As part of the Mobility Compass webinar series, and with the cooperation of the European Research Council (ERC), on 16 November EURAXESS China organised a webinar how to apply for an ERC grant. The aim of the webinar was to provide experiences and advice from both the researcher's and evaluator's point of view to inspire potential candidates among Chinese researchers and European researchers based in China.  To provide the best possible...

INPhINIT Incoming Fellowships are dedicated and offered to early-stage researchers of any nationality to pursue their PhD studies in research centres accredited with the Spanish Seal of Excellence Severo Ochoa, María de Maeztu or Health Institute Carlos III and Portuguese units participating in the programme. The Incoming fellowships are offered to 35 researchers for a maximum duration of 3 years. Candidates cannot have resided or carried out...

On November 3, EURAXESS China organized the first webinar of the series Mobility Compass fully dedicated to one single country: Spain. EURAXESS China thanks the two speakers of the webinar for their great contribution to its success: Xavier Eekhout Chicharro of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology and EURAXESS Spain and Antonio Molina, Director of the Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics UPM and Executive Director of SOMMa....

On 9 October, EURAXESS China held a webinar on the topic of the European Green Deal and the relative Horizon 2020 Call that opened on 18 October and will accept applications until 26 January 2021. The European Green Deal is the European Commission's blueprint and roadmap to make Europe the first climate neutral continent by 2050, with a sustainable economy that leaves no one behind. The European Commission has decided to launch a €1 billion call...

A quick update on EURAXESS’ survey status and first indicative findings If you haven't yet, take our survey now! Take the survey! In the beginning of September, EURAXESS announced its global survey exploring the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the work and mobility of researchers worldwide. Responses are still being gathered and analysed, but the study team has provided some initial observations and interesting trends for this edition of...

The process of returning to China as a European Researcher after the opening The process of returning is quite complicated and it can vary drastically depending on your circumstances and where you are heading to China. We asked some returnees that have already gone through the process to give advice – but please realise that this is not the definite guide – please look to your nearest embassy or representative of Chinese government for the most...

Results of Follow-up Survey in China In July, it had been three months since the borders were closed and there was no sign of researchers being allowed to return. To confirm the scale of the problem, EURAXESS China conducted a new comprehensive survey trying to update our information about the state of EU-China Researcher Mobility – as it had obviously changed drastically since 2019, when our last comprehensive survey took place.   EURAXESS...

Strategy and key agencies Starting with the strategy first, Bulgaria has devised its National Development Programme, or ‘BULGARIA 2030’, as its main strategic document in the hierarchy of national programming documents. This strategy determines the vision and overall goals of development policies in all sectors of government, including territorial dimensions. The document sets out three strategic goals, five development areas (axes) and 13...

This upcoming quarter we are looking at a lot of activities organised by EURAXESS China – for the first time this year we expect to be able to meet some of you in actual physical events; how exciting! While most of the things below are still in the preparation phase we wanted to give you a heads-up! ​   The Science Slam is back! Improve your science communication skills EURAXESS China has been holding the Science Slam China since 2013. It is an...

​Learn more about the European Green Deal and the recently published Horizon 2020 Call by joining our webinar for researchers in China! 9 October 2020 – 16:00 Beijing Time Register to the webinar!   European Green Deal As the European Green Deal begins to take shape, focus is turning to the importance of R...