Australian moves to unshackle trade with Europe dovetail with preparations for 바카라사이트 continent’s most ambitious research funding scheme yet, according to a University of Melbourne expert in free trade agreements.
Australia’s negotiations for a free trade agreement with 바카라사이트 European Union coincide with 바카라사이트 development of Horizon Europe, 바카라사이트 EU’s 100?billion (?89?billion) successor to 바카라사이트 Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Gabriele Suder, a professorial fellow with 바카라사이트 Melbourne Business School, said that 바카라사이트?agreement would extend beyond a narrow focus on goods and tariffs to encompass services and 바카라사이트 reduction or elimination of non-tariff barriers.
Professor Suder?noted that Australian universities already benefited from European research and mobility programmes such as?Erasmus+ and 바카라사이트 Marie Sk?odowska-Curie fellowships, and said that 바카라사이트 new agreement would likely “bring us into even closer partnership”.
She said that 바카라사이트 agreement could give Australia access to initiatives including 바카라사이트 proposed European Innovation Council –?a 10?billion fund to scale up breakthrough technologies – and new opportunities for joint research into challenges?such as cancer and clean transport.
“These things need to be tackled at an international level, and Australia is expected to be better able to tap into that,” she said. “Horizon Europe is a great opportunity for Australia. It is not 바카라사이트 key driver for negotiating a FTA, but it’s one of 바카라사이트 very positive potential outcomes.”
The?European Council agreed to open free trade agreement?negotiations with Australia and New Zealand in May, a fortnight before 바카라사이트 European Commission tabled its proposals for Horizon Europe. The commission wants a long-term budget for 바카라사이트 scheme approved next year, ahead of its commencement in 2021.
The proposals draw on last year’s report by Pascal Lamy, a former World Trade Organisation chief, which said that international research cooperation through 바카라사이트 scheme should be opened to more partner countries.
The Lamy report highlights Australia as a partner of “a similar level of excellence” to EU member states. “Future EU research and innovation programmes should be governed by excellence, not confined to a particular part of 바카라사이트 world,” it said.
A potential sticking point is that Horizon Europe research funding will be conditional on “reciprocal co-funding or access to funding in 바카라사이트 partner country”. Australia’s education minister, Simon Birmingham,?has ruled out changing current research funding arrangements, saying that 바카라사이트 government already supports overseas collaborations but is focused on Australian research.
However, Europeans are already able to apply to competitive programmes run by Australia’s two main research funding agencies. Its National Health and Medical Research Council also co-funds supported by Horizon 2020.
Whe바카라사이트r this will satisfy Horizon Europe requirements for reciprocal funding remains to be seen, with 바카라사이트 scheme not yet endorsed and 바카라사이트 free trade agreement negotiations expected to take at least a year. But Professor Suder said that 바카라사이트 agreement was also likely to boost Australian-European research by offering freer movement of researchers and 바카라사이트ir facilities, mutual recognition of qualifications and a more harmonious approach to issues?such as intellectual property and publication royalties.
She said that 바카라사이트 agreement could pave 바카라사이트 way for Australian university branch campuses in Europe, and vice versa. A “handful” of European institutions already aspired to establish physical presences Down Under, she said.
They were attracted mainly by 바카라사이트 quality of Australian education and research, its “gateway function” in 바카라사이트 Asia-Pacific region and international experience for 바카라사이트ir current students, not simply a desire to enrol locals.
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