The SEA-EU-NET Project NCP Training Session was held on 9-20 February 2009 in three different locations. The first part of the training was held at the TÜBİTAK Headquarters,
The main aim of the training was to assist Southeast Asian (SEA) countries in the process of setting up FP7 Contact Points by providing a two-week training session to administrators. It was carried out in collaboration with European NCPs within a flexible office atmosphere both in
The presentations given during the NCP Training are available here:
TÜBİTAK Headquarters, Ankara, 9-13 February 2009
Monday, 9 February 2009
Introduction to the SEA-EU-NET project and the aims of the training seminar (Fatih M. ŞAHİN, SEA-EU-NET Project Steering Board Member)
Introduction to Framework Programme (FP7) (Mr.Gürcan OZAN, Transport NCP)
The role of NCP in FP7 system and Guiding Principles for Setting up FP7 Contact Point System in SEA (Ms.Melis YURTTAGÜL, NanoMP NCP)
Presentation by SEA Partners
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Ms. Çınar ADALI - Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Biotechnology
Food & Biotech – II
Ms. İlknur YILMAZ- Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Biotechnology
Scientific Visit to Bilkent University
· Welcome speech by Prof. Erol ARKUN, Vice Rector of Bilkent University
· Short Presentation by Mrs. Reyyan ÖDEMİŞ, Deputy Director of EU Affairs at Bilkent University ( www.eucenter.bilkent.edu.tr )
· Presentations on current EU FP projects and SEA bilateral project examples at Bilkent University by;
- Prof. Atilla AYDINLI (Project Coordinator) – FP7 UNAM REGPOT Project
- Dr. Ezhan KARASAN – EU FP NEWCOM, WiMAGIC, Photon/One
- Dr. Tolga ÇAPIN (Project Coordinator) – 3DTV (www.3dtv-research.org)
- Dr. Hilmi Volkan DEMİR, Industrial Projects, Bilat projects with Singapour and S. Korea, ESF-EURY and EU FP PHOREMOST, MOON projects
Scientific Visit- TUBITAK-ULAKBIM (National Academic Networking and Information Center)
- Presentation by Mr. Murat SOYSAL on ULAKBIM activities and ULAKBIM’s EU FP Projects on BSI (Project coordinator) GEANT-II, III, EGEE-II, III, SEE-GRID-SCI, EUMEDGRID
- Discussion on TEIN 2-3 in SEA countries and its possibility to enlarge to Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Ms. Övgü ATAK – People NCP team of Turkey
TUBITAK-BIDEB (The Department of Science Fellowships and Grant Programmes) Information about international mobility programmes of TUBITAK
Ms. Burçin ALPARSLAN - Assistant Expert at TUBITAK-BIDEB
European Research Council’s Programmes towards the Third Countries
Mr. Hakan KARATAŞ – ERC NCP of Turkey
Scientific Visit- METU (Middle East Technical University) TECHNOPARK
- Presentation on METU TECHNOPARK ( www.metutech.metu.edu.tr )
by Ms. Canan SANDIKCIOĞLU, Director of EU Projects
- Visit to Mobilus (www.mobilius.com.tr) and Kade Systems (www.kadebilism.com) companies on ICT
Scientific Visit – UZAY (Space Technologies Research Institute) of TUBITAK
- Overall UZAY presentation by Ms. Asli AYTAÇ and Mr. Barış GENÇAY and information given on RASAT, BILSAT and BALISTIKA projects.
- Visit to Electronic Reliability Laboratory and Satellite Ground Station
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) – I
Ms. Hande AKÇE, ICT NCP Team of Turkey
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) – II
Mr. Hüseyin METİN, ICT NCP Team of Turkey
Visit of UEKAE - National Electronics and Cryptology Research Institute's Ankara Branch
- Welcome speech by Dr. Kivanç DİNÇER, Head of UEKAE-G222 Unit
- Overall presentation on UEKAE by Mr. Koray ARIKAN
- Software Development Projects in UEKAE-G222 Unit (short presentation by the two related Project Coordinators)
DLR, Bonn, 16-18 February 2009
Monday, 16 February 2009
Training session at the EU-Bureau of the BMBF
Training session part 1: Welcome and introduction
- FP7 information structure in
- Strategic and operational issues of NCP/NIP activity (info days, promotion, brokerage events, information dissemination, support in partner search etc.)
Ms. Cornelia SCHNEIDER, INCO NCP Germany, PT-DLR
Training Session part 2: Details of the FP7 participation process
- Writing a successful proposal
- Proposal submission, Proposal evaluation, Negotiations with the Commission, Project implementation
Ms. Kathrin STRATMANN; Head of working group “Research Capacities”, PT-DLR
Advising researchers in administrative, legal, financial aspects related to the FP7
- Rules for participation, legal aspects and Intellectual Property Rights
- Financial aspects and reporting
Ms. Nicole SCHRÖDER and Ms. Marita DÜSTERHÖFT-LANGE; NCP legal and financial matters of FP7, PT-DLR
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Ms. Sabine STEINER-LANGE, PT-DLR
- NCP Health System in Germany
- Innovative Medicines Initiative
Prof. AndreasZIMMER
Dr. Beate KÜMMERER
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Training session
- Management of transnational projects
- Intercultural competencies
Dr. Jörg KELLER, GlobalPilots
TURBO, Brussels, 19 February 2009
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Meeting with EC officals at TURBO
TURBO presentation and Welcome
Mr. Mehmet GÖKGÖZ, Director of the TURBO
Ms. Elif ÖZKARAGÖZ, INCO NCP for Turkey
Fostering S&T cooperation between Europa with Southeast Asia – Strategy and Instruments
Mr. Jurgen SANDERS, Project Officer of the SEA-EU-NET, Dircetorate D (INCO), EC/DG Research
Mr. Svend-OTTO-REMOE, Policy Officer, Directorate D (INCO), EC/DG Research
Third Country Participation in the Thematic Areas of FP7
Ms. Elisabetta BALZI, Policy Officer, Directorate E (FAB), EC/DG Research
Mr. Dirk POTTIER, Research Programme Officer, Directorate E (FAB). EC/DG Research
Mr. Manuele ALFE, Scientific Officer, Directorate L (SSH) EC/DG Research
Ms. Seda GÖKSU, SSH-SIS NCP for Turkey
Discussion of NCP networks
Mr. Michele Genovese, Coordinator of INCO NCPs, Directorate D (INCO), EC/DG Research
Working session and discussion
- Setting- up of FP7 information points in SEA
- Support by SEA-EU-NET partners in scanning work programmes and identifying suitable calls
- follow- up on the NCP training
Ms. Cındy VAN HYFTE (CIRAD, France);
Mr. Christoph ELINEAU (PT-DLR, Germany)