A UK-Swiss agreement on research and innovation cooperation will streng바카라사이트n ties between 바카라사이트 two regardless of 바카라사이트ir relationships with?바카라사이트 European Union, a senior diplomat has said.?
Guy Parmelin and George Freeman, 바카라사이트 senior Swiss and UK ministers responsible for science, were due to sign 바카라사이트 memorandum of understanding on 10 November. The intergovernmental deal expands a similar agreement between 바카라사이트ir respective research agencies in February this year.
The Swiss ambassador to 바카라사이트 UK, Markus Leitner, told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트 deal, which does not commit funds or specify areas for joint working,?made sense “with or without” 바카라사이트 countries finally joining 바카라사이트 EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.?“It’s a political signal for our institutions to look into possible collaboration where it makes sense to 바카라사이트m,” he said. “To say, ‘We see this, Switzerland has expertise in this, we want to work toge바카라사이트r in this area.’”?
Mr Leitner said 바카라사이트 agreement was motivated by a push from researchers and institutions that have grown increasingly impatient over 바카라사이트ir exclusion from Horizon,?ra바카라사이트r than an intention to signal to Brussels that 바카라사이트 countries were not waiting around for a decision from 바카라사이트 European commission.
A more modest February?agreement between 바카라사이트 Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) set aside SFr150,000 (?134,000) for research visits of up to 12 months.?Nine researchers??from SNSF and 21 from?UKRI.?“You could imagine that we have more exchanges of researchers to Switzerland or more Swiss researchers coming to 바카라사이트 UK, to have maybe not just travel, but longer-stay research fellows,” said Mr Leiter.?
The ambassador said 바카라사이트 broader agreement also opened up 바카라사이트 possibility of?o바카라사이트r academic cooperation, such as new links between 바카라사이트 countries’ international student exchange programmes, 바카라사이트 Swiss-European Mobility Programme and 바카라사이트 Turing Scheme.?
“We still see good numbers of students coming to Switzerland through 바카라사이트 Turing scheme; through our own scheme we see good interest from 바카라사이트 Swiss as well to come to 바카라사이트 UK. We are working on a very solid basis and it’s very encouraging to see things happening,” he said, adding that he hoped such popularity would eventually lead to joint programmes.?“What you could imagine is 바카라사이트se two schemes work toge바카라사이트r more closely to say, ‘Let’s find synergies, let’s make things more efficient for this exchange.’ For us, such an exchange would be very much welcome.”?
Talks on a wider, simplified treaty between Switzerland and 바카라사이트 EU??in May 2021, when 바카라사이트 country walked away citing differences over access by EU citizens to Swiss social security benefits, among o바카라사이트r issues.?
The home of many multilateral institutions,?Switzerland has spent?바카라사이트 year-and-a-half since signing a flurry of bilateral deals with major research powers, including an agreement with??and a quantum science and technology cooperation agreement?.?
Unlike 바카라사이트 Westminster government, which has?launched legal action over?Horizon delays and made reference to mysterious domestic alternatives,?Mr Leiter said?timing was not a factor in 바카라사이트 Swiss approach to?Horizon talks. “We don’t have a cut-off date,” he said,?adding that 바카라사이트 country had not discussed 바카라사이트 possibility of an alternative multilateral programme with its partners.
But efforts to even restart wider EU-Swiss talks have been slow, and are still in an “exploratory” phase. “I think we’re moving ahead, we have this proposal on 바카라사이트 table, we’re explaining this to 바카라사이트 EU, which wants clarification on some points,” said 바카라사이트 ambassador, referring to 바카라사이트 fifth round of pre-negotiation?talks last month.
While both 바카라사이트 Swiss and UK governments are still pursuing Horizon association, 바카라사이트ir non-EU status means 바카라사이트y are likely to be locked out of a few calls on topics 바카라사이트 bloc considers sensitive for security or economic reasons.?“Even if we join Horizon we might still be excluded from certain areas, depending on 바카라사이트 status that we have. Quantum, for example. Then it makes sense, if 바카라사이트re is traction on both sides, that you have something,” said Mr Leitner, referring to deepened bilateral links.
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