Researchers in Europe without Barriers

Prague

April 28 2009

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Talent Policies in The Netherlands in the European context

1. Introduction2. Global developments and

some numbers3. EU-answer to the EPR 4. Policies for talented

researchers in the Netherlands

5. Netherlands’ focus in the implementation of the Partnership

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Global R&D-performance

• More R&D activity is done across borders - Teams and collaborations physically located in multiple countries

• Global capacity for R&D growing rapidly in most part of the world

• R&D capacity much less centralized and more competitive

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Expected outcome of global R&D- International flow of knowledge

- Job matches through global job search and numerous job options for researchers

-Greater ability to find rare or unique skill sets

-Positive effect on incentives for individual human capital investments as a result of international competition for scarce human capital.

-Possibility of the formation of international research or technology clusters— like Silicon Valley or CERN.

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Mobility in a few numbers Mobility within Europe - doctoral candidates 6% - postdocs 12 %

But: Europe is net exporter of research talent- ca. 29% foreign scholars in the U.S is of

EU-27 origin(ca. 25,000 in 2005-2006)- Four EU countries belong to the top 10 countries of foreign scholars in the USA: Germany 5th (5,100), France 7th (3,400), the UK 8th (3,300) and Italy 9th (3,000)

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EU-answer to the EPR

- Marie Curie

- EURAXESS

- ERA-Link

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Talented researchers in the Netherlands- Ministry of Education, Culture and Science designs a leading role to the Research Council:

- Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (www.nwo.nl): ca. 5,500 researchers are funded - in the Netherlands as well as at institutes, research centres and universities abroad

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NL policies for researchers Innovational Research Incentive Scheme (‘Renewal’ Incentive) Veni grant max. € 250,000 - young doctoratesVidi grants max. € 800,000 - experienced postdocsVici grants max. € 1,500,000 - senior researchers

in 2007: 1324 applications, 295 grants, ca. € 145 mln.

Women in science – Aspasia program female Vidi or Vici promoted to senior lecturer or professor. In 2007:

19 promotions, € 1.9 mln

Toptalent: free PhD route for talented graduates In 2007: 128 applications, 41 grants, ca. € 16 mln for 2 rounds

Minorities – Mozaïek program retaining talented graduates/undergraduates from ethnic minorities.

In 2007: 46 applications, 22 grants awarded, ca. € 4 mln

International experience for young researchers – Rubicon In 2007: 277 applications, 93 grants awarded, ca. € 5.4 mln

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NL policies for researchers

Graduate schools-Pilot 2009-2010 € 6 mln-structural program € 15 mln from 2011 onwards

Knowledge migrants regulation - fast-track procedure for immigrants -within two weeks temporary entry permit.

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Partnership and the NL focus1.Open recruitment – not a priority – - NWO-instruments are internationally open- Academic Transfer (www.AcademicTransfer.nl)

2a. Social security – not a priority - NL has a Collective Employment Agreement

of Universities (Association of Dutch Universities) Meets also the objectives of: 3. attractive employment and working conditions 4. enhancing the training, skills and experience of researchers

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Partnership and the NL focus

2b. Supplementary pensions – priority issue

-NL will await the results of the feasibility study for a Pan European Pension Fund for researchers

-But work has to be done to meet the needs of researchers for accurate, reliable, coordinated and comprehensible information and advice.

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NL focus on implementation of the European Partnership

National Plan on EPR will

- Provide for an inventory of NL activities in research policies for researchers - Four aims of Partnership in relation to

NL policies- report on NL policy focus on supplementary pensions

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Discussion1.Financial ‘education’ for researchers to promote

awareness of the importance of pensions.- pay attention to pension issues as a part of

doctoral training?2. National Pension Register. Social Affairs and the

Association of Universities are examining if such a tool could be created. One step further?

- internationally linked to other registers - Make it a user friendly, internet based, data

bank application, to be assessed by mobile staff with a password at any time to receive reliable information on pension rights.

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Thank you for your attention!

Contact:» drs. Yvonne Schaap-Koenen, senior policy advisor

Ministry of Education, Culture and Science Directorate Research and Science Policy P.O. Box 16375 / IPC: 4100 2500 BJ The Hague The Netherlands T + 31.70.412 3401 (Secretariat ext. 3650)F + 31.70.412 2080 E y.schaap@minocw.nl