CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE ESTONIA Prof. Jüri Engelbrecht

HISTORY In 2001, the Ministry of Education initiated the Estonian Programme for Centres of Excellence in Research. The following aims were set up: to create the conditions for high-level research compatible with the strategy of research and development in Estonia; to establish the conditions for Estonian centres of excellence to join the international network according to the European Union’s research policy; to encourage co-operation between the research groups working in the close or complementary areas; to create a mechanism for elaborating, developing and implementing innovative ideas. Jüri Engelbrecht

HISTORY 2001-2002 EC Centres of Excellence Estonian Biocentre Institute of Physics of the University of Tartu Estonian Centres of Excellence – 5 Centre of Excellence of Analytical Spectrometry Centre of Basic and Applied Ecology Centre of Behavioural and Health Sciences Centre of Cultural History and Folkloristics in Estonia Centre of Excellence for Gene and Environmental Technologies Estonian Prospective Centres of Excellence – 7 Centre for Biodiversity and Systematics Centre of Excellence in Increasingly Complex Molecular Systems Centre of Molecular and Clinical Medicine Research Unit for the Estonian Language Technology Research Centre for Isotope Geology and Palaeoclimatology Centre for Nonlinear Studies Cosmology Centre Jüri Engelbrecht

SINCE 2003 Centre of Excellence for Gene and Environmental Technologies Centre of Excellence of Analytical Spectrometry Centre for Nonlinear Studies Estonian Centre of Behavioural and Health Sciences Institute of Physics of the University of Tartu Centre of Excellence in Chemistry and Materials Science Centre of Molecular and Clinical Medicine Centre for Basic and Applied Ecology Centre of Cultural History and Folkloristics in Estonia Centre for Dependable Computing Jüri Engelbrecht

DIRECT FUNDING 2001-2007 Centres of Excellence in Research 7 852 650 euro 2006-2007 From Structural Funds 6 369 427 euro (+ INFRA Funds) 14 649 682 euro Jüri Engelbrecht

DIRECT FUNDING IN 2007 Total 1 718 thou eur Centre of Excellence for Gene and Environmental Technologies 219 thou eur Centre of Excellence of Analytical Spectrometry 195 Centre for Nonlinear Studies 94 Estonian Centre of Behavioural and Health Sciences 134 Institute of Physics oh the University of Tartu 236 Centre of Excellence in Chemistry and Material Science 236 Centre of Molecular and Clinical Medicine 236 Centre for Basic and Applied Ecology 195 Centre of Cultural History and Folkloristics in Estonia 79 Centre for Dependable Computing 94 Total 1 718 thou eur Jüri Engelbrecht

Centre of Excellence for Gene and Environmental Technologies RESEARCH GROUPS Bioinformatics Biochemistry Biotechnology Evolutionary Biology Functional Genomics Genetics Microbiology and Virology Molecular Biology Cell Biology Plant Physiology Jüri Engelbrecht

Centre of Excellence of Analytical Spectrometry RESEARCH GROUPS High Energy and Quantum Physics Liquid Phase Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry Low Temperature Physics Mass-spectrometry and Catalysis Environmental Chemistry Proteomics and Functional Genomics Jüri Engelbrecht

Centre for Nonlinear Studies RESEARCH GROUPS Nonlinear Waves Fractality and Biophysics Nonlinear Integrated Photoelasticity Water Waves Geometric Approach Nonlinear Signal Processing Jüri Engelbrecht

Estonian Centre of Behavioural and Health Sciences RESEARCH GROUPS Perception and Personality Psychophysiology Developmental and Educational Psychology Perception and Consciousness Family and Welfare Studies Suicidology Biostatistics and Health Care Services Health-related Behaviour General and Molecular Epidemiology Kinanthropometrics Nutrition and Exercise Physiology Jüri Engelbrecht

Institute of Physics of the University of Tartu RESEARCH GROUPS Spectroscopy of Light-sensitive Materials Nanotechnology Biophysics Environmental Radioactivity Theoretical Physics Optics Irradiation Physics Jüri Engelbrecht

Centre of Excellence in Chemistry and Materials Science RESEARCH GROUPS Structure and Reactivity of Chemical Compounds and Their Application for Design of Advanced Materials and Technologies Chemistry, Physics and Technology for Photovoltaic Solar Energetics Theory and Modelling of Complex Molecular Systems Electrically Conductive Polymeric Materials in Multilayer Structures: Chemistry and Technology Interfacial and Solid State Chemistry and Applied Electrochemistry Targeted Synthesis of Complex Molecules as Novel Materials and Bioactive Compounds and Development of Appropriate Theoretical Concepts Analytical and Electrochemical Methods of Analysis and Their Exploitation in Environmental Monitoring Theory, Design and Exploitation of Radiation Detectors and Luminescent Materials Chemistry and Technology of Nanocristalline and Submicronic Films Jüri Engelbrecht

Centre of Molecular and Clinical Medicine RESEARCH GROUPS Bioenergetics Biochemistry Immunology Human Genetics Child Neurology Microbiology Neuropharmacology Neurophysiology Neurology Psychiatry Jüri Engelbrecht

Centre for Basic and Applied Ecology RESEARCH GROUPS Applied Ecology Plant Ecology Animal Ecology Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology Geoinformatics and Cartography Geoecology Vegetation Remote Sensing Sustainable Forestry Jüri Engelbrecht

Centre of Cultural History and Folkloristics in Estonia RESEARCH GROUPS Context of Cultural History in the Soviet Era Mythology and Folk Narrative Theory of Rhetoric and Phraseology Poetical and Musical Folklore Jüri Engelbrecht

Centre for Dependable Computing RESEARCH GROUPS Mathematical Foundations and Programming Language Technology Formal Methods in Software Engineering Trust and Confidence Design and Test of Digital Systems Jüri Engelbrecht

CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS Estonian Academy of Sciences Conferences “Centres of Excellence of Estonian Science” 2005, 2006 Publications 2002, 2004 Jüri Engelbrecht

FUTURE New call in 2007 Conditions in preparation by the Ministry of Education and Research Jüri Engelbrecht

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Jüri Engelbrecht