1. Marie Curie Actions 27 June 2013 Brussels Marie Skłodowska- Curie Actions WHO'S NEXT!

2. Marie Curie Actions Excellence Research Training Skills Mobility MSCA

3. Marie Curie Actions MSCA – Key Features Open to all domains of research and innovation from basic research up to market take-up and innovation services Entirely bottom-up Participation of non-academic sector strongly encouraged, especially industry and SMEs Mobility as the key requirement - funding on condition participants move from one country to another Promotion of attractive working and employment conditions Particular attention to gender balance Public engagement of supported researchers

4. Marie Curie Actions Overview of SA participation:2007/14 EUR 4.9 million 599 Researchers 77 South African organisations Mainly through the International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)

5. Marie Curie Actions NWU – 2009/12 Project: European-South African Partnership in Nutrition Research Partnership between Wageningen University (Netherlands), Eidgenossische Technische Hochshule (Zurich) and North-West University (SA)

6. Marie Curie Actions MSCA in Horizon 2020 Innovative Training Networks ITN Structured doctoral training for early-stage researchers based on cross-sector and cross- border partnerships Individual Fellowships IFSupport for experienced researchers undertaking international and inter-sector mobility Research and Innovation Staff Exchange RISEInternational and inter-sector cooperation through the exchange of staff Co-funding of programmes COFUNDCo-funding of regional, national and international programmes: - doctoral programmes - fellowship programmes Support and policy actions European Researchers' Night (NIGHT)

7. Marie Curie Actions

8. Marie (Skłodowska-)Curie Actions Website : http://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactionshttp://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Marie.Curie.Actionshttps://www.facebook.com/Marie.Curie.Actions Horizon 2020 http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020 mario.roccaro@ec.europa.eu