On Wednesday, 25th of November 2019, in a signing ceremony held by the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) and the Office of the Chief Scientist for Research and Innovation, CyI’s President, Prof. Costas N. Papanicolas, signed the Institute’s “Declaration of Commitment” to the EURAXESS Network, thus endorsing its mission, tasks and role as a EURAXESS Service Centre in the newly expanded national network of Cyprus.
The Declaration, on behalf of the Cypriot EURAXESS Bridgehead Organisation (RIF) was counter-signed by the Chief Scientist, Dr. Kyriacos Kokkinos. At the Ceremonial Signature, which was the culmination of a Workshop dedicated to the Expansion of the EURAXESS National Network and to the Support for Researchers from Third Countries, there were high-level representations of all the Universities and Research Institutes of Cyprus also being endorsed as new Services Centres.
Established more than fifteen years ago as ERA-MORE, the Network of EURAXESS (
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/) is a European Research Area key initiative facilitating researchers’ mobility, supporting the career development of researchers, and ensuring attractive careers in research across Europe and beyond. With 42 countries and more than 600 Service Centres and Local Contact Points backing it, EURAXESS, with its 40 national portals with country-specific information, continues supporting thousands of research institutions, entrepreneurs and industry, as per its iconic motto “Researchers in Motion”.
CyI has long been a first-line supporter of the European Research Area (ERA) and Researchers’ mobility. Besides holding an important H2020 ERA-Chair grant, bringing about transformational change in ERA issues, CyI has been an Endorser of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. CyI has also conducted the internal Action Plan for the accreditation of excellence in Human Resources Strategy for Researchers.
Represented at the highest level by its President, Prof. Papanicolas, CyI has tangibly committed to the function of EURAXESS Service Centre senior personnel from our Human Resources and our new H2020 Widespread Teaming, Centre of Excellence Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre (CARE-C).
