Staff and knowledge exchanges between European and Ukrainian research teams can involve various activities aimed at promoting collaboration, knowledge sharing, and skill development. These activities may include:
Research Collaboration: teams may collaborate on the joint research projects, share data, methodologies, and findings, and work together to address common research questions or challenges.
Inhouse Training and/or Workshops: The host may invite the visiting team to participate in dedicated workshops, seminars, or training sessions, allowing researchers to exchange expertise, learn new techniques or methodologies, and enhance their professional skills (especially beneficial for younger team members). Note: These grants are not aimed for (exclusive) participation in external seminars or workshops. However, if the host organization is organizing training sessions, events, or conferences on their premises that are beneficial to the research project and the Ukrainian/European teams involved, they may be validated. The grants cannot cover event participation fees but may only cover travel and accommodation costs.
Joint Experiments: teams could engage in joint experimentation using the partners´ facilities/instruments/services or also fieldwork, enabling teams to work together on their joint research, experiments or studies, leveraging each other's expertise and resources.
Joint Data Analysis and Interpretation: teams could collaborate on data analysis tasks allows scientists to combine datasets, analyse complex data, develop common standardization strategies and gain new insights into their research areas.
Publication and Dissemination initiatives: teams can collaborate on scientific papers, presentations, reports, or conferences to disseminate research findings to a broader audience and increase the visibility of their joint research. Note: These grants are not aimed for (exclusive) participation in external seminars and workshops. However, if the teams are invited to external conferences or events to present their collaboration within EURIZON and the relative joint research project, funding may be considered (the grants cannot cover event participation fees but may cover only travel and accommodation costs).
Further activities: in addition to the aforementioned activities, the staff exchange program can incorporate any further initiatives outlined in the "research project description document" submitted as part of the application to the "remote research grants" program by the awarded Ukrainian teams (e.g. field work). New activities can be accepted but need to be duly justified.
Overall, the staff exchanges shall serve as valuable opportunities for scientists to share knowledge, collaborate on their joint research endeavours, and contribute to the advancement of science and innovation between Ukraine and Europe. They can provide opportunities for scientists to establish and strengthen professional relationships, foster interdisciplinary collaborations, and build networks within their respective fields.
