Franco-Pakistani Research Collaboration The salient features of Herbert Curien Partnership (PHC) named PERIDOT Dr. Riaz Ahmad
Franco-Pakistani Research Collaboration
The salient features of Herbert Curien Partnership (PHC) named PERIDOT
Dr. Riaz Ahmad
Agenda
� Introduction of the program
� Partners
� Implementing agencies
� Existing beneficiaries
� Implementation procedure
� Evaluation procedures
� Dead lines
� Proposal Form
� Announcement of horizon 2020, NRPU
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• The program is named after the renowned French
Scientist, Hubert Curien (1924 – 2005)
• French Government started this program with
European Countries in 70’s and 60 countries are in
the network
• PERIDOT (meaning jewel)- is a code name given to
Hubert Curien Partnership (PHC) program being
launched for Pakistan
Introduction
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• Main aim of the program is to facilitate mobility of young
researchers
• The maximum(normal) duration of the project is 3 years
• Every year a researcher can visit twice up to 3 months each
time
• The travel charges will be paid by respective governments
and local hospitality will be extended by host institution
(CAMPUS in case of France coordinates)
About the program
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• Mainly driven by French foreign ministry
• Higher Education ministry is fully kept engaged
• CAMPUS France is main facilitator
• The sixteen listed universities/Research centers will be
directly engaged with six Pakistani universities for
writing proposal and conduct of research
Players in the program
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9 Disciplinary “Master” Experts
� Mathematics� Physics� Marine / Earth / Planet Sciences� Chemistry� Biology and Health � Humanities and Social Sciences� Engineering Sciences� Information Technology� Agronomy / Food Science / Environment / Biodiversity
Proposal Evaluation
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• Proposal will be submitted to HEC on Pakistan side and CAMPUS on
french side
• Both sides will formulate joint committee for evaluation after initial
evaluation at each side
• French foreign ministry and Higher education are involved on their side
• Proposals are solicited till March every year and finalized by end of
each year
� Campus France will be mainly responsible for application
call, hosting online application on Campus France web site.
� HEC do the same on Pakistan side
� For selected projects:
accommodation arrangement,
air ticket and disbursement of funds becomes
responsibility of Campus France
HEC is working out its procedure at our end which will be
made available on their website very soon
CAMPUS
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Initially this program will be limited to following Pakistani
Universities
• Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
• Bahria University, Islamabad
• Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad
• National Textile University, Faisalabad
• National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences,
Islamabad
• National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad
Pakistani Institution selected to participate
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1. INRA
2. LIPADE / Paris Descartes
3. Université Paul Sabatier
(Toulouse)
4. Orange Labs (Issy-les-
Moulineaux)
5. Institut de Mécanique des
Fluides et des Solides
6. Université de Lyon II
7. Institut Telecom Sud Paris
8. Institut Telecom Paris Tech
9. LIP ENS (Lyon)
10. ENSISA (Mulhouse)
11. Département de Génie civil
du Laboratoire GeM (Nantes)
12. ECOLAB (Toulouse)
13. Laboratoire d'informatique
(Grenoble)
14. Laboratoire de Chimie
Moléculaire et
Environnement (Savoie)
15. Laboratoire de Génie
Chimique (Toulouse)
16. INSA (Lyon)
NOTE: For correspondence with above
institutes you may avail services of
University International relation office,
For Ensisa approach Prof Laurence
French Universities/Centers
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CNRS
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CNRS is National institute for Research.
• It has 25,330 permanent employees
• Which includes 11,312 researchers and 14,018 Engineers and
Technicians.
• It has 1,029 research units and 111 service units
• 94% research and service units are in partnership of Higher Education and
Research Institutions
• Only 6% institutions working directly under CNRS at national and
international level
• On average publishes 29,000 research publications per year
• It has been home to 17 Nobel Prize Laureates
Established in 1964, Reports to both Ministry of Research and
Ministry of Health
• The only French public organization entirely dedicated to
biological medical and public health research.
• The largest European Research organization devoted to
biomedical research.
• Excellence and Multidisciplinary research program on most
human diseases, even the rarest ones.
• The link between the research laboratory and the hospital
bed.
INSERM
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It has Human resources of 13,357 with the budget of 972.3
Million Euro / annum
5,042 permanent staff (2153 researchers).
2,807 contractual positions.
4,184 university-hospital personnel.
9,63 foreign researchers.
Research teams: 1,069.
Research units: 2,91.
Inserm publications: 9,922.
48.7% international co-publications.Patents: 1,254 families.
INSERM
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International Collaborations
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Horizon 2020 Programme
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� Period: 2014-2020 (07 Years)
� Budget: € 79.4 Billion
� The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)
� Link: Commission Regulation on Horizon 2020, Website,
Horizon 2020 is open to everyone, with a simple structure that reduces red tape and time
so participants can focus on what is really important. This approach makes sure new
projects get off the ground quickly – and achieve results faster
Horizon 2020 Programme
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� Horizon 2020 will be an integrated programme for Research and
Technological Development
� Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the
Innovation Union.
