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DESTINAZIONE EUROPA
BOARDING PASS PER UNA MARIE CURIE FELLOWSHIP
FOCUS - INNOVATIVE TRAINING NETWORKS (ITN)
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DESTINAZIONE EUROPA – INNOVATIVE TRAINING NETWORKS
INTRODUZIONE
APRE ha il piacere di informarvi che è stata redatta la seconda edizione della collana intitolata
“DESTINAZIONE EUROPA, BOARDING PASS PER LE MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE FELLOWSHIP” con
riferimento all’azione “Innovative Training Networks (ITN) - H2020-MSCA-ITN” che permette la formazione
dei giovani ricercatori.
L’obiettivo del bando ITN è infatti di formare una nuova generazione di early stage researcher (ESRs)1 che
siano creativi, innovativi ed imprenditoriali.
Le organizzazioni attive nella ricerca e nel training possono proporre un consorzio per presentare un “joint
research training o doctoral programme”.
Il presente documento si articola in tre sezioni con riferimento ai tre diversi criteri di valutazione:



EXCELLENCE
IMPACT
IMPLEMENTATION
Per ogni criterio vengono rilevati i maggiori punti di forza e di debolezza dei progetti presentati, derivanti
da un’attenta analisi degli Evaluation Summary Report (ESR) del bando del 2014 e dai risultati
dell’esperienza maturata dai National Contact Points (NCP) MSCA attraverso il servizio di prescreening delle
proposte progettuali.
Versione: dicembre 2014
1
Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs) shall, at the time of recruitment by the host organisation, be in the first four years (full-time
equivalent research experience) of their research careers and have not been awarded a doctoral degree. (Work Programme Marie
Skłodowska-Curie Actions 2014-2015)
DESTINAZIONE EUROPA – INNOVATIVE TRAINING NETWORKS
Sommario
Breve presentazione del bando ITN .................................................................................................................. 4
Risultati bando H2020-MSCA-ITN-2014 ............................................................................................................ 5
1. Excellence ...................................................................................................................................................... 6
2. Impact ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
3. Implementation ............................................................................................................................................. 9
DESTINAZIONE EUROPA – INNOVATIVE TRAINING NETWORKS
Breve presentazione del bando ITN
L’azione Marie Skłodowska-Curie “Innovative Training Networks” (ITN) ha l’obiettivo di formare una nuova
generazione di giovani ricercatori che siano creativi, innovativi ed imprenditoriali. Le organizzazioni
provenienti dal settore accademico2 e dal settore non accademico3, coinvolte nelle attività di ricerca e di
formazione, possono presentare un progetto ITN.
Un progetto ITN può assumere una delle tre forme seguenti4:
European Training Networks
(ETN)
European Industrial Doctorates
(EID)
European Joint Doctorates
(EJD)
Formazioni comuni nel campo della
ricerca, realizzate da almeno tre
partner appartenenti al mondo
accademico ed extra-accademico.
Lo scopo è dare ai ricercatori la
possibilità di fare esperienza in diversi
settori e di sviluppare le loro
competenze trasferibili lavorando su
progetti di ricerca comuni.
Le organizzazioni devono avere sede
in almeno tre diversi paesi UE o
Formazione dottorale comune erogata
da almeno un partner appartenente al
mondo accademico autorizzato a
rilasciare diplomi di dottorato e
almeno un partner non appartenente
alla realtà accademica, soprattutto
un'impresa.
Ogni
ricercatore
partecipante è iscritto a un
programma di dottorato ed è
sottoposto alla supervisione del
settore
accademico
e
non
accademico, dove è tenuto a
trascorrere almeno il 50% del suo
tempo.
Lo scopo è consentire ai dottorandi di
acquisire sia all'interno che all'esterno
del mondo accademico competenze
che possano rispondere alle esigenze
del settore pubblico e privato.
Le organizzazioni devono avere sede
in almeno due diversi paesi UE o
Un minimo di tre organizzazioni
accademiche formano una rete con
l'obiettivo di rilasciare diplomi
comuni, doppi o multipli. Sono
obbligatori una supervisione comune
dei ricercatori e una struttura
amministrativa comune.
Lo
scopo
è
promuovere
la
collaborazione
internazionale,
intersettoriale
e
multi/interdisciplinare
nella
formazione dottorale europea.
Le organizzazioni devono appartenere
a diversi paesi UE o associati. Si
incoraggia la partecipazione di
organizzazioni aggiuntive di altri paesi
del mondo, anche non appartenenti
alla realtà accademica.
