2. 1st China-Belgium Innovation Dialogue – 30 March 2017
How to promote Flemish-Chinese partnerships in basic research?
1st China-Belgium Innovation Dialogue – 30 March 2017
dr.ir. Isabelle Verbaeys Head International Affairs FWO

3. Co-publication links Number of co-publications
(source: Web of Science on 21/03/2017)

4. FWO mobility grants towards China
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
# requested
# granted
success rate
Conferences 45 23
51% 38 22
58% 43 24
56% 26 19
73% 39
67%
Short stays 1 0% 3
100% 2
50% 7
14%
Long stays
33% 4
25%

5. Exchange agreements China
Travel grant for a stay abroad (strictly personal)
Continuous submission: no later than 3 months before departure date
Chinese partner institutes:
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (Academia Sinica)
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
No significant increase in # applications
Flemish researchers seem more interested in the joint research projects and the joint collaboration/exchange projects
Maybe also disadvantage of continuous submission?

6. NSFC – National Natural Science Foundation
2015: MoU signed for fixed calls (before: continuous submission)
Five calls (2009 – 2010 – 2011 – 2014 – 2016) for collaboration/exchange projects (travel + living expenses)
Current call: open until May 8, 2017
Scope call 2017: mathematical & physical sciences - chemical sciences - life sciences - earth sciences - engineering & material sciences - information sciences - management sciences - health sciences
COUNTRY
YEAR OF CLOSING CALL
AGREEMENT
CALL DETAILS
start
end
# applications
# eligible
# granted
success rate (total)
success rate (eligible appl.)
start projects
end projects
CHINA NSFC
2009
19/01/1988
7/11/2005 1
100%
flexible (continuous submission)
2010
8/11/2005
8/11/2015
2011
2012
2013
2014 2
50%
2015
30/06/2015
29/06/2020
2016 38 37 5
13%
14%
1/01/2017
31/12/2018
2017
call still open until 8th of May 2017
1/01/2018
31/12/2019
Significant increase in # applications: strong interest in Flanders to set up exchange projects with Chinese researchers
+ effectiveness of new agreement (no more continuous submission)
 Intention to bring agreement to higher level

7. MOST - Ministry of Science and Technology
2009: MoU signed
Three calls (2010 – 2012 – 2016) for research projects (personnel, equipment + consumables)
Scope call 2016: food, agronomy, and biotechnology - sustainable energy and environment - ICT and micro-electronics - health - remote sensing
COUNTRY
YEAR OF CLOSING CALL
AGREEMENT
CALL DETAILS
BUDGET DETAILS
start
end
# applications
# eligible
# granted
success rate (total)
success rate (eligible appl.)
start projects
end projects
year 1
year 2
year 3
total
CHINA MOST
2009
12/11/2009
no end date
2010 14 6
43%
1/10/2010
31/09/2012
,00
,00 -
,00
2011
2012 16 15 4
25%
27%
1/01/2013
31/12/2015
,00
,00
,00
2013
2014
2015
2016 46 37 9%
11%
1/09/2016
31/08/2019
,00
,00
,00
Significant increase in # applications: strong interest in Flanders to set up research projects with Chinese researchers:
*Fluent communication
*Professional and fruitful cooperation
*Impressive competences, means and equipment

8. Other opportunities for Chinese researchers
Fellowships
PhD fellowship (if European degree)
Postdoctoral fellowship (no nationality requirements)
Odysseus for established researchers
Incoming [PEGASUS]² Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions-fellowships – calls closed
Call 1 – 16 fellows: 1 x Chinese nationality
Call 2 – 33 fellows: 2 x Chinese nationality
Research projects
EOS project: as Type IV research group eligible for funding (personnel + consumables)
 deadline: April 4, 2017 (2 pm Belgian time)
PhD fellowship: “Non-EU candidates must have a basic degree from one of the countries of the EU or the EER or Switzerland.”

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