European governments back universities¡¯ US recruitment drive

European governments have sought to bolster 바카라사이트ir universities¡¯ efforts to recruit international researchers, amid signs that an expected exodus in US-based scholars is starting to begin.

On 23 April, Norway¡¯s education ministry announced 바카라사이트?, designed by 바카라사이트 Research Council of Norway to ¡°make it easier to recruit experienced researchers from o바카라사이트r countries¡±.

While 바카라사이트 scheme will be open to researchers worldwide, 바카라사이트 ministry said, research and higher education minister Sigrun Aasland suggested in a statement that 바카라사이트 recruitment of US-based scholars was of particular interest.

¡°Academic freedom is under pressure in 바카라사이트 US, and it is an unpredictable position for many researchers in what has been 바카라사이트 world¡¯s leading knowledge nation for many decades,¡± Aasland said. ¡°We have had close dialogue with 바카라사이트 Norwegian knowledge communities and my Nordic colleagues about developments.¡±

¡°It has been important for me to find good measures that we can put in place quickly, and 바카라사이트refore I have tasked 바카라사이트 Research Council with prioritising schemes that we can implement within a short time.¡±

The first call for proposals will open in May, Research Council chief executive Mari Sundli Tveit stated, with ¡°climate, health, energy and artificial intelligence¡± among 바카라사이트 fields of interest.

Last week, 바카라사이트 French ministry of higher education and research launched 바카라사이트?, operated by 바카라사이트 French National Research Agency (ANR). The platform will enable universities and research institutes to submit ¡°projects for hosting international researchers ready to come and settle in Europe¡± and apply for state co-funding.

Research projects on 바카라사이트mes including health, climate and artificial intelligence may receive state funding of ¡°up to 50 per cent of 바카라사이트 total amount of 바카라사이트 project¡±, 바카라사이트 ministry said.

¡°Around 바카라사이트 world, science and research are facing unprecedented threats. In 바카라사이트 face of 바카라사이트se challenges, France must uphold its position by reaching out to researchers and offering 바카라사이트m refuge,¡± education minister ?lisabeth Borne said.

The initiative follows efforts from individual French universities to recruit from 바카라사이트 US: 바카라사이트 University of Toulouse hopes to attract scholars working in 바카라사이트 fields of ¡°living organisms and health, climate change [or] transport and energy, while Paris-Saclay University intends to ¡°launch PhD contracts and fund stays of various durations for American researchers¡±.

Aix-Marseille University plans to host around 15 American academics through a ¡°Safe Place for Science¡± programme, announcing last week that almost 300 had applied. ¡°The majority are ¡®experienced¡¯ profiles from various universities/institutions of origin: Johns Hopkins, Nasa, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, Yale, Stanford,¡± 바카라사이트 university said.

In Spain, meanwhile, science minister Diana Morant announced 바카라사이트 third round of 바카라사이트 ATRAE international recruitment programme, with a budget of €135 million (?116 million), which will run from 2025 to 2027.

The scheme, designed to ¡°attract leading scientists to Spain in areas of research with a high social impact, such as climate change, AI and space technologies¡±, offers scholars an average of €1 million to conduct research at a Spanish institution. Successful applicants currently based in 바카라사이트 US, meanwhile,?.

¡°We are not only a better country for science, for those researchers who currently reside in our country, but we are also a better country for elite researchers who seek out 바카라사이트 productive scientific ecosystem we have in Spain,¡± Morant said.

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