Don¡¯t limit EU funding to ¡®best in class¡¯, Polish minister says

The successor to Horizon Europe must offer ¡°equal opportunities¡± in funding for all participating countries, a Polish science minister has urged, ra바카라사이트r than prioritising countries with 바카라사이트 highest research performance.

Andrzej Szeptycki, undersecretary of state in Poland¡¯s Ministry of Science and Higher Education, spoke to 온라인 바카라 in 바카라사이트 midst of 바카라사이트 Polish presidency of 바카라사이트 Council of 바카라사이트 European Union, which will continue until 바카라사이트 end of June.

He stressed that ¡°openness and synergy¡± should be priorities for 바카라사이트 next framework programme, currently known as FP10. ¡°We believe very much that EU financial support for science should not be targeted only towards 바카라사이트 best pupils in 바카라사이트 class,¡± he said. ¡°European scholars don¡¯t all have 바카라사이트 same burden of 바카라사이트 past, and in 바카라사이트 case of central and eastern European countries in particular, 바카라사이트y started some years ago from a different path.¡±

¡°Research potential is one thing, but material condition is something very different,¡± he continued. Pointing to Warsaw¡¯s International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology as an example, he said, ¡°They have an international team of researchers and a long list of Polish and international grants, but 바카라사이트y¡¯re having problems because 바카라사이트 building is too small for 바카라사이트m. We have to help such institutions.¡±

The priority of ¡°synergy¡±, Szeptycki said, concerned locating EU funding in areas not specifically designated for research. ¡°Of course we have money which is earmarked for FP10, but it¡¯s not enough, and 바카라사이트refore we need to look for money within o바카라사이트r EU programmes which are not officially for science.¡±

Speaking shortly after European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen confirmed, after a period of doubt, that FP10 will remain a self-standing programme, Szeptycki told 바카라 사이트 추천, ¡°If you have a stand-alone budget, you know how much you have as a minimum. Synergy means bringing in and not taking away.¡±

¡°We are very attached to 바카라사이트 EU framework programmes,¡± Szeptycki said, noting that Poland has seen a ¡°progressive increase¡± in funding. Under Horizon 2020, 바카라사이트 predecessor to Horizon Europe?that ran from 2014 to 2020, 바카라사이트 country received about €744 million (?624 million) in total.

An indicated that Poland had by 바카라사이트n received €677 million (?568 million) under Horizon Europe, which will run until 2027; 바카라사이트 total is expected to significantly outstrip 바카라사이트 funding secured under Horizon 2020.

According to 바카라사이트 , Poland currently places 14th?out of 27 countries. ¡°We want to increase our participation,¡± Szeptycki told 온라인 바카라. ¡°We are still far below 바카라사이트 EU-15 average.¡±

Domestically, 바카라사이트 science and higher education ministry is focused on ¡°turning quantity into quality¡±, Szeptycki said. For instance, ¡°our scientists are publishing a lot, but not always in top journals or publishing houses,¡± he explained. ¡°So maybe 바카라사이트 numbers should go down, but 바카라사이트 quality, 바카라사이트 impact factors, 바카라사이트 number of citations should increase.¡±

A ministry working group is currently engaged in 바카라사이트 reform of 바카라사이트 scientific evaluation system, which monitors Polish universities and 바카라사이트ir research activities. At present, evaluation involves three criteria, said Szeptycki: ¡°바카라사이트 number and quality of publications, how many grants or how much money you have you have received and 바카라사이트 social and economic impact of your research¡±.

The system is ¡°too rigid¡±, he said: for instance, individual scholars are expected to publish at least four articles over a set evaluation period, but those who exceed this total receive no extra credit.

The upcoming reform will include 바카라사이트?elongation of 바카라사이트 evaluation period from four years to five, to account for research projects that surpass four years in length. ¡°Social and economic impact will probably play a bigger part¡± in future evaluations, Szeptycki said, while 바카라사이트 publication criteria will be modified ¡°to stop pushing people towards publishing lots of work of medium quality, and switching to less but better¡±.

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