European Commission TEMPUS MEDA JEP 31196-2003

International cooperation at Bordeaux 2 University Pr. Marc Landry Bordeaux 2 University – INSERM U 862 Vice-Dean for International Relations BORDEAUX – France

TEMPUS ULISS Dissemination meeting Alexandria, Egypt February 24, 2008

International cooperation at Bordeaux 2 University
Bordeaux University and the European Union
Principles of international cooperation at Bordeaux University
General benefits from international cooperation
Specific benefits for Bordeaux University
Future projects

Historical overview of the European research policy
1952: CECA treaty, first projects in march 1955
1984: First framework programme (FP1)
1987: European Unique Act : research becomes a communitarian responsability
2007-2013: FP7

Lisbon strategy Research

Economy Employment Social challenges

European Research Policy 1. Strategical objectives


Increasing investment in research -3% of the european GDP; 2/3 financed by the industry
Strengthening the European Research Space -better coordination of research policy and activities
Strengthening scientific excellency

An increasing budget

FP7 Budget (2007-2013) - € 54 582 million

Collaborative research Marie Curie Actions

European Research Policy 2. Which countries ?


Member States (MS) -3% of the European PIB; 2/3 financed by the industry
Third-party countries -Industrialized countries -Associated or candidate countries (Turkey) -International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC): Asia, Central Asia, South America, Africa, Mediterranean Partner Countries

Cooperation 3. How ICPC can participate ?


Opening of all topics to partner countries


Specific actions for international cooperation (SICA) in every topics for ICPC

Cooperation 4. Conditions for participating For all topics
Minimum of 3 member states (MS) or associated coutries (AC)
Any partner country can be involved
ICPC can be funded
Industrialized countries cannot be funded unless necessary for the general advancement of the project

For SICA
Specific proposals for ICPC
Minimum of 2 member states (MS) AND 2 ICPC
ICPC are always funded

People 5. Objectives


Strengthening european research thank to foreign researchers


Implementing long-lasting relationships based on teacher and researcher mobility

Management of international cooperation
Department of European Affairs and International relations
Pr. Vincent Dousset, Vice-President of Bordeaux 2 University
Catherine Dupouy, Administrative Officer
Bureau Europe: priority given to European actions
Student mobility office - Erasmus programme
Secretary
Collaboration with other Universities and the local government (Conseil Régional d’Aquitaine)

Principles of international cooperation
Added value for Bordeaux University
Specific, chosen, focused actions: Neuroscience (Québec), Bioimaging (Kyoto)
Towards industrialized countries: scientific ressources
Towards developping countries: human ressources
Serious projects, based on real and active collaboration

Large-scale international cooperation needs coordination and regulations


Administrative problems: to acknowledge education given in another country needs agreements -ERASMUS programme provides an adequate framework
Financial problems: implementing cooperation projects needs funding -The TEMPUS programme provides important funding, yet submitted to strict rules

Different types of international cooperation


ERASMUS
European projects: rigorous management
Bilateral agreements: conventions

ERASMUS programme
Temporary agreement between European Institutions (Santiago, Berlin, Bristol,…)
Continuous evolution (Padova, Frankfurt, Uppsala, Bilbao)
A given number of students is involved in reciprocal exchanges
Pedagogical contract between the students and their home institution, signed by both partners
Students pay registration fees in their home institution
Students can get a (small !) grant – Other grants from local sources

European programmes
TEMPUS projects -ULISS: Alexandria, Pisa -e-learning in medical sciences: Sfax (Tunisia), Louvain (Belgium), Maleares Islands (Spain) -Updating medical studies: Slopje (Macedonia), Bilbao (Sapin), Hamburg (Germany)


Erasmus Mundus masters -Troped, european master of science program in international health (Berlin, London) - Neurasmus, european master in Neuroscience (Amsterdam, Coimbra) (application in progress)


Support to European schools -Summer school in computational Neuroscience -ES3: European Synapse Summer School


Regional cooperation within South-West Europe -Spain, Portugal

Bilateral actions


Canada: Québec
Japan: Kyoto
South America: Chile, Mexico
Indian Ocean: Madagascar, Mauritius Island
South-East Asia
And…Egypt !

Project evaluation


Scientific quality
Management and implementation of the project
Long-term impact of the project
Independant experts
Mid-term evaluation: the total budget is not given at once

Some numbers


2006-2007: 267 students going abroad
2006-2007: 338 foreign students coming to Bordeaux
52 joined PhD Thesis since 2000
2008: budget of 542 200 € for the Department of International relations of Bordeaux 2 University

General benefits from international cooperation
Co-development of European countries and their neighbours
Healthy economy of potential trading partners
Political stability of European neighbours
Long-lasting relationships with foreign teachers and researchers
Advantadges for the education of our students, for the continuous training of our teachers and researchers
Opening to the world is a condition of the progress of knowledge

Specific benefits for Bordeaux University


Local integration: Aquitaine, Euskadi, Navarra
National and international visibility and influence
Diversifying our recruitments: professorship in Neuroimaging to a German candidate (2008)
Attracting good students: English speaking courses, elearning
Implementing new, high-level, scientific collaborations

Future projects in Life Sciences


Bilateral cooperation with Santiago, Chile
Joined curricula and bilateral students and teachers exchange with Laval University, Québec, Canada
Erasmus Mundus Master in Neuroscience: Amsterdam (Netherlands), Bordeaux 2, Coimbra (Portugal)
TEMPUS project: Master programme in Neuroscience at Alexandria, Marrakech and Beyrouth Universities -Grant applicant: Bordeaux 2 University -European partners: Nice, Aix-Marseille II, Pisa (Italy), Valencia (Spain)

Other reasons to collaborate with Bordeaux …? Acknowledgments

Manuel Tunon de Lara Ismail Sadek Marie Moftah Robert Vignali Samir Dekinesh Cecil Matta

Catherine Dupouy Hélène Perriquet Bérengère Ahounou Bénédicte Lang

All the participants, students, supervisors