Per aspera ad astra

Marco Kirm

Vice-rector for Research

University of Tartu

Estonia

1991-Reorganisation of researchand higher education system

1993 – the first experience with 3. and 4. FP through PECO, Copernicus, INCO-Copernicus programs

1999-2002 associated partner in the 5. FP-EU gain 3x (52 MEEK-150 MEEK

2004 May, 1 - joining European UnionAccess to structural funding

Estonian RD&I strategy „Knowledge based Estonia“ 2007 -2013

• Development of Modern Research Infrastructures

• Internationalisation of research and higher education

• Implementing RDI to increase to entrepreneurship and economic competitiveness

Estonian Roadmap of Research Infrastructures- 2010

20 objectsDevelopment of Research Infrastructures in Estonia

Estonian Centre for Genomics - BBMRI – 1 Centre of Excellence (CoE)National Centre for Translational and Clinical Research - EATRIS -1CoENanomaterials - Research and Applications (NAMUR)- 2 National CoE

Internationalization of Estonian Science - outside of Estonia

Membership in the European Space Agency (ESA) ESS - European Spallation Source Estonian Beamline at MAX-IV Synchrotron Radiation Source

New „Physicum“ building of the UT – 17 M€- will be opened in 2014

Human rescources – 3 DoRa professors, 3 top scientists, 10 Postdocs

NAMUR roadmap object (TEM; SEM, cleanroom, etc.)CoE – „Advanced materials for sustainable development“

„Mesosystems – theory and applications“„Centre for nonlinear studies“

Estonian contribution at international large scale research facilities

Estonian Finish beamline at MAX-IV facility, Lund SwedenInvestement 3+1 M€ FINEST at MAX IIIMAX IV site

Common access and development of research infrastructures (RI’s) - focussing on specific targets and providing top equipment/competences - single site and distributed - industrial access schemes - developing national RI’s from regional to European importance - joint participation in large scale European research infrastructures Coordinated networking and training - sharing experience obtained on use of the structural funding - joint graduate programmes and joint PhD degrees (cotutelle) - targeted student technology projects (incl undergraduates) - training of scientists, engineers from public and private sector - informing of entrepreneurs on research methods- technologies available

Higher Education- encouraging exchange of students and teaching staff

How and what ?