.
associati5
Possono entrare a far parte della rete
anche ulteriori partecipanti di
organizzazioni presenti in altri paesi
del mondo.
associati .
Possono completare la formazione
ulteriori organizzazioni partner di altri
paesi del mondo.
2
Academic sector consists of public or private higher education establishments awarding academic degrees, public or private non-profit research
organisations whose primary mission is to pursue research, and international European interest organisations
3
Non-academic sector includes any socio-economic actor not included in the academic sector and fulfilling the requirements of the Horizon 2020
Rules for Participation.
4 Fonte: http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/about-msca/actions/itn/index_it.htm
5 La lista dei Paesi associati è disponibile al seguente link:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/grants_manual/hi/3cpart/h2020-hi-list-ac_en.pdf?_=58655886
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Risultati bando H2020-MSCA-ITN-2014
Al bando del 2014 sono state presentate 1.161 proposte, suddivise nel seguente modo per i tre schemi:
 European Training Networks (ETN): 1.003
 European Industrial Doctorates (EID): 105
 European Joint Doctorates (EJD): 53
Tipo di azione
Totale proposte eleggibili
Totale Proposte finanziate
MSCA-ITN-EID
101
19
MSCA-ITN-EJD
52
8
MSCA-ITN-ETN
1.000
94
TOTALE
1.153
121
Delle 1.161 proposte, 1.153 risultano eleggibili con un totale di 121 progetti finanziati registrando così un
tasso di successo pari al 10.5%.
Di seguito una tabella riepilogativa con un focus sui progetti a coordinamento italiano.
Tipo di azione
Panel
MSCA-ITN-2014-ETN
CHE
ECO
ENG
ENV
LIF
MAT
PHY
SOC
EID
EJD
MSCA-ITN-2014-EID
MSCA-ITN-2014-EJD
Totale
Progetti sopra la
soglia minima
110
5
210
105
260
14
80
50
76
35
945
Progetti
finanziati
13
1
26
12
27
1
8
6
19
8
121
Progetti italiani
finanziati
3
0
3
0
1
0
2
0
1
2
12
DESTINAZIONE EUROPA – INNOVATIVE TRAINING NETWORKS
1. Excellence
Punti di forza
Punti di debolezza
This is a strong and ambitious research program that
involves substantial intersectoral aspects.
The many different objectives of the project are
inadequately interconnected.
An interdisciplinary approach to address important issues
with high potential impact in the society is described.
Multidisciplinarity aspects of the training are not provided
in sufficient detail.
No particular innovation is seen in the methodologies
proposed in the project.
This is a good multidisciplinar and interdisciplinar project
with high quality objectives.
The training program is well addressed and covers both
core skills and transferable skills.
The S&T quality of the project is very good. The
objectives of the research programme are clearly
specified.
The proposal involves very good scientists from both
Academy and Industry, providing a credible research
program structured in well organised and explained WPs.
The innovative character of the research programme has
been demonstrated.
The training programme is of a very high quality. It is an
excellent idea to train ESRs in teaching/supervising skills
through participation in graduate and undergraduate
courses.
The training activities are well structured and network
training events are clearly described and scheduled. The
training programme includes effective activities including
summer schools.
All ESRs will participate in courses on transferable skills
related to entrepreneurship, IP rights and patenting,
networking, ethics, writing and presentation skills.
The interaction between the participants is well
described both for the scientific projects and for the
network activities.
The contribution of all partners are clearly described,
including transferable skills and entrepreneurship.
The Academic and Non Academic partners participate
equally in research, training and event organization. The
supervisory team, both in academia and non academia,
possess appropriate expertise to fulfill the main
objectives.
The partners have a good track-record of international
research collaborations. The partners are already
involved in the relevant international networks and good
interaction is expected.
The proposed supervision arrangements are suitable to
ensure efficient guidance and support to ESRs. The
experience of the academic partners in supervising ESRs
is demonstrated.
Joint supervision is foreseen and relevant procedures are
elaborated.
Reference methods to be used for the validation purposes
are only briefly explained.
The state of the art is not sufficiently described to explain
current advances related to objectives of this project and
highlight the innovative character of the research.
The quality of the proposed research is high bringing
innovative solutions and technological advances that go
beyond the state-of-art.
Many individual proposals are proposed, yet these do not
clearly link to the proposed research nor to each other.
