International relations


NEWS

  • Estonian researchers interested in a study visit to Finland in 2010. The Academy of Finland will have a mobility call on January 11-29, 2010. Applications must be submitted to the Academy  of Finland by the Finnish collaboration partner. Please see
    http://www.aka.fi/en-gb/A/For-researcher/Funding/International-coopearion/Europe/Estonia/
    For more information please contact Ms. Marja-Liisa Liimatainen (marja-liisa.liimatainen@aka.fi) at the Academy of Finland.
  • Estonian Academy of Sciences participates in the Complexity-NET project. Complexity-NET is a European Network for the co-ordination of national activities in complexity science and complex systems; the project is funded by the European Commission under the 6th FP. There are 11 partners involved in the project: UK (co-ordinator), Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. The EAS represents the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research in this project. Centre of Nonlinear Studies (CENS) at the Institute of Cybernetics at Tallinn University of Technology hosts the major Estonian scientific teams involved with complexity research (see http://cens.ioc.ee/cens ).

    In 2009, Complexity-NET partners announced a two-stage Pilot Call for transnational research proposals. Out of 117 proposals submitted at the first stage, 101 were eligible, including 6 proposals with Estonian  participation. The Scientific Council consisting of representatives of Complexity-NET partner countries evaluated the proposal and invited 28 applicants (incl. one with Estonian participation) to submit full proposals. All full proposals have been received and are under assessment.

    More information about the Complexity-NET is available at www.complexitynet.eu .
     
  • Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS) convened the 11th Baltic Conference on Intellectual Cooperation in Riga (9-10 October 2007). Delegates from Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden attended closely to presentations that focussed on the development strategies of the Baltic countries. On the occasion of being delivered a diploma of the Foreign Member of the LAS, Professor Richard Villems gave a lecture „Haploid genomics: revolution in spatial and temporal reconstruction of the peopling of the world by modern humans”. A round table discussion on international cooperation issues followed. The Presidents of theLatvian Academy of Sciences (LAS) convened the 11th Baltic Conference on Intellectual Cooperation in Riga (9-10 October 2007). Delegates from Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden attended closely to presentations that focussed on the development strategies of the Baltic countries. On the occasion of being delivered a diploma of the Foreign Member of the LAS, Professor Richard Villems gave a lecture „Haploid genomics: revolution in spatial and temporal reconstruction of the peopling of the world by modern humans”. A round table discussion on international cooperation issues followed. The Presidents of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Academies of Sciences signed a trilateral cooperation protocol for years 2008-2010.

                                                                                            


  • EASAC prepared a study for the European Parliament on the EU oil shale industry - in light of the Estonian experience.  Professor Mihkel Veiderma, Board Member of the EAS and Professor Andres Siirde (Tallinn University of Technology) were actively involved in the work. The resulting report was made public in August 2007 (see here LINK).

    MISSION AND ACTIVITIES

    Excellence in science requires a high degree of international interaction. The Act and Statutes of the Estonian Academy of Sciences (EAS) hold promotion of scientific co-operation at national and international levels among the main responsibilities of the EAS. The Academy’s international activities fall into the following major areas:

        * representation of Estonian science in various international organisations; support to Estonian National Committees for international scientific unions, dissemination of information about such activities;
        * participation in various EU structures (expert committees and advisory boards, EURAXESS Network Services of mobility centres, R&D programmes, etc.); involvement in NATO science programmes;
        * bilateral co-operation with academies and other partner institutions on the basis of co-operation agreements;
        * organisation of and participation in joint scientific events (incl. traditional Baltic Conferences on Intellectual Co-operation).

    FOREIGN RELATIONS UNIT assists the Board of the Academy in matters of international co-operation and handles everyday work. The staff consists of two persons:

    Ms. Anne Pöitel    
    Assistant Secretary General for Foreign Relations
    Tel: +372 644 8677 (office); +372 56 502095 (mobile)
    Fax: +372 645 1829
    anne.poitel@akadeemia.ee
    Kohtu 6, 10130 Tallinn
    ESTONIA

    Ms. Piret Press    
    Programme Manager
    Tel: +372 645 1925 (office); +372 50 42659 (mobile)
    Fax: +372 645 1829
    piret.press@akadeemia.ee
    Kohtu 6, 10130 Tallinn
    ESTONIA

    A brief survey of the international activities of the EAS in 2007 is available as the chapter International Scientific Relations in the web version of the Year Book 2007.