An info event dedicated to EU FP7 Marie Curie program and funding possibilities for Serbian researchers from FP7 Peoples program was held today at the Institute of Physics Belgrade. The guest from European Commission's Directorate General for Research was Mr. Janne Salo, responsible for Marie Curie fellowships in physical sciences. The program of the event:

• Aleksandar Belic, Nada Milosevic: Welcome addresses
• Miroslav Trajanovic: Mobility portal
• Janne Salo: FP7 Marie Curie Actions - practical aspects [Powerpoint | PDF]
• Discussion

The Marie Curie Actions are funded under the Framework Programme 7 Specific Programme 'People'. Its main objective is to strengthen the human potential in research and technology in Europe, to make Europe a more attractive place for researchers to work by offering variety of possibilities for financing of basic research and mobility. Therefore, a key focus of the 'People' programme is to have a structuring effect throughout Europe on the organization, performance and quality of research training, on the active career development of researchers, on knowledge-sharing through researchers between sectors and research organizations, and on strong participation by women in research and development.

As of 2007, Serbia is a full FP7 member in areas related to science, technology and development. The idea of this event was to promote Marie Curie actions and different funding possibilities to Serbian researchers. During the event National Contact Points for FP7, Ms. Nada Milosevic and Ms. Gordana Vlahovic, appointed by the Serbian Ministry of Science, were introduced to researchers.