European Research Advisory Board
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EURAB was the European Research Advisory Board from 2001 to 2007. Its successor - since 2008 - is the European Research Area Board (ERAB).
It is a high-level, independent, advisory committee created by the European Commission
to provide advice on the design and implementation of EU research policy. EURAB is made up of 45 (ERAB: 22) top experts from EU countries and beyond. Its members are nominated in a personal capacity and come from a wide range of academic and industrial backgrounds,as well as representing other societal interests.
EURAB focuses its attention on the realisation of the European Research Area
and the use of policy instruments such as the Community RTD Framework Programmes
.
EURAB delivers advice and opinions on specific issues either at the request of the Commission or on its own initiative. The board is free to cooperate with organisations and institutions interested in European research, to create working groups on specific themes and to consult with other experts who could enrich its reflection.
Horst Soboll was chair of EURAB until 2007(?), from 2001 to 2005 it was Helga Nowotny
.
It is a high-level, independent, advisory committee created by the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
to provide advice on the design and implementation of EU research policy. EURAB is made up of 45 (ERAB: 22) top experts from EU countries and beyond. Its members are nominated in a personal capacity and come from a wide range of academic and industrial backgrounds,as well as representing other societal interests.
EURAB focuses its attention on the realisation of the European Research Area
European Research Area
The European Research Area is a system of scientific research programmes integrating the scientific resources of the European Union . Since its inception in 2000, the structure has been concentrated on multi-national co-operation in the fields of medical, environmental, industrial and...
and the use of policy instruments such as the Community RTD Framework Programmes
Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development
The Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development, also called Framework Programmes or abbreviated FP1 through FP8, are funding programmes created by the European Union in order to support and encourage research in the European Research Area...
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EURAB delivers advice and opinions on specific issues either at the request of the Commission or on its own initiative. The board is free to cooperate with organisations and institutions interested in European research, to create working groups on specific themes and to consult with other experts who could enrich its reflection.
Horst Soboll was chair of EURAB until 2007(?), from 2001 to 2005 it was Helga Nowotny
Helga Nowotny
Helga Nowotny is President of the European Research CouncilERC and Professor emeritus of Social Studies of Science, ETH Zurich. From 1998 on she was also Director of its Collegium Helveticum...
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See also
- Directorate-General for Research
- Directorate-General of the Joint Research Centre (European Commission)Directorate-General of the Joint Research Centre (European Commission)The Joint Research Centre , located in Brussels, Belgium, is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. Its current Commissioner is Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, and the Director General is Dominique Ristori....
- European Research CouncilEuropean Research CouncilThe European Research Council is the independent body that funds investigator-driven frontier research in the European Union . It is part of the Seventh Research Framework Programme ....
(ERC) - European Institute of TechnologyEuropean Institute of TechnologyThe European Institute of Innovation and Technology is a public European institute which was established on 11 March 2008. It was set up in order to ‘address Europe's innovation gap’, and is the EU's flagship education institute designed to assist innovation, research and growth in the European...
(EIT) - Information Society Technologies Advisory Group (ISTAG)
- Bureau of European Policy AdvisersBureau of European Policy Advisers (European Commission)The Bureau of European Policy Advisers is a Directorate-General of the European Commission.The Bureau of European Policy Advisers is a department of the European Commission, reporting directly to the President of the European Commission and under his authority...
(BEPA) - European Council of Applied Sciences and EngineeringEuropean Council of Applied Sciences and EngineeringThe European Council of Applied Sciences, Technologies and Engineering is a European non-profit organization, which groups 19-20 European national academies of Engineering, Applied Sciences and Technology...
(Euro-CASE)