ACRO, Academic Cooperation and Research Support Office

The Academic Cooperation and Research Support Office (ACRO) is a unit responsible for co-ordinating CEU efforts in international academic co-operation and providing administrative support to CEU research activities and projects. ACRO assists CEU faculty, staff and students to seek and secure partnerships and support for their academic mobility, cooperation and research. It proposes and implements policies ensuring that externally funded research and CEU academic partnerships are of the highest quality and in line with CEU mission and values.

CMCS announces joint project on European Privacy and Human Rights (EPHR)

Privacy International, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the Center for Media and Communications Studies (CMCS) are pleased to announce a new project on European Privacy and Human Rights (EPHR). The European Commissions Special Programme "Fundamental Rights and Citizenship" is funding this project, which will start February 1, 2010.

The EPHR project comprises three action areas:

1. Map European privacy laws and recent developments as well as summarise the trends in the light of the right to privacy;

CMCS contributes to EU-study on indicators for the independence and efficiency of regulatory bodies

The Center for Media and Communications Studies (CMCS) at the Central European University is taking part in a consortium that was selected by the European Commission to carry out a study on Indicators for independence and efficient functioning of audiovisual media services regulatory bodies for the purpose of enforcing the rules in the AVMS Directive (SMART 2009/0001). The consortium includes the Hans Bredow Institute (lead contractor), the K.U. Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven), Cullen International, as well as Perspective Associates as a subcontractor.

New position is open at ACRO

We are looking for an outstanding person to fill the position of full-time Research Grants Coordinator.

Application deadline: 26 February 2010

File attachments:

researchgrantscoordinator2010003.doc

Rothschild Foundation (Europe)

The Rothschild Foundation (Europe) has opened new calls for proposals. Applications for Academic Jewish Studies, Jewish Culture and Jewish Heritage categories are available.

Academic Jewish Studies Program

15 categories, grouped into four areas, are funded on an annual basis:

AXA Research Fund calls for Projects and PhD fellowships

AXA - projects

The AXA Research Fund has published its annual call for projects.

The Fund supports research activities investigating Environmental, Life, and Socio-Economic risk factors. Detailed description is available in the Modus Operandi.

Application deadline: April 15, 2010

AXA – PhD fellowships

The AXA Research Fund has published its annual call for PhD fellowships.

OTKA calls for proposals

The Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) has published its latest calls for proposals:

1) K - Research support for experienced investigators

2) NK - Support for high cost research activities for collaborative projects

3) PD - Research support for post-doctoral researchers

4) NF - Support for research team building for internationally acknowledged young investigators

Application deadlines

File attachments:

OTKA calls 2010

European Integration Studies -- Jean Monnet Call / Life-long Learning Program

Jean Monnet Programme of the Life-long Learning Programme supports activities aiming at stimulating excellence in teaching, research, reflection and debate in European integration studies in higher education institutions within and outside the Community.

The deadline for proposal submission is February 12, 2010.

NEW CALLS for Transatlantic programmes

I. EU-US ATLANTIS Programme
Reference: EACEA/31/2009
Application deadline: 8 April 2010

Brief description: in the context of the EU-US co-operation in higher education and training a new call has been launched together with the US Department of Education, covering a series of actions - grouped under the common title of "ATLANTIS"

1. Transatlantic Degree Consortia Projects (TD): provides support for consortia of EU and U.S. higher education institutions to implement dual/double or joint degree programmes.

For speakers of HUNGARIAN: Magyary Zoltán PostDoc fellowship 2010

Let me draw your attention to a call addressing post-doctoral researchers.
Please, note that the language of the call as well as the application procedure is HUNGARIAN.

A Magyary Zoltán Felsőoktatási Közalapítvány (MZFK) az EGT/Norvég Finanszírozási Mechanizmus támogatásával ismét meghirdette a Magyary Zoltán Posztdoktori Ösztöndíjpályázatot.

A pályázat célja
A nemzetközi tapasztalattal és kiemelkedő tudományos teljesítménnyel rendelkező tehetséges fiatal oktatók-kutatók itthon tartása, illetve hazatérésük elősegítése.

NEW CALL: ERASMUS MUNDUS II.

Call for proposals - EACEA/29/09 for the implementation of Erasmus Mundus II

MC ITN info session - NEW TIME and VENUE!

The information session scheduled for 18 November, 2009 on the latest call of Marie Curie Initial Training Network has been canceled and postponed. The new details of the presentation are as follows:

Date/time: 30 November, 2009 12:30-13:30
Venue: Nador 11, 615

Due to the nature of this Marie Curie scheme the presentation would be most useful for department heads and center directors (or their representatives), as well as for department coordinators, who are interested in setting up research training networks with both public and private sector partners.

