As Research Council assured, an important step has been taken in inter-Alliance cooperation with SEA-EU European university (partner universities: University of Cadiz, University of Brest, University of Kiel, University of Gdansk, University of Malta and University of Split). This pilot co-operation agreement opens the gates and provides a framework for academic staff to share good practices and develop mutual learning system, to share research infrastructure and get involved into partners’ activities through key-contact points. On the side of EU-CONEXUS responsible people were set to implement four different activities: for Inter-alliance Cooperation – Isabella Baer Eiselt and Rasa Viederyte, for Research Agenda – Virginia Kolb and Ana De Luis Margarit, for Research Infrastructure – Elen Miliou and for Dissemination – Inga Petrauskiene and Rasa Krole.
EU-CONEXUS also adopted Alliance wide ethical standards for research integrity (prepared an EU-CONEXUS Research and Innovation code of conduct regarding research integrity), following the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (2017). In spite of Alliance partners are on different stages of principles transfer into their academic life, the joint document is an important guidance to be addressed both, at the level of individual researcher and partner institution. Research Council also agreed on layout of the first Alliance Research Workshop which will be held in Athens, May 2022. This workshop is primarily planned as a platform to find out key networking areas among researchers within the thematic fields of the Alliance Joint Research Institute.
Following EU-CONEXUS Research Council meeting, a two-days Governing Board meeting has started in Brussels. Rectors of the alliance discussed EU-CONEXUS progress and started to work on the vision for EU-CONEXUS future and next call.
We had an honor to welcome Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, Head of Unit, DG EAC. She shared a vision for European University alliances for the next 10 years. Her advice and support are a great incentive and motivation for us to focus on further hard work in developing our European University EUCONEXUS.
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