The duration of trainings, exact content and teachers are
not sufficiently detailed in the proposal.
Contribution of the non-academic sector to the training is
limited given its small size compared to the academic
sector.
The involvement of non-academic sector in training of ESRs
is described but not in details.
The proposal does not sufficiently demonstrate that all
supervisors, particularly from the non academic partners,
have adequate PhD supervising experience.
The qualifications of the scientists at the partner
organisations involved in the training is not described and
therefore cannot be judged; the experience of the NonAcademic supervisors - in terms of supervising PhD
students – is not presented
The project does not fully describe the role of the partner
organizations in this specific doctoral program and in
particular the added value brought in the training activity.
The exposure of ESRs to the non-academic environment
through secondments is low.
Insufficient information is given on the offered ESR training
courses at the individual host institutions and both the
description of training in transferable skills and the
exposure of the recruited ESRs to different research
environments are not sufficiently detailed.
There is significant overlap in the activities of the
participating organizations and thus the quality of the
interaction is moderate.
The mechanisms for supervision of each individual ESR are
not entirely clear
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2. Impact
Punti di forza
Punti di debolezza
All ESRs are expected to broaden their knowledge and
skills by visiting different network institutions.
New career perspectives of the ESR are too briefly
addressed.
Individual career development plans for ESRs are well
planned by the training manager and individual records
will be developed to support the ESRs' career
development and employment. All ESRs will receive a
PhD degree and this is an additional asset.
The high-impact research and very good training
program are expected to utilize the full potential of the
recruited ESRs and to highly improve their career
perspectives.
The proposed research training programme will provide
very good skills to the ESRs. The project is expected to
improve the career perspectives and the innovation
potential of participating fellows.
The proposal provides a strong integration between
academic and the private sectors which will provide a
unique career opportunity in both sectors. There is good
contribution of the non-academic sector.
The proposed research program will promote excellence
of the recruited fellows in a field and high value for
society.
The recruited ESRs will be trained not only in IPR and
writing research proposals, but also in the financial
planning of their research. Their exposure to the
industrial sector and its needs and interests at such an
early stage of their career will enable ESRs to develop a
creative mindset to cope with the changing demands of
the employment market.
The researchers recruited in this network will benefit
from the excellent multidisciplinary collaborations and
the training program.
Skills and training are ensured with the very good quality
of the participating organizations.
The ESRs will acquire valuable skills both in the public
sector and private sectors. It is therefore a very good
idea for both SMEs to provide the ETN fellows with direct
and personal contact to researchers that have
successfully made the transition from academia to the
private sector.
The training activities and structure offer good
opportunities for the ESRs to establish connections with
other researchers in the field, both academic and nonacademic.
The intersectoral exposure of ESRs is not meaningful for
some of them, and overall the secondments to the nonacademic sector are not sufficient to have a clear impact.
The contribution of the non-academic sector to doctoral
training is not substantially elaborated.
The contribution to structuring doctoral / early-stage
research training at the European level is limited.
Measures for the dissemination of the results to the
private sector are not specifically addressed.
There is no clear strategy on how to manage IPR issues
and the commercial exploitation of results.
The skills and competencies, the project intends to
develop are insufficiently specified.
Employability aspects and the career prospects of the ESRs
have not been made sufficiently clear.
Public engagement is too focused on contacting the clients
of the industrial partner
The dissemination plan lacks a sparkle of originality. It
includes merely standard instruments like journal
publications, conference attendance, a network website
and lectures at conferences.
The number of proposed events for outreach is too high
and their impact is not credibly presented
The interaction with the non-academic partners and how
that promotes entrepreneurship is not clearly explained.
DESTINAZIONE EUROPA – INNOVATIVE TRAINING NETWORKS
Punti di forza
The ability of the network to strengthen the European
innovation capacity and to contribute to early-stage
research training at the European level is credible.
The strong contribution of the industrial partners, the
scientific collaboration and the network-wide training will
promote the entrepreneurial mindset of each researcher.
The contribution of the non-academic sector to the
doctoral/research training and how the project will
enhance public-private collaborations are discussed.
Measures for communication and dissemination of
results are very professionally prepared and the
consortium´s plan to strengthen the “knowledge
triangle” between education, research and business via
organizing open days for school classes and offering
internships to pupils in the labs of the partner groups is a
very promising idea that will inspire pupils and young
students to work in science
A well formulated plan on communication and
dissemination of results is included in plenty of detail.
