ERA.Net RUS- Linking Russia to the ERA: Coordination of MS/AC S&T programmes towards and with Russia

ERA.Net RUS comprises a series of different activities, from the development of a concept for a coordination of activities of S&T and innovation programme owners in EU MS/AC and Russia over the implementation of a Pilot Joint Call to the development of a sustainable S&T programme between programme owners in EU MS/AC and Russia. Besides being the coordinator of the project, the International Bureau of the BMBF is especially in charge for information dissemination, communication and creation of synergies with other relevant initiatives and projects.
 

Partner

Consortium partners of the project are:

Germany:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
International Bureau of the BMBF

Estonia:
Archimedes Foundation

European Commission:
Joint Research Centre, Institute of Prospective Technological Studies

Finnland:
Academy of Finland

France:
Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Higher Education and Science  
National Centre for Scientific Research

Greece:
General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Hellenic Ministry for Development

Norway:
Research Council of Norway 

Austria:
Federal Ministry of Science and Research
Centre for Social Innovation

Russia:
International Centre for Innovations in Science, Technology and Education
Russian Academy of Science, A.N.Bakh Institute of Biochemistry (NCP for Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology) 
Russian Research Center, Kurchatov Institute 
State University - Higher School of Economics

Hungary: 
National Office for Research and Technology

Turkey:
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

Project structure:

The work of ERA.Net RUS is divided into six work packages which are led by different consortium partners. 

• WP 1: Preparing the analytical ground for coordinating EU MS´/AC´ S&T and innovation programmes towards Russia or with Russian programme owners 
• WP2: Developing and disseminating a concept for a coordination of activities of S&T and innovation programme owners in EU MS/AC and Russia 
•  WP3: Preparing, Implementing and Assessing a Pilot Joint Call 
•  WP4: Developing, Disseminating and Promoting a Sustainable Programme 
•  WP5: Information Dissemination, Communication and Links 
•  WP6: Project Coordination and Management