Launch of the CIVIS3 project

The launch of the CIVIS3i project will take place on June 24, in the presence of the Rector of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, currently chairing CIVIS, of the Vice-President Research Philippe Delaporte, and of representatives of the European Research Executive Agency (REA) and the European Commission.

A first public session open to the whole research community will be organized by videoconference (see agenda below).

The CIVIS3i project, co-funded by the Horizon 2020 program, A*MIDEX and three other partner universities (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Sapienza Universitat di Roma, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), is coordinated by the Vice President Delegate Stefan Enoch.

This project was launched on June 1st and aims to recruit 32 post-doctoral researchers of all nationalities within the 4 universities, including 10 at AMU. The first call for CIVIS3i projects will be launched at the end of July for projects to be submitted in October!

CIVIS3i kick off meeting agenda:
10-11 am (CET-Paris time): First session/public event for CIVIS Alliance researchers:

Welcome and Opening - Rector of the Autonomous University of Madrid, rotating presidency of CIVIS
European Commission Head of Unit, Academic R&I, DG RTD - Apostolia Karamali [15 min], tbc
Panorama of CIVIS for researchers: concrete actions undertaken & update on RIS4CIVIS - Céline Damon [15 min]
Presentation of the CIVIS3i COFUND program and panorama of the 4 host universities - Stefan Enoch & Rectors of each University [30 min], to be confirmed

More info: joana.boavida@univ-amu.fr