The proposed strategies for communication, exploitation
and dissemination of results are convincingly discussed.
The chosen communication and dissemination pathways
have good potential to reach a wide audience via social
media.
A wide series of outreach activities are planned to be
presented to the general public.
A specific work package is dedicated to the public
engagement aims of the project.
The communication strategy includes the use of a range
of good tools and is aimed at public engagement.
The dissemination will be enhanced through the
formation of a Dissemination Board.
The ESRs will actively contribute in the organisation of
network courses and workshops.
The dissemination plan is well formulated with each ESR
presenting to a large audience and the production of at
least one journal paper.
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3. Implementation
Punti di forza
The implementation plan has very good information on the
different aspects of the program. There is detailed
information on the implementation of the WPs.
The work packages are well described in detail showing the
research-training interactions between the network teams.
The work plan is credible and very convincingly articulated.
The work packages including descriptions, objectives, tasks
and deliverables are very well presented.
The research work packages fully correspond to the project
objectives.
Punti di debolezza
The individual research projects are described in
insufficient detail.
The planned secondments are not sufficiently detailed.
Representatives of the ESRs are not included in the
Supervisory Board
Although the consortium is confident that the work
packages will be achieved, contingency plans are not
adequately considered.
Contigency plans and risk analysis are not clearly explained
Detailed lists of milestones and deliverables have been
provided
The risk management structure is not described in
sufficient detail.
A clear pathway with timescales on secondments is offered
within the individual research projects.
Infrastructure of beneficiaries is insufficiently described.
Potential complementarities are not fully exploited.
The individual projects of the researchers including clear
objectives, expected results and planned secondments are
described in sufficient detail.
There is a good management structure, well planned
meetings including training and Supervisory Board.
The network will be managed by an experienced
management team.
The management structure is well addressed and
responsibilities are clearly stated for the network
participants.
The proposed management structure of the research
training programme is appropriate.
Assignment of responsibilities is clearly described.
Inclusion of the project manager, Dissemination Board and
independent/external Advisory Board will strengthen and
support the quality assurance programme.
External experts are involved in the advisory board
The ESRs will be selected in a transparent, open, equal and
internationally accepted process with perspectives of gender
balance. Recruitment strategy and monitoring of the project
are sufficiently described. As regards gender balance, the
Network has a plan to promote gender equality (target of
50%).
The ESRs' progress monitoring is appropriately defined.
Confusing description of the management structure is
given, as the roles/responsibilities of the Supervisory
Board team members are not presented; moreover, the
names and roles of smaller sub-committees are not given.
The plan for Main Training Events and Conferences is
lacking clarity. In addition, no information related to
specific training given as part of the hosts PhD program.
The detailed management structure is slightly
overcomplicated for a project of a relatively small size, in
particular, the joint governing structure is not explained
properly.
The description of the individual ESR projects is imprecise,
with plans for secondments between partner
organisations not well explained
The recruitment strategy does not include a description of
the recruitment process beyond the advertisement of
vacancies. It is not explained how and, by whom the
selection will be organised.
Very little is said on the process of progress monitoring of
the ESRs projects.
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Punti di forza
Punti di debolezza
The IPR strategy of this project will be based on the best
practice guidelines of the EC, taking into consideration
institutional and industrial IPR guidelines and regulations.
All teams are internationally-recognised for their research,
they have experience of international collaborations and
publish regularly in very good scientific journals.
The host institutions have appropriate infrastructure for this
research and training program. The infrastructure of the
participating organizations is appropriate, it is described
clearly and suits the proposal well.
Descriptions of the main tasks assigned to each participant
organisation are provided.
The management structure is confusing and inconsistent
at some instances. For instance, it is not clear whether the
network will be coordinated by the Management Board or
by the Supervisory Board. There is no clarity on who will
be responsible for the network-wide training organization.
There are too many deliverables; most of them are reports
and the others are given only in a general manner.
Some of the WPs are very similar.
The participation of some non-beneficiary partner
organisations remains insufficient and this has to be
explained.
The implementation plan has very good information on the
different aspects of the program. There is detailed
information on the implementation of the WPs.
The proposed training research scheme exploits adequately
complementarities among academic and industrial partners.
The participating organisations are very competent and
experienced.
Competences,
experience
and
complementarity of the participating organizations are well
combined.
The commitment of partner organizations
demonstrated in commitment letters.
is
well
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