EURAXESS ASEAN Chat - a Podcast

In this short video 4 speakers introduce the hosting offers for applicants to the MSCA Postdoc Fellowship Call 2021 in Spain. The speakers are: Jesús Rojo González, Head of Unit - Technology Transfer and European Programs en Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d, Marije Villa & Mark Davies, IMDEA NANOSCIENCE and German Infante, IMDEA Materials Institute. Access all the information on our website: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/asean/msca-postdoctoral-fellowship-call-2021-european-hosting-offers-part-2

In this short video Eugénia Shadlova, National Contact Point, Université Paris-Saclay introduces the hosting offers for applicants to the MSCA Postdoc Fellowship Call 2021 in France.Find all relevant information regarding the hosting offers presented here on our website: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/asean/msca-postdoctoral-fellowship-call-2021-european-hosting-offers-part-2

In this short audio clip,Lili Kankaya of the Malta Council for Science and Technology introduces the hosting offers for applicants to the MSCA Postdoc Fellowship Call 2021 in Malta. Find all information related to the hosting offers presented here at this link: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/asean/msca-postdoctoral-fellowship-call-2021-european-hosting-offers

This webinar focuses on the application for a Marie Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF). Our two main guest speakers are Dr Branwen Hide and Dr Brian Cahill, both are experts on the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) programme. Branwen aims to provide an overview of the policy aims and objectives which underpin the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships, as well as cross cutting issues, which will help in the developing a robust and successful application. Brian is a seasoned evaluator of MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships and other funding calls who will offer advice from the perspective of an evaluator. The webinar will also include testimonies from successful current and former MSCA-PF grant holders. Moderated by Dr. Jenny Lind Elmaco, Regional Coordinator, EURAXESS ASEAN. Joined by Dr. Susanne Rentzow Vasu, Regional Coordinator, EURAXESS ASEAN, Dr Tomasz Wierzbowski, EURAXESS Korea and Dr. Judit Erika Magyar,Country representative, EURAXESS Japan. For presentation slides visit our website at: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/asean/practical-pointers-developing-your-msca-postdoctoral-fellowship-proposal

On 6 May 2021, the ERC will reach an important milestone: 10 000 scientists and scholars from Europe and beyond will have received ERC funding to pursue their best ideas at the frontiers of knowledge. To mark the occasion, EURAXESS ASEAN gathered 5 ERC grantees from ASEAN to a virtual reunion to find out which impact their ERC-funded research has had on their scientific field and their careers. Watch the European Research Council Fellows’ virtual reunion featuring astrophysicist Prof. Dr. Kevin Heng, paleobiologist and macroevolutionary biologist Prof. Dr. Lee Hsiang Liow, plant biologist Prof. Dr. Ari Sadanandom, biomedical engineer Dr. Nicholas Kurniawan and political scientist Dr. Jewellord (Jojo) Nem Singh.

In our first episode, we introduce EURAXESS ASEAN, what we do and what you can expect from this podcast.Meet your EURAXESS ASEAN coordinators: Dr. Susanne Rentzow-Vasu and Dr. Jenny Lind ElmacoLearn about us and our podcast. Click link to subscribe.Take care and stay safe!

Listen in to our conversation with two top Slovenian scholars who share with us why their country is a wonderful place for research and innovation. Find out about the research opportunities, what they like best about living there and how best to describe this gem in Europe.Dr. Jen Elmaco, EURAXESS ASEAN Regional Coordinator talks to the following guests: Dr. Ana Bojinović Fenko, Associate Professor, Chair of International Relationsat the Centre of International Relations, University of Ljubjlana. Her work includes performing as National expert for EU-25/27 Watch, Lisbon Watch pan-European expert surveys and in Building Bridges EU Network of national experts on European integration. Dr. Rok Zupančič is a Marie Curie Fellowship alumnus of the Centre of Southeast Europe, University of Graz. Currently, he is Associate Professor at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Defence Research Centre. He led the research team of the University of Ljubljana in the Horizon 2020 project IECEU – “Improving the Effectiveness of Capabilities in EU Conflict Prevention” (www.ieceu-project.com), focusing on CSDP missions and operations in the Balkans. He worked on a Marie S. Curie Individual Project “KOSNORTH” , which analyses the intra-ethnic conflict in North of Kosovo.

Meet Dr . Jojo Nem Singh, recipient of the prestigious European Research Council's Starting Grant. Find out how he navigated through the application process and listen to his tips on how to create an effective proposal.Are you a talented early-career scientist who has already produced excellent supervised work, is ready to work independently and shows potential to be a research leader? The ERC Starting Grant could be for you. Check out https://erc.europa.eu/funding/starting-grants for more details.

Meet European and ASEAN women scientists share their love for science during the International Day of Women in Science 2021!Prof. Dr. Fauziah Ahmad, Chairperson of the Asia Pacific Women Inventors and Innovators NetworkDr. Elvira Bombina, Marie Curie Fellow, University of GronigenDr. Gianna Avellis, Senior Researcher in ICT at InnovaPuglia, ItalyDr. Noorhafiza Binti Muhammad, University of Malaysia - Perlis

EURAXESS ASEAN, Dr. Susanne Rentzow-Vasu spoke with Celine Peroni (DG EAC, European Commission) on news about the prestigious and much-coveted Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions.

Natural and man-made disasters have become more frequent than ever before and the need for disaster preparedness has increased over the years. Science-based innovations can provide transformative potential in the way we address climate change.  In this session we learn about some of the ways new and emerging technologies in Italy that can be incorporated into disaster management and disaster response.

Natural and man-made disasters have become more frequent than ever before and the need for disaster preparedness has increased over the years. Science-based innovations can provide transformative potential in the way we address climate change. In this session, Germany is presenting Energy Transition Research and Cooperation Possibilities.

This podcast will provide the following information:What are the MSCA Staff Exchanges?Who can apply for MSCA Staff Exchanges?What is funded?How does it work?When is the next call for proposals?SPEAKERS:Dr. Tomasz WierzbowskiCountry Representative, EURAXESS KoreaDr. Branwen HideSenior European Advisor, UK Research Office (UKRO) and NCP, for the Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA)Anne NierobischEuropean Advisor, UK Research Office in Brussels and NCP, Marie Skrodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)Dr. Jenny Lind ElmacoRegional Coordinator, EURAXESS ASEAN NCP, Marie Sktodowska-Curie Actions

A best-practice session led by ASEAN participants in ongoing MSCA-funded research consortia will provide a plaform for exchange on how to create a MSCA-SE consortium. The best-practice session is scheduled for 5 October.Speakers:Dr. Sarah Samson Juan, MalaysiaSenior Lecturer & Deputy Dean of Industry and Community Engagement, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, MalaysiaDr. Ika Dewi Ana, IndonesiaAssociate Professor, Dental Biomedical Sciences Department, Field of Tissue Engineering, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, IndonesiaProf. Dr. Fatimah Ibrahim, MalaysiaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti MalayaDr. Quo Chi Nguyen, VietnamMCAA Country Representative for Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh CityUniversity of Technology, Dr. Sorada Kanokpanont, THAILANDDepartment of Chemical EngineeringChulalongkorn University

In this short video Silvia Kotulicova of EURAXESS Slovakia and Zuzana Reptova of the Slovak National NCP Office for Horizon Europe introduce the hosting offers for applicants to the MSCA Postdoc Fellowship Call 2021 in Slovakia.Access all the information on our website: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/asean/msca-postdoctoral-fellowship-call-2021-european-hosting-offers-part-2