A programme to promote bilateral collaboration in science and education between Czechia and Austria.

Types of supported activities:

• Projects aimed at long-term cooperation

• Joint scientific events for students, such as seminars or field trips

• Joint bilateral scientific events such as symposia, expert meetings and workshops

• Preparatory phase for programmes that award double degrees

• Research trips to obtain scientific data

• Financial support for the publication of outputs from completed projects

• Summer colleges, i.e. summer language courses in Czech or German

• Specialised summer schools based on different scientific disciplines

• Academic exchanges for the purpose of carrying out educational events under the master’s and doctoral study programmes of the host institution

In the case of all the activities supported, priority will be given to young scientists (up to 10 years from completion of their doctoral studies).

Objectives

Proposals for joint cooperation projects with Austrian universities contain the following attachments:

- a draft of planned cooperation (max. three pages), which should include a description of the professional issue and scientific goals, a planned work program and expected results of the cooperation project; furthermore, the importance of cooperation, synergistic effects in teaching and research, possible current or future participation in an EU program and other international perspectives, as well as the prospect of applying the results in practice, should be mentioned,
- a detailed implementation plan, in which the individual activities of each person are listed with a precise time and space plan, including responsibilities, agenda, workshops, or excursions including the topics of the lectures or the names of the lecturers,
- specification of required costs,
- curriculum vitae of the project solvers or cooperation partners, including a list of publications published in the last three years (max. one page).

Limitations

Eligible applicants:

In the Czech Republic:

state universities,

In Austria:

state university
university of applied sciences
university college of teacher education
accredited private university

Proposals should be prepared in German or English.

All proposal will be submitted by the Rectorate office of MU as one application.