Coordinator’s

ReportMAŁGORZATA KALISIAK

The scientific, technological or

socio-economic reasons for

carrying out research training in the

field covered by the research Developing young scientists’ expertise in state-of-the-art

Mathematics

Engaging best scientists and keeping best science in Europe

”Brain drain” vs ”Brain gain”

Keeping up with quickly developing science

Measurable benefits not only in Mathematics but also in social and economic domains:

• International recognition

• Economic benefits

The objectives of the

programme

Attracting best qualified young

researchers and offering them top

expertise in mathematical research

Strengthening the international potential

of IM PAN’s recruitment policy

Success of the programme

Hiring of four highly-qualified post-doctoral

fellows:

Dr Liviana Palmisano

Dr Michal Doucha

Dr Réamonn O Buachalla

Dr Van Luong Nguyen

Scientific

highlights of the

work so far

The training programme

Communicating research results in English

Writing successful research proposals and managing

research projects

Writing successful grant proposals

Delivering lectures

Mobility patterns

Transnational mobility in education and development of scientists’ careers

Encouraging scientists to establish their careers in Europe

Finding employment in Poland or one of the EU countries

Research travel fund (1500EUR/fellow year)

Recruitment reportAssignment of experts

Foreign experts with best expertise

2013: 8 experts

2014: 12 experts

Effective recruitment procedure

Experts evaluate 5-6 (2013) or 3-6 (2014) applications

Discrepancies settled via e-mails or video conferences

Ranking list

Feedback

Geographical diversity of experts

2013

Experts originating from:

Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Israel, Russia, Poland, Spain (2).

2014

Experts originating from:

Germany (2), Great Britain (2), Hungary, Italy, Poland (2),Russia (2), Spain, Ukraine.

No more than 20% originates from or works in the same country

Gender balance among experts(2013)

25,00%

75,00%

Gender balance

Females Males

Gender balance among experts(2014)

33,30%

66,70%

Gender balance

Females Males

Encouraging women to

apply

Association Women in Mathematics

European Women in Mathematics

Applicants 2013

0

2

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12

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16

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America

Asia

13

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7

2

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Continents

Applied Succeeded

33,30%

66,70%

Gender balance

Females Males

Applicants 2014

10%

90%

Gender balance

Females Males

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Europe Asia North

America

12

6

2

1

1

0

Continents

Applied Succeeded

IMPACT page hits (2013, 2014)

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Overall number of visits Visits from different IP adresses Number of re-visits

IMPACT page hits (2015)

317

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Financial aspects

Project financed thanks to:

EU contribution

IM PAN’s own funds

Funds granted by the Polish Ministry of Science

and Higher Education

Funds from KNOW (National Research Leading

Center)

Financial aspects

40%

60%

Distribution of costs

EU contribution Polish funds

’Excellence award’

5200 EUR/year for each post-doctoral fellow

IM PAN’s budget raised by about 30% in 5-year

perspective

Total cost of the project

270 710 EUR + 10 (fellow-years) x 5 200

EUR = 322 710 EUR, including

EU contribution of 108 284 EUR.

Funds granted by Ministry of Science and Higher Education

726 783 PLN (≈ 175 128 EUR)

The transfer of granted funds:

2014 – 174 428 PLN

2015 – 174 428 PLN

2016 – 174 428 PLN

2017 – 174 428 PLN

2018 – 29 071 PLN

Thank you for your

attention!