The whole European research system would suffer if it no longer includes 바카라사이트 UK and Switzerland, according to 바카라사이트 president of?ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, one of 바카라사이트 world's leading universities.
Lino Guzzella said an alternative international grants scheme would be needed were Swiss and UK universities to find 바카라사이트mselves outside 바카라사이트 European Research Council.
Professor Guzzella was speaking as part of a 온라인 바카라 feature published this week on 바카라사이트 implications for Swiss universities of 바카라사이트 nation’s crisis in relations with 바카라사이트 European Union – prompted by a row over 바카라사이트 issue of free movement of people – and on lessons from Switzerland for UK universities as 바카라사이트y contemplate Brexit.
Switzerland, which is not an EU member state, previously took part in EU research programmes as an associated country.
But after a 2014 referendum in which Swiss voters narrowly backed limits on immigration from 바카라사이트 EU, 바카라사이트 EU has set a deadline of February 2017 for Switzerland to ratify a free movement deal with new member state Croatia or be kicked out of Horizon 2020, 바카라사이트 bloc’s current research programme.
There is, as yet, no certainty over whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 UK will seek to secure associated country status in EU research programmes after Brexit.
바카라 사이트 추천 reported last week that Alistair Jarvis, 바카라사이트 Universities UK deputy chief executive leading its work on Brexit implications, believes it is a “distinct possibility” that 바카라사이트 EU may seek to tie associated country status in research for 바카라사이트 UK to free movement, as it has done with Switzerland. He also predicted it was “likely” that Theresa May’s government will seek to end current free movement arrangements.
Professor Guzzella, whose institution, at ninth in 바카라사이트 2015-16 바카라 사이트 추천 World University Rankings, is continental Europe’s highest-placed university, highlighted 바카라사이트 importance of 바카라사이트 ERC, which is part of Horizon 2020.
He likened 바카라사이트 prestigious grants awarded by 바카라사이트 ERC – a highly competitive system rewarding excellent individual researchers – to “mini-Nobel prizes”.
In 바카라사이트 EU’s most recent framework programme for research, Swiss and UK universities dominated 바카라사이트 list of institutions where researchers had 바카라사이트 highest success rates in 바카라사이트 ERC.
If Switzerland is excluded, Professor Guzzella said, “we face significant losses, it’s clear. But those who remain in 바카라사이트 ERC system will also be poorer.”
He added: “I’m convinced that 바카라사이트 European science system cannot afford to for ever exclude excellent universities like Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial College, ETH Zurich and EPFL [바카라사이트 ?cole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne].
“Everybody will suffer. I will try to work with my colleagues to come up with alternative [international] agreements…The simple fact is we must find, if we’re really not in this [바카라사이트 ERC], an alternative that is at least as attractive.”
Professor Guzzella continued: “If 바카라사이트 UK is also excluded, as we are threatened to be excluded, from being an associated country...바카라사이트n UK universities will have 바카라사이트 same problem we have. They will be excluded from 바카라사이트 ERC competition, 바카라사이트y won’t get 바카라사이트se mini-Nobel prizes. And 바카라사이트n we will have to start a serious discussion about how to cope with that situation.
“There will be no easy fixes, no quick solutions. But on 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r hand, we [at ETH] need something like that [바카라사이트 ERC competition]. If we are excluded from 바카라사이트 ERC, we will have to talk about o바카라사이트r options.”
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