1. International Cooperation Science Communication
SRNSF ISB meeting
February 25, 2016
Mariam Keburia
SRNSF, IR and Fundraising Office

2. Outline New international and local partnership, new agreements
Membership and Participation
Multilateral cooperation, EU framework programme

3. International Partnership New Agreements
Cooperation agreement with the University of Oxford
Date: 12/11/2015
Russian and Eastern European Studies Unit, School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies.
Objectives: Research visits by Georgian Postdoctoral early career academics working in Georgian Studies.
Cooperation agreement with TUBITAK
Date: 09/02/2016
Objectives: joint research and development projects, including exchange of research results and mobility of scientists and young researchers,
Joint scientific meetings, conferences, symposia, workshops etc.
Joint use of research infrastructure (as part of joint projects).

4. International Partnership New Agreements
Renewed Cooperation agreement with STCU
Targeted Research and Development Initiatives program (TRDI)
Date: 01/02/2016
What is new: reduced percentage involved scientists - former weapon of mass destruction (FWMD) scientists, evaluation criteria in Georgia (in line with general evaluation rules in SRNSF), involvement of international expertise starting from the first stage . Two stage evaluation, both stages include international peer reviewing
Renewed Cooperation agreement with ISTC
Date: 09/12/2015
what is new: Georgia become an equal partner, represented by a single vote on the Governing Board, liability for co - funding

5. International Partnership New Agreements
Forschungszentrum Jülich Smart Lab
Date: 2017
what is new : foundation of SMART Lab
As part of SRNSF targeted program, a new SMART lab will be founded in Georgia and will be led by a young, successful researcher returned to Georgia.
New agreement with CRDF Global
Date: 03/02/2016
Objectives: Exchange information, experiences with regard to their activity areas, such as research funding, research evaluation, international research cooperation, science communication, processing of the national research information system. CRDF Global will provide consultation, share experience and assist in evaluation of the research proposals.

6. SRNSF local partnership
SRNSF / GITA / SAKPATENTI –Memorandum of Understanding
Date: 26/11/2015 objective: development of joint targeted programs, focus on applied research
Providing joint services;
Organizing joint trainings, workshops and conferences;
Working on commercialization of good projects;
Joint project to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia in collaboration with Estonian Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Centre (ETIK)

7. Ongoing international cooperation agenda
DAAD
Volkswagen foundation (VW)
Estonian Research Council
Estonian Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Centre (ETIK CNR – National Research Council of Italy
Increased number of supported projects
ESF – European Science Foundation
French Institute
JSPS – The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Intel
Copernicus Science Centre

8. Membership and Participation
Consortium of 21 organizations, consisting of all major state universities, independent research centers:
14 Higher educational Institutions
3 Research Centers
1 Scientific institute
Georgian National Academy of Sciences
The Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
National Museum of Georgia
2 Georgian journals in ELSEVIER database:
Transactions of A. Razmadze Mathematical Institute, TSU
ANNALS OF AGRARIAN SCIENCE, Agrarian University
Trainings, capacity building
SciVal Reviewer Finder – enabling SRNSF to find experts referring to their science productivity, directions, abstracts and key words.
March 9 – 10, 2016.
April - May Forum

9. Multilateral cooperation - EU framework programmes
H2020 projects:
New Project - EaP Plus (dates, objectives)
Black Sea Horizon
Enhanced bi-regional STI cooperation between the EU and the Black Sea Region - Black Sea Horizon

10. Multilateral cooperation - EU framework programmes
IncoNet EaP FP7
STI International Cooperation Network for Eastern Partnership Countries
Twinnings, BE, Mobility, info days, Mixed Policy Review Document

11. Horizon 2020 European Research Council Info days NCPs
ERC NCPs
Info days
Consultations
Dissemination of information through the web site and social media

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