The University of French Guiana held on sept 10th – 14th 2021, online thematic workshops for doctoral students.
The aim was to help doctoral students to define their professional career and give them concrete tools on how to create their professional network. The program was based on giving these students more knowledge on the academic and economic sectors, help them be more autonomous and the implementation of practical exercises.
This session was hosted by the Association Bernard Gregory (ABG) online.
Actions plans of The thematic working group presented to Forward Advisory board.
The actions plans of the Thematic Working Groups were presented to FORWARD Advisory Board, on Thursday, October 14th, 2021. They appreciated the good quality of the work done because it enabled to identify the specificities in each thematic, main actors and key elements for the group.
All details of this meeting are in the last newsletter of October 2021:
– Replay of the meeting
– Minutes
– Powerpoint presentations
– Final speech of the Advisory Board
https://forward-h2020.eu/newsletter-release-thematic-working-groups-activities-in-october-2021/
The leaders of the WP3, namely ITC and Synergîle, has launched monthly some newsletters to promote the TWG’s activities/work.
The first one was released in July 2021, which describes the results of a satisfaction survey disseminated among the various groups, and also some information on the calls opportunities launched by the EC.
The second one was published in august 2021, one of the main topic was to announce that the TWG’s action plan were finally available on the Forward web page. Also, some important upcoming dates for the research and innovation community were mentioned.
Please consult the newsletter of September 2021 to know more about the interesting past or upcoming events.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1imdvTkY4j4zjLhm_DVmZgrnYup-F-jgG/view
As a reminder, the 8 thematic groups of the WP3 are :
TWG1 : HEALTH, APPLIED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPIES
TWG2 : SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL INNOVATION
TWG3 : EARTH, SPACE & UNIVERSE SCIENCES
TWG4 : INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
TWG5 : CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY TRANSITION
TWG6 : AGRICULTURE, APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES, BIOTECHNOLOGY, BIO-SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
TWG7 : BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION
TWG8 : MARINE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES
The first meeting between our Advisory Board members and sub-coordinators of our Thematic Working Groups (TWGs) was organised on 14th October 2021.
The event was held online, and it was a fruitful occasion to make the point on the status of the TWGs’ action plans, its main challenges and opportunities, and the plan for their sustainability.
Soon, we will finalise the minutes of the meeting and publish more information on the outcomes of the meeting in our News section. Stay tuned!
In the context of the FORWARD project, as part of WP4 capacity building actions, our partners ULL and ULPGC (Canary Islands) are organising a seminar on the TWINNING call, within the framework of Horizon Europe – WIDENING Programme.
These actions finance R&I support, with the main objective to improve access to excellence and reduce investment disparities between EU regions. The eligible entities are WIDENING countries and regions (considered with the lowest investment and performance in R&I), which include the Outermost Regions.
The seminar will be held online, on October 21, 2021, at 10 am (Canary Islands time), and it will last 2 hours.
Agenda:
Under the FORWARD project, the Regional Fund for Science and Technology (FRCT) is organizing a training and capacity building action entitled “European Ecological Pact (European Green Deal) – Challenges and Opportunities for Research and Innovation”, which will take place on 29 October 2021, in virtual format between 09:00 and 13:00 (Azores time), in Portuguese language.
The aim of this action is to train the actors of the Regional Ecosystem for Research and Innovation in the use of new instruments and funding tools of the new Horizon Europe Framework Program.
More information in FRCT website here.
With the support of FORWARD project, the Regional Government of the Azores, through the Regional Fund for Science and Technology, organized between September 20 and 24, the EMERGENCE@Azores, which took place at Arquipélago – Contemporary Arts Center in Ribeira Grande, São Miguel Island.
In this intensive 5 day-long event, more than 50 participants were able to immerse in a collaborative setting where they are assisted through the process of exploring various digital media technologies with a focus on creating stories for both linear and experiential formats and to equip the R&I community with enhanced digital capacities to perform research and innovation.
EMERGENCE@Azores brings together scientists, techies, artists, and science communicators, to collaboratively create digital media-based projects that communicate complex concepts in scientific research.
Our FORWARD partner – Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) – is organizing an informative session on open access and FAIR management procedures in Horizon Europe projects.
The workshop will be held on 2nd September in Spanish. The programme is available at this link.
The event is part of capacity building activities of Work Package 4.
If interested, you can register here.
Online workshop on Macaronesian Algae Blue Bioeconomy – 17th June 2021
The workshop is promoted within the framework of the European Maritime Day in My Country 2021 (#EMDinMyCountry), by the partners of the REBECA and REBECA-CCT projects and backed by our FORWARD project as well.
The organisers are the Spanish Bank of Algas of the Canary Islands and the Society for the Economic Promotion of Gran Canaria, along with some FORWARD organisations, namely the Canarian Agency for Research, Innovation and Information Society (ACIISI) and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC). Our partner NEXA from La Réunion will also participate as an invited speaker of the event.
The initiative is part of the Specific Objective 3 and communication activities of the REBECA and REBECA-CCT projects, which aim to create and consolidate a network of microalgae and cyanobacteria culture collections, as well as the promotion of biotechnology blue based on algae in Macaronesia.
In 2022, the European Commission plans to launch the “EU algae initiative“, whose main objective is to increase sustainable production, guarantee safe consumption and promote the innovative use of algae and algae-based products. In Spain, the new strategy for the sustainable development of aquaculture is being designed in line with Europe. The online workshop will be a further step to define the role of the blue bio-economy based on algae in outermost regions.
The event foresees a first block dedicated to the blue bio-economy in Macaronesia and its role in the initiative of the European Commission to achieve a consolidated and sustainable seaweed sector in the EU. Important speakers from the Commission and other key opinion leaders in the algae field will join the discussions.
Afterwards, participants will be able to learn more about the Blue Biotechnology Excellence Network – REBECA – and the experience of relevant actors from Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Mauritania and La Réunion, regions linked to the project.
You can register to the event through the form available at this link.
The draft programme can be consulted here.
The workshop will count on simultaneous translation from Spanish versus English, Portuguese, and French.
