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A day UPCT, INFO and Technology Center today explained ICT researchers and companies in the Information Technology and Communication how potentially successful attend to calls for funding European research projects.
To help its researchers to capture European funding and collaboration with other institutions, has UPCT European Projects Office (OPECT).
Since its creation applications to EU research programs have increased fourfold from 10 requests 2009 to 40 last year.
This 300% increase has also contributed the decline of national research funding and increased internationalization of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, as responsible for the OPECT.
Researchers presenting UPCT European research projects achieved a success rate of about 10%.
A similar set of European universities and has been maintained despite the increasing competition for these programs figure.
"Getting a European project is a long-distance race in which you have to know very well the rules of the game," explains María Jesús Legaz, the OPECT.
The briefing was held this afternoon at the School of Teleco of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena has been opened by the Rector of the UPCT, Jose Antonio Franco, the director general of Research and Innovation of the CARM, Eduardo Osuna, and director the CENTIC, Germán Sancho.
"We recognize the efforts of the UPCT to transfer knowledge and applied to generate wealth and contribute to scientific leadership that should underpin the new production model research," Osuna sustained during his speech.
This seminar, organized jointly by the CENTIC (ICT Technology Centre), Institute of Development (INFO) and the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT), is one of the actions that will be developed under the initiative ' Ready 2014 'comprising a series of outreach events and training that the INFO and other regional organizations (technology centers, business clusters, business centers, universities and managers with entrepreneurial centers) have been prepared with the aim of bringing the companies new opportunities that the new programs of the European Union offers all operators.
The day has unveiled the thematic and the keys to develop successful applications for projects in 'Horizon 2020'.
The new Framework Programme for Research and Innovation of the European Union 'Horizon 2020' opens an opportunity of funding for research centers and SMEs in the ICT sector, as well as synergies with other disciplines.
Source: UPCT
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