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1 António M. Cunha Executive Board of Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities (CRUP) Rector of University of Minho European Parliament, Brussels, 4 March 2013

2 Research at CRUP Universities … summary (approximate) data - 2012 Researchers: 10 000 PhD academic staff 800 full time researchers 20 000 PhD students Research Centres: 334 (88% of total FCT registered R&D Centres) 17% excellent, 40% very good Associate Laboratories: 27 (96% of total AL)

3 Research at CRUP Universities … summary (approximate) data - 2012 ISI-WoK papers: > 120 000 / year (> 30% with international co-authors) ERC grants (2012): 8 (2) Advanced Grants + 18 (6) Starting grants FP7 projetcs (on-going): 232 (18 coordinations) main international partnerships: Major European Universities, EUA universities (MIT, Harvard, CMU, UTA) CERN …

4 New knowledge to challange the future Reference values and principles: - alignment with strategic options of the EU-Pt partnership - coupling research and innovation - coupling research with advanced education and training - networked research - open access - multidisciplinary (inc. societal challenges) - mobility (researchers and phd students) - evaluation and accountability

5 New knowledge for innovation and competitiveness - knowledge to climb the value chains - industrial partnerships (focus on SMEs) - IP management - promotion and anchoring of knowledge based spin-offs - joint strategies in the UTEN framework (e.g., IP, international promotion)

6 New knowledge for smart regional development - alignment with Regional Smart Specializsations (RIS3) - Staircase to Excellence initiative for capacitation of portuguese university research centres - Knowledge and Innovation Communities - …

7 Preparation for H2020: What we need / want - better support to prepare (wining) applications - simplified procedures (e.g. overheads…) - joint strategy RIS3/H2020 to engage, critical mass/sustainable R&D centres in competitive research - … assuring world class research and innovation

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