members. The Euraxess T.O.P. project is coordinated by a German organisation is represented by 10 more countries (Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Norway, Spain and Sweden). Most other EU countries in the Euraxess network are also contributing on a voluntary basis. The consortium of partners is developing an electronic handbook on how to design and run a Euraxess Services Centre, complete with a collection of best practices and checklists for quality management issues. It is also improving the contents and structure of national portals and promoting the Euraxess Jobs section, in addition to organising workshops for the services centres. Lately, the team has been outlining the structure of national networks and collecting over 100 best practices on running a services centre. It has also been working on checklists and other tools for quality assessment of the work already carried out by these centres. Funding for upgrading the portals in different participating countries is also being considered, coupled with each country's commitment to continue promoting the portal and supporting its purpose. In addition, two workshops were conducted in 2010 by experienced Euraxess staff members who helped participants establish new centres and identify potential trainers. The single most important outcome of this project will undoubtedly be the electronic handbook to set up more centres. Once it is published, complete with feedback from the workshops, the establishment of more Euraxess services centres will become easier and more efficient. Ultimately, this will enhance researcher exchange, facilitate mobility and support recruitment across Europe.
Project information
EURAXESS T.O.P.
Grant agreement ID: 249143
Status
Closed project
-
Start date
1 January 2010
-
End date
30 June 2011
Funded under:
FP7-PEOPLE
-
Overall budget:
€ 3 242 272,60
-
EU contribution
€ 2 900 000
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Periodic Report Summary - EURAXESS T.O.P. (Enhancing the outreach and effectiveness of the partners in the EURAXESS Services Network)
A total of 35 European countries are engaged in the Euraxess Services Network. It operates on national, regional and local levels and plays an important role in removing obstacles to researchers' mobility by providing key information including immigration, funding opportunities, social security and pensions. Websites display general information; helpdesks give free and personalised assistance. On a Europe-wide job portal for research positions, vacancies and CVs can be posted free of charge. Euraxess representatives also contribute to discussions at the policy level on issues concerning the 'European partnership for researchers'.
Facts on the project
The project 'Euraxess T.O.P. - Enhancing the outreach and effectiveness of the partners in the Euraxess Services Network ' is funded by the European Commission (EC) with up to EUR 2.9 million. Bridgehead organisations (BHOs) from 11 countries form the project consortium: Germany (coordinator); Greece, Spain (work package leaders); Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Norway and Sweden (task leaders). Most other countries in the Euraxess network contribute on a voluntary basis, making the project one that encompasses 29 countries.
Objective and main activities
The overall objective of the project is to reinforce the quality, effectiveness and coherence of the services provided by the Euraxess Services Network. The main activities are:
- Developing an electronic handbook. It will later serve as a manual on how to design and run a Euraxess Services Centre (ESC). Its core components will be a collection of best practices and checklists for quality management issues.
- The launch and follow-up of a 'portal call', providing BHOs with funds for improving the contents and structure of their national portals and for promoting the EURAXESS jobs section.
- The design and organisation of two workshops, one for BHOs, one for services centres.
Collecting experiences
From January to April 2010, the task leaders and their teams worked on the following issues:
- The Norwegian partner and his team from 15 countries sketched the structure of their national networks. They collected more than 100 best practice examples on 'how to run a EURAXESS Services Centre'.
- The French partner and his team worked on assessing the potential of the 'French researchers' card' to be used in a Europe-wide context. This tool is used for collecting data on researchers and for providing incentives for them.
- The Israelian partner and his team worked on checklists and other tools for quality assessment of the work carried out in EURAXESS Services Centres.
The 'portal call'
About half of the project budget is dedicated to this specific task. One EURAXESS BHO per country qualified for funding. The Estonian partner and her task team defined 15 quality criteria, which all national portals had to fulfil after the funding period had come to an end. All applicants also had to commit to promotional activities centred around the portals and including the EURAXESS jobs portal. A total of 34 countries submitted applications; they were evaluated and all of them could be approved.
Workshops
The two workshops in the project are based on the assumption that experienced EURAXESS staff members are experts on their job. Therefore, they qualify to act as trainers for less experienced colleagues. Training needs of participants as well as potential trainers were identified by a survey carried out by the Irish partner. The first workshop, organised by the Bulgarian partner, took place in Brussels on 23 June 2010, and was deemed to be successful by the participants. The concept for the second workshop, scheduled for December 2010, will be built on this experience.
Outlook
The work carried out in all tasks is to result in an electronic handbook. Feedback collected during the workshops will be included into the final version. The handbook will be available online to all network members and other stakeholders by March 2011.
Project information
EURAXESS T.O.P.
Grant agreement ID: 249143
Status
Closed project
-
Start date
1 January 2010
-
End date
30 June 2011
Funded under:
FP7-PEOPLE
-
Overall budget:
€ 3 242 272,60
-
EU contribution
€ 2 900 000
Deliverables
Deliverables not available
Publications
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Project information
EURAXESS T.O.P.
Grant agreement ID: 249143
Status
Closed project
-
Start date
1 January 2010
-
End date
30 June 2011
Funded under:
FP7-PEOPLE
-
Overall budget:
€ 3 242 272,60
-
EU contribution
€ 2 900 000
Project information
EURAXESS T.O.P.
Grant agreement ID: 249143
Status
Closed project
-
Start date
1 January 2010
-
End date
30 June 2011
Funded under:
FP7-PEOPLE
-
Overall budget:
€ 3 242 272,60
-
EU contribution
€ 2 900 000