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Advanced Seminar, 16th – 17th May 2013, BerlinSee More

Secure your R&D project by safe and sound contractsR&D projects with or without European or national funding need a safe and sound legal contract design. In most cases the legal framework decides about the success of a project and lays the groundwork for a smooth pursuit of research activities. Another vital factor for the outcome is the exchange of knowledge. Because of their complexity, in the majority of R&D projects, in particular in their research phase, external know-how is…See More

Avoid Indirect State Aid – Implement Full Costing CorrectlyThe separation of economic and non-economic activities for universities and research organisations in the EU that receive public funding is obligatory.The European Commission applies specific criteria to evaluate the State aid character of public funding for universities and research organisations. The criteria are defined in the community framework for State aid for research, development and innovation (R&D&I). The financial…See More

The European Union has various funds and instruments to support stakeholders such as universities, research centres and companies in the fields of research and development and the commercialisation of research results. For the different funds different rules for financial accounting, reporting and auditing apply. In the last year, the European Commission has significantly increased the number of FP7 audits. Other EU funding instruments such as ERDF (including INTERREG), ESF, and CIP differ in…See More

The European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law organises this practical seminar for all professionals responsible for the institutions’ income generation, as well as for the financial management, budgetary and strategic planning and for research funding, commercialisation, industry co-operations or knowledge and technology transfer.Public funding for higher education and research institutions is decreasing. Therefore organisations need to diversify their income sources and commercialise…See More

As Cohesion Policy 2014–2020 strongly focuses on research and innovation as a driving force for keeping EU competitive, Smart Specialisation has been chosen as ex-ante conditionality and has a central function within the new programming period. Every EU Member State is obliged to design national or regional Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) that highlight its innovative potential. For the purpose of improving the quality of Operational Programmes, all Member…See More

The proper implementation of research, development and innovation (R&D&I) projects remains a challenge for all parties involved: universities, research institutes, public administration and industry.At this European seminar participants will have the chance to learn:how to separate economic and non-economic activities in R&D&I projects;how to avoid the risk of unlawful state aid in technology transfer;how to fulfil all requirements of the European Commission;how to prepare their…See More