� It promises more breakthroughs, discoveries and taking great ideas
from the lab to the market..
� EU funding for research and innovation will be focused on three key
objectives (Excellent science, Competitive industries and Better
Society
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Industrial Leadership� Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies(LEIT)
� Access to risk finance
� Innovation in SMEs
Societal Challenges
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
� Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and
maritime and inland water research
� Secure, clean and efficient energy
� Smart, green and integrated transport
� Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials
� Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective
Societies
� Secure societies - Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its
citizens
Horizon 2020 Programme
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Excellent Science
Supported activities
• European Research Council (ERC) will provide substantial grants to top-level individual
researchers working in Europe (€13 095 million)
• Future and emerging technologies (FET) opens up new fields of research and innovation.
(€2 696 million)
• Marie Curie Actions develops research and innovation skills through the training, mobility
and career development of researchers (€6.162 million)
• Funding of € 2.488 million will also be available for supporting access to, and networking
of priority European research infrastructures.
Eligibility
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Detailed Funds Breakdown
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Eligibility
Horizon 2020 will be open besides the 28EU countries, to Selected third countries that
fulfill all of the following criteria:
(i) have a good capacity in science, technology and innovation;
(ii) have a good track record of participation in Union research and innovation
programmes;
(iii) have close economic and geographical links to the Union;
Horizon 2020 groups the countries as:
1. Industrialized and emerging economies
2. Enlargement and neighboring countries
3. Developing countries
Special new eligibility rules are not expected. Please check however ,the rules for third
country participation.
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How to participate
Participant Portal
• Two year work programmes announce the specific areas that will be funded by Horizon
2020. Look out for them on the online Participant Portal as they can be used as a
calendar for the calls for proposals (‘calls’), to be published during the year.
• The Participant Portal is your entry point for electronic administration of EU-funded
research and innovation projects, and hosts the services for managing your proposals
and projects throughout their lifecycle.
• Each call gives more precise information on the questions that the Commission
would like you to address in your proposals. All calls can be found in the EU’s Official
Journal – the official source for all EU documents – as well as on the Participant Portal
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Approval Process
Submit your proposal before the deadline. The Participant Portal has clear instructions
to guide you through the process. The system is simpler than ever – no more paper! All
proposals are submitted online.
Find your partners, many calls require a team of at least three partners. If you need help
to identify a potential partner with particular competences, facilities or experience, use
the partner search options.
Evaluation by experts, all proposals are evaluated by a panel of independent specialists
in their fields.
Grant agreement, Once a proposal passes the evaluation stage (five months’ duration),
applicants are informed about the outcome. The European Commission then draws up a
grant agreement with each participant. The time limit for signing the grant agreements
is generally three months.
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Find your Area
Agriculture & Forestry Aquatic Resources
Bio-based Industries Biotechnology
Energy Environment & Climate Action
Food & Healthy Diet Funding Researchers
Health ICT Research & Innovation
Innovation International Cooperation
Key Enabling Technologies SMEs
Raw Materials Transport
Research Infrastructures Security
Social Sciences & Humanities Society Space
Partnerships with Industry and Member States
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Step 3 - Create an account on the portal
To fill in the required forms and submit them electronically to the Commission,
you first need to create an account on the Participant Portal clicking
on REGISTER on the top menu.
Creativity is contagious pass it on….Elbert Einstein
Thank you >>>> ?????
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� Human Frontier Science Program http://www.hfsp.org/
� International Foundation for Science http://www.ifs.se/
� Research & Advocacy Fund http://www.rafpakistan.org/
� Talented Researcher Exchange Program (TRXP) http://www.britishcouncil.org/pakistan-inspire-talented-researcher-programme.htm
� Academy of Finland http://www.aka.fi/en-GB/A/
� Alexander von Humboldt Foundation http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/home.html
� EAST WEST Center http://www.eastwestcenter.org/
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OTHER FUNDING AGENCIES
� European Research Council (ERC) http://erc.europa.eu/
� International Development Research Center http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Pages/default.aspx
� The Asia Foundation http://asiafoundation.org
� UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific http://www.unescap.org/
� Visiting Fellow Programs http://www.eastwestcenter.org/research/visiting-fellow-programs
� The Islamic Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (ISESCO)http://www.isesco.org.ma/
� DAAD Research Grants for Young Faculty of Pakistani Universities (PhD-students and postdoc http://ic.daad.de/islamabad/en/19411/index.html 26
OTHER FUNDING AGENCIES
� International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology http://www.icgeb.org/research-grants.html
� Global Investigator-Initiated Research (IIR) Programhttp://www.pfizer.com/research/investigator/investigator_initiated_research
� Pakistan Academy of Sciencehttp://www.paspk.org/Research-Grants-33
� Fogarty International Centerhttp://www.fic.nih.gov/Funding/Pages/Fogarty-Funding-Opps.aspx
� Grant Opportunities, Embassy of USAhttp://islamabad.usembassy.gov/pr_122712.grant.html
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OTHER FUNDING AGENCIES