About
Webinar: Navigating the European Competence Framework for Researchers
About the Webinar:
Join us 28. February 2025 at 10:00 CET for the first webinar in a series focused on the recruitment of researchers and their careers in both academic and non-academic public sectors. Organized under the ERA Talent project and its Community of Practice on Recruitment, this event aims to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and best practices in recruitment. We aim to create a vibrant community where professionals, researchers, and policymakers come together to address recruitment challenges, exchange insights, and enhance recruitment strategiesandservices.
Participating institution
The Community of Practice includes the University of Siegen (DE), The Young Academy of Norway (NO), Foundation of the Adam Mickiewicz University (PL), University of Pula (HR), EURAXESS Worldwide, EURODOC, FECYT (ES), ETH Zürich (CH), NAWA (PL), AMPEU (HR), and RCN (NO).
What is ResearchComp?
ResearchComp is a tool designed to help researchers assess and develop their transversal skills, assist higher education institutions and training providers in adapting their offerings to researchers, and enable employers to recognize the wide set of competences of researchers.
It establishes a common language and understanding of researchers’ transversal competences and can be used by various stakeholders such as researchers, universities, research organizations, training providers, employers, and policymakers.
It is the first competence framework for researchers at the EU level, developed based on the most recent analysis of the transversal skills that researchers need for successful and interoperable careers in all sectors of society, including academia, industry, business, public administration, NGOs, and others.
For more information see: The European Competence Framework for Researchers
Expected Outcomes:
Participants can expect to learn about the latest developments in the European Competence Framework for Researchers, how to incorporate and use this tool at the institutional level, and engage in an interesting dialogue on this topic.
Register now!
Secure your spot for this webinar by registering today. Don't miss the chance to gain valuable insight and enhance your knowledge about the ResearchComp, the European Competence Framework for researchers.
How to register:
- Click on the following registration link: https://forskningsradet-no.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vEWKyV7cSDGp9-wvzRtpCA
- Fill in your detalis in the registration form
- Submit the form to confirm your participation
Regsitration deadline: 26 February
We look forward to your participation and the valuable insights you will bring to this exciting event.
On behalf of the CoP partners:
Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA)
Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes (AMPEU)
Research Council of Norway (RCN)
Community of Practice Recruitment Services towards the Academic and non-academic public sector
Details
- Date & Duration
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Agenda
Welcome to the CoP Webinar
10:00 - 10:15: Welcome and Introduction: Brief welcome speech by the event host. Introduction of the event's purpose and objectives.
10:15 - 10:45: Presentation of ResearchComp, the European Competence Framework for Researchers, by Maria Mecenero (European Commission, DG R&I, Research Careers Team).
10:45 - 11:00: Interactive Q&A Session
11.00 - 11.15: Coffee break
11:15 - 12:30: Panel discussion moderated by EURODOC's vice-president Nicola Dengo.
Note: Changes in the agenda might happen. Please stay updated.
Plenary speaker:
Maria Mecenero, European Commission, DG R&I
Policy Officer
Panellists:
Magdalena Mroczek, MD, Polonium Foundation (Poland)
Chief operating officer
Dr Magdalena Mroczek is COO at the Polonium Foundation, an independent non-profit NGO connecting the Polish research diaspora worldwide. Magdalena joined Polonium Foundation in 2022, led the grant strategy and in 2024 Research and Policy Team. Magdalena is board certified neurologist based in Switzerland. She holds a consultant position at the Department of Psychosomatic, University of Zurich and has a scientific affiliation at the University of Basel. Her research focuses are neurogenetics and rare diseases. Magdalena completed several research fellowships abroad, among them at the Newcastle University (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK), at UCL (London, UK) and at the Aarhus University (Denmark)
Emma Day, Vitae (UK)
Head of Policy and Engagement
Emma is responsible for strategic leadership and delivery of CRAC-Vitae’s policy and advocacy strategy and engagement with senior sector stakeholders. She has worked in researcher career and professional development for over fifteen years, most notably on Horizon Europe projects. She currently manages three Horizon projects – SECURE, which examines researcher precarity across Europe, OPUS, which explores the link between open science and researcher assessment and COARA Boost, which acts as the secretariat for the COARA initiative. She also acted as Co-ordinator the EURAXIND, which explored how EURAXESS might be applicable outside of academia. Emma will be Project Director, taking overall responsibility for the EURAXESS programme liaison with DSIT and strategic direction. She will lead on relationships with key stakeholders.
