The concept
E-ural is a consortium of partners from Europe and Russia, funded by FP7 support actions, that aims at improving quantity and quality of participation of Russian researchers and SMEs in the “environment (including climate change)” thematic priority of the 7th Framework Programme (FP7).
The objectives
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improve the knowledge among Russian researchers and multipliers on the thematic priority “environment (including climate change)” of FP7;
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support the Russian national information points(nips) for the environment theme in order to improve skills that will boost the quality of services offered to FP7proposers;
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improve capacity building and know-how on submission procedures under EU – FPs projects in Russia;
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raise awareness in Europe of skilled potential partners from Russia to be involved in EU-FPs in the “environment (including climate change)” theme.
Services we provide
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creation of a database with Russian and European keyplayers in environmental research;
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identification of environmental research needs in Russia;
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organisation of training activities to educate Russian scientists and multipliers on how to participate in FP7;
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organisation of thematic workshops to identify cooperation opportunities between Russian and European scientists;
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organisation of international events to stimulate networking and awareness raising on Russian research excellence;
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organisation of brokerage events in the environmental sector for matchmaking and consortium building;
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preparation and dissemination of e-newsletters and news alerts with updated info on new developments of the FP7 environmental thematic priority;
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provision of support to the Russian national information points(nips) to develop professional high quality services;
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setting up and maintaining a liaison with Russian policy makers and experts.
The expected results
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increased participation of Russian scientists in the environmental thematic priority of FP7;
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better knowledge of specific fp7 topics (legal and financial aspects, submission, negotiation procedure etc. );
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enhanced visibility of the Russian scientific community;
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identification of environmental research topics of common interest between Europe and Russia;
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promotion of Russian projects to European counterparts;
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increased participation of Russian scientists in projects being prepared by the European partners;
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liaison building between European and Russian experts, researchers, policymakers, national and local authorities in the environmental sector;
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liaison building and collaboration with other European projects and initiatives in similar or complementary.
For more information on the E -URAL project and consortium please visit: http://www.e-ural.vsu.ru/en
