Research and Innovation in the Netherlands

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1 Research and Innovation in the Netherlands Netherlands Office for Science and Technology, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Beijing October 2013

2 Netherlands Offices of Science and Technology (NOST) in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou 2

3 Introducing Holland Constitutional monarchy (new King Willem-Alexander) Netherlands or Holland, names of two provinces, North/South Holland Located in Western Europe (bordering Germany, Belgium and UK) Over 33% of GDP derived from activities beyond its borders. Gateway to Europe: strategic location (160 mln consumers in 300 miles) The highest point is 321 metres and lowest 6.7 metres below sea level 3 荷兰王国 Capital: Amsterdam 16.7 million people Currency: Euro ( ) North-South 300 km West-East 200 km Total area: 33,800 km²

4 Introducing Holland Did you know That the official language is Dutch and approximately 75% of Dutch people speak English? That the Netherlands is a founding member of the EU, NATO and the OECD? City of The Hague: home to over 80 international organisations working in the fields of peace, justice and security. That Dutch people are the tallest people in the world. The average Dutchman: 1.82 metres, women: 1.69 metres? That the Netherlands already had 646,925 bicycles in 1912? Today: 16 million. That the Netherlands almost has 1,000 museums; the highest museum density in the world? 4

5 Research in Holland 14 research-oriented universities and 39 universities of applied science 666,859 higher education students and 100,563 R&D personnel Scientific output : 2.5% of world total publications (33,000 in 2011) Academic impact score: 1.44, 3 rd position worldwide (1 is global average) High scoring fields of study: - physics and material science: literature: information and communication sciences: basic life sciences: chemistry/chemical technology: 1.56 (source: 5

6 Research in Holland Main research bodies: 1. higher education institutes (universities, university hospitals and universities of applied sciences); 2. research institutes, including private non-profit institutes; 3. companies Main funding sources: companies (48%) and government (40%) 6

7 Main funding organisations Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) Learned society of over 200 members (natural and social sciences) 17 Research Institutes and 1,300 employees Main focus on basic and strategic research Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) National research council (equivalent to NFSC) Main provider of competitive research funding in the Netherlands Covering all scientific disciplines 8 Research Institutes 7 Source: KNAW

8 Sino-Dutch Framework MoUs on Sino-Dutch Scientific Cooperation: The Netherlands: The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) The Ministry of Economic Affairs (EZ) The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) China: The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) The Ministry of Education (MoE) The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 8

9 Sino-Dutch Cooperation Inventory of current Sino-Dutch Scientific Co-operation Inventory commissioned by Dutch Ministry of Science, created by NWO Information about Dutch-Chinese research co-operation, listed by scientific area, partner institution or type of co-operation 296 cooperation projects with China 214 MoUs between Dutch and Chinese scientific partners Main disciplines: Earth and Life Sciences, Social and Medical Sciences 9

10 Funding Opportunities Main Sino-Dutch joint research programmes: 1. China Exchange Programme (CEP) (MoE, CAS, CASS, OCW, KNAW) 2. Joint Scientific Thematic Research Programme (JSTP) (MoST, MoE, CAS, CASS, OCW, KNAW, NWO) 3. NSFC-NWO Joint Research Projects (NSFC, NWO) 4. Science-Industry Co-operation (MoST, NWO) 5. Programme Scientific Strategic Alliances (PSA) (MoST, OCW, KNAW) 10

11 Funding opportunities China Exchange Programme (CEP) Modalities 1. Individual visits NL researcher to China: travel costs max euro/visit Chinese researcher to NL: daily allowance 1600 euro per month 2. Joint research project: funding up to ,- euro/year Senior researchers affiliated with CAS, CASS, MoE (universities, institutes) Annual deadline for applications: 15 September Apply directly to the relevant Chinese counterpart organisation, i.e. CAS, CASS, MoE 11

12 Funding opportunities Joint Scientific Thematic Research Programme (JSTP) Budget: 1.6 mln euro annually, matched by Chinese counterparts 1. Dialogue Seminars (workshops) 2. Joint Research Projects: 2009: Integrated Water Management 2010: Energy Biomass 2011: Health Medical Devices for an Ageing Society 2012: Agriculture & Food: How to Feed the World? Procedure: Expressions of Interest (optional), Workshop and Full Proposals 2014 call: Smart Energy for Smart Cities 12

13 Funding opportunities NSFC-NWO Joint Research Projects Budget: mln euro annually, matched by NSFC 5 8 Joint Research Projects Joint Research Projects: 2010: Water Ways, Harbours, Estuaries and Coastal Engineering 2011: Plant Developmental Biology 2012: Operations Research in Urban Transport 2013 Call: Green Economy and/or Understanding Populations multi-lateral Programme ANR-DFG-ESRC-NWO with NSFC Procedure: Workshop and Full Proposals 13

14 Funding opportunities Programme of Innovation Co-operation (PoIC) Aim: strengthen ties between four parties: MoST, NWO, the NL branch of a company, and the CN branch of a company Platform for a Sino-Dutch Partnership in Research and Innovation: 1. Brings together academic and industrial parties and identify common goals; 2. Define and select Joint Research Projects of mutual interest; 3. Perform excellent research within these projects. Focus on science-industry co-operation Priorities: LED, Semiconductors, Sustainable New Materials, Quality of Health Care, Production and Safety of Food 14

15 Funding opportunities Programme of Innovation Co-operation (PoIC) The Joint Research Projects will be jointly funded by the four parties (each ¼ in cash) Budget: estimated to be 5 mln euro (42 mln RMB) per round plus in-kind contributions academic institutions and companies 15 Source: NWO

16 More information? FURTHER INFORMATION ON SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION: Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the Netherlands: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW): Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO): Associations of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU): Inventory of Dutch-Chinese Scientific Cooperation:

17 Thank you for your attention! Netherlands Office for Science and Technology in Beijing: 17 Source: Nuon / Jorrit Lousberg