Ellen Hagen, University of Bergen (Norway)
Head of UiB Ferd Career Center for Early-stage Researchers
A dedicated career guidance counselor for early-stage researchers (ESR), leading the first and only career center for ESR in Norway, UiB Ferd. She holds a recent master’s degree in career guidance for ESR and leverages her personal experience as a Ph.D. drop-out to frame failure as a learning opportunity and a matter of mindset. She has extensive experience with EU tools such as Euroguidance, promoting lifelong guidance, and has also worked within the public employment service and attrition prevention in colleges. The recent project at UiB ferd is to train the trainers making more staff at UiB confident in practicing career guidance for ESR.
Dr Daniel Müller, University of Siegen (Germany)
head of the postgraduate centre "House of Young Talents" (HYT) at the University of Siegen, Germany
Dr Daniel Müller has been the head of the University of Siegen’s postgraduate centre “House of Young Talents” (HYT) since its inception in 2016. This 8-person centre supports (some 1,000) doctoral and (some 300) postdoctoral researchers as well as (currently 26) term-limited professors in their respective careers. He is also the head of the university's tenure-track programme, and the project manager for the university's EU-certified "Human Resources Strategy for Researchers" (HRS4R). 2009-2015 he was the head of the Joint PhD Programme at TU Dortmund University; before that, he worked as a researcher (1996-2009). He has also taught some 500 workshops in German and English in Dortmund, Siegen and elsewhere on a wide range of transversal/transferable skills since 2009, still adding some 15-20 each year to stay close to the needs of the HYT's "target populations".
Jose Villagran, University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN) (Netherlands)
Deputy Manager R&D Projects at UIIN
Jose is Deputy Manager of R&D Projects at UIIN and an expert in European Projects Management & Implementation. He leads the strategic coordination of Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe initiatives, providing advisory support and guiding cross-functional teams to achieve an impactful implementation. Jose has been involved in the implementation of over 15 projects and has taken part in the EIT HEI Initiative as a member of the project management team. Passionate about international higher education and decolonisation, Jose is committed to fostering dynamic university-industry collaboration that drives innovation and advances global education.
Tore Bersvendsen, Drammen Municipality / University of Agder (Norway)
Senior Economist/Researcher
Tore Bersvendsen currently holds two positions: Senior Economist at Drammen Municipality and researcher at the University of Agder. With several years of experience in the public sector, particularly within the health sector, Tore has made significant contributions to the field. His Ph.D. in Economics, funded by the public sector Ph.D. scheme from The Research Council of Norway and Kristiansand Municipality, focused on health economics and examined the effects of a rehabilitation intervention for the elderly. Since defending his thesis in 2020, Tore has collaborated closely with nearly all sectors within the Municipality, conducting numerous internal and external analyses.
Organiser
- Name
- Research Council of Norway, Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes (Croatia)
- Contact Person
- John Baarli
- euraxess@rcn.no
Maria Mecenero is Policy Officer at the European Commission in the Directorate-General for Research & Innovation. She is part of the team working on the European Research Area, Research Careers and Widening Access to Excellence, with a particular focus on researchers skills and citizens engagement. She is also the point of contact of DG R&I for European universities and higher education institutions. In her role, she is responsible for the implementation and next developments of ResearchComp, the European Competence Framework for Researchers, as well as for the pilot initiative ‘Science comes to town’, which involves three European cities in a one-year programme of activities to bring science closer to citizens. She has a background in science communication and holds a Master’s Degree in European Affairs.