The French Network of Mobility Centres

Dr Antony MAUVAISDirecteur of the KASTLER Foundation

The French Network of Mobility CentresDoes exist since end 2004.

3 « Bridgehead Organisations » : Conférence des Présidents d’Universités (CPU), Association Bernard Gregory (ABG), Fondation Kastler (FnAK : coordinator)

23 Mobility Centres

Map of the French Network of Mobility Centres

4 Types of Mobility Centres

« Pôles universitaires »: South-Paris (Ile-de-France), Grenoble (Rhône-Alpes), Strasbourg (Alsace), Toulouse (Midi-Pyrénées), Bordeaux (Aquitaine), Lyon (Rhône-Alpes), Montpellier (Languedoc-Roussillon), Nancy-Metz (Lorraine), Rennes (Bretagne), Lille (Nord-Pas de Calais), Caen (Normandie)

Networks of Universities:Aix-en-Provence / Marseille / Nice (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur), Orléans / Tours (Centre), Nantes / Angers / Le Mans (Pays de la Loire), Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne), Dijon (Bourgogne), Besançon (Franche-Comté)

Universities:East-Paris (Ile-de-France), North-Paris (Ile-de-France), Reims (Champagne-Ardenne), Amiens (Picardie), Poitiers (Poitou-Charentes), Limoges (Limousin)

International House:Paris (Ile-de-France)

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The 23 Mobility Centres Are Quite Different

Strong Mobility Centres: many services proposed, strong experience in welcoming researchers, many researchers, strong involvement

Stable Mobility Centres: good offer of services and good experience, but staff availability somewhat too low and/or low support from regional partners

Developing Mobility Centres: the support and/or organisation has been set up only recently

Emerging Mobility Centres: not enough researchers and low involvement

Common Objectives

The more researchers attracted to the region, the better (see graphic « scientific » stays / Regions)

The organisation and Coordination of welcoming is to be improved: better for our Prefectures, Universities and Research Organisations, and local communities / administrations

The follow-up of former guest researchers is to be developed: not much contact with them, but with their former hosts

Organisation

5 « work packages » : - Management- Harmonization of the network and its services- Training sessions- Webportal- Information and communication

Steering commitee : 3 Bridgeheads + Ministry for Research

Technical commitee : 3 Bridgeheads + Experts concerned (Ministries, Research Organisations, etc.)

2 Workshops / year with the network

A communication tool for the network

Chroniques de la FnAKE-mail Newsletter, about 6000 subscribers: 1/3 host researchers 2/3 guest researchers

Best practices practical hints: entry rights, social security, lease, etc.

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