CEU event: Gender in EU Research (training & toolkit) - October 1

Center for Policy Studies
training & toolkit

Gender in EU-funded Research
Thursday, October 1, 2009 (9:00 - 17:00)
CEU Gellner Room

This one-day training session is intended for anybody interested in rendering research gender-sensitive: researchers, project managers, expert evaluators, etc. The sessions will provide practical guidance on how the gender dimension can be integrated in research, using clear examples of how gender is relevant to existing projects within the European Commission's Seventh Framework Program (FP7).

NEW CALL: MARIE CURIE INITIAL TRAINING NETWORKS (ITN)

Dear Colleagues:

Let me draw your attention to the following call recently published by the European Commission within the FP7 People's Programme.

New call for Marie Curie Initial Training Network
● Call identifier: FP7-PEOPLE-2010-ITN
● Date of publication: 08 September 2009
● Deadline: 22 December 2009 at 17:00:00, Brussels local time

Short description of the action

This action addresses joint research training networks in the form of either multi-partner ITNs (at least three participants established in at least three different Member States or Assoc

2009 Global Essay Contest

The World Youth Movement for Democracy (World Youth Movement) is seeking submissions for its 6th annual Global Essay Contest, which focuses on young people's perspectives on and engagement with democracy as a way to connect them to larger democracy movements. Through the contest, the World Youth Movement also hopes to demonstrate that there are fundamental characteristics of democracy that have the potential to cross cultures.

Hungarian Scientific Research Fund calls for proposals (OTKA)

Type K and NK research grants

Objectives:
Supporting basic research activities in promising, forward-looking projects which provide professional development opportunities for early stage researchers.

General conditions:
Eligible applicants have a PhD degree and have been associated with a Hungarian research institute.

Eligible costs:
- research costs - equipment, reference material
- personnel costs for the employment of PhD students, postdoctoral researchers
- travel costs, conference participation costs
- publication costs
- overhead costs -

Call for applications

Call for applications

Erasmus Teaching Staff Mobility Grants

The LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME/Erasmus mobility activities scheme is a Higher Education Program of the European Commission. This program facilitates a period of study abroad for students as well as teaching exchange possibilities in another European country.

Exchange possibilities include teaching periods abroad from a minimum of 5 working hours (a week) to 6 weeks at any university which holds an European University Charter.

File attachments:

ts-application-form-0910.doc

bilaterals-20092010.xls

list-of-subject-area-codes.doc

erasmusteachingstaffmobilityprinciples2.doc

erasmus-teacher-selection-criteria.rtf

Fellowships for researchers - FP7/People Program- information session

The Research Development and Support Office would like to present to you some funding schemes with soon approaching deadlines.

The European Commission has published several calls for proposals in the framework of the FP7/PEOPLE Program (also known as Marie Curie Actions)
(http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP7CallsPage)

Academic cooperation with Australia, Japan and Republic of Korea

Dear All,

We would like to announce publication of a new Call for proposals within the framework of the Industrialised Countries Instrument - Education Cooperation Programme.

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2009:136:0031:0033:EN:PDF

SECOND CALL for ERASMUS STAFF TRAINING GRANT applications

The LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME(LLP)/Erasmus mobility activities scheme is a Higher Education Program of the European Commission. This program has facilitated a period of study abroad for students as well as teaching exchange possibilities in another European country.

ERASMUS STAFF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTATION

Dear Colleagues,

As we have already advertised, the applications for Erasmus staff training grants for 2009/2010 are to be submitted by July 31. We would like to invite you for a meeting which is designed to help you to submit a successful application.

Tunde Szabo, Kornelia Vargha, Eva Vas and Helga Dorner, the first colleagues who have benefitted from this opportunity have recently returned to CEU. They have offered to share with us their experiences.

The meeting is to be held at 11:00 am TODAY in room 615 of the Nador 11 building.

The Academic Cooperation and Research Support Office (ACRO) is a unit responsible for co-ordinating CEU efforts in international academic co-operation and providing administrative support to CEU research activities and projects. ACRO assists CEU faculty, staff and students to seek and secure partnerships and support for their academic mobility, cooperation and research. It proposes and implements policies ensuring that externally funded research and CEU academic partnerships are of the highest quality and in line with CEU mission and values.

Contact information

Building:

Nador u. 11

Room:

611

Phone number:

+36 1 327-3000 x2620

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