BS-ERA.NET - NETWORKING ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE BLACK SEA REGION

BLACK SEA ERANET is a network designed to intensify and coordinate research cooperation. It is being funded by the European Commission for a duration of three years, starting from January 2009. Ministries and research funding organizations from 13 countries in the extended Black Sea region are involved in the project.

Project acronym: BS-ERA.NET
Project full title: NETWORKING ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE BLACK SEA REGION
Grant agreement no.: 226160



Project partners

ASM Academy of Science of Moldova Republic of Moldova
ANCS National Authority for Scientific Research Romania
ANAS Presidium of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Republic of Azerbaijan
CNMP (coordinator) National Centre for Programme Management Romania Romania
CNRS National Centre for Scientific Research  French Republic
DLR The International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research at the German Aerospace Centre Federal Republic of Germany
ENEA Italian National Agency for New Technologies Italian Republic
GSRT General Secretariat for Research and Technology Hellenic Republic
GNSF Georgian National Science Foundation Georgia
ICBSS International Centre for Black Sea Studies Hellenic Republic
MCST Malta Council for Science and Technology Republic of Malta
MESB Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria Republic of Bulgaria
MESR Ministry of Higher Education and Research  French Republic
NAS-RA National Academy of Science of Republic of Armenia Republic of Armenia
NIP Ukraine The National Information Centre for Ukraine-EU S&T Cooperation at Kyiv State Centre for Scientific, Technical and Economic Information Ukraine
SCS-RA State Committee of Science of Republic of Armenia Republic of Armenia
TÜBITAK The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey- TUBITAK Republik Türkei

Project aims

  • Reducing the fragmentation of the European Research Area (ERA) by improving the coherence and coordination of national and regional research programmes
  • Developing and strengthening the coordination of public research programmes conducted at national and regional level with a focus on a group of countries from the extended Black Sea region
  • Sustaining communication in order to develop better reciprocal knowledge and promoting trust-building among programme owners and/or managers through a mutual learning process and a systemic exchange of information and good practice
  • Enhancing the links and synergies between the Framework Programme and activities carried out within governmental structures such as COST, EUREKA, NEP, UNESCO-BRESCE or EIROforum
  • Building up a network and opening up to each other at national and regional research programme level, which will lead to: concrete cooperation within the framework of the Black Sear Research Programme (BSRP) and the development and implementation of joint programmes and activities in the region

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Contact Persons

  • Dr. Akin Akkoyun

    • Senior scientific officer: BS-ERA.NET (ERA-Net Black Sea Region), Turkey
    • Heinrich-Konen-Str. 1
    • 53227 Bonn
    • Telefonnummer: +49 228 3821-1470
    • Faxnummer: +49 228 3821-1444
    • E-Mail-Adresse: akin.akkoyun@dlr.de

  • Dr. Andreas Kahle

    • Senior scientific officer:
      ERA.NET RUS (ERA-NET Russia, Joint Call Secretariat)
    • Heinrich-Konen-Str. 1
    • 53227 Bonn
    • Telefonnummer: +49 228 3821-1829
    • Faxnummer: +49 228 3821-1444
    • E-Mail-Adresse: andreas.kahle@dlr.de