The scheme funds centres of competence involving partners from academia and industry- Researchers physically work in the centres, and often this involves temporary transfers of researchers between the partner organisations. The mobility element of the programme consist of researchers going into the centres to form a core team. Each centre has its own legal structure and employs the core team members directly. Centres are owned jointly by the key project partners, typically a combination of universities and businesses. It is within the centres where information exchange takes place. In addition, public (research) institutes are encouraged to cooperate with the centres. Businesses can get reimbursed for both material and human resource expenditure.