PDF file: EURASNET Annual Report 2008

17. Staff Exchange and TrainingWorkpackage description (month 37-54)Workpackage number 17 Start date or starting event: 4 monthParticipant idallPerson months 28.5Objectives• To increase the technical competence of PhD students and postdocs in the EURASNET by giving themopportunities to learn state-of-the-art techniques in other member laboratories.• To encourage staff exchange among EURASNET laboratories for the purpose of training specific techniques.• To promote scientific collaborations, in particular those of a multidisciplinary nature, by supporting theexchange of personnel between EURASNET member laboratories.Description of workStaff exchange and training in the groups of EURASNET participants will be continued and the travel bursarieswill also be used for participation of students and postdocs at intra-workpackage meetings. EURASNETmembers will be reminded at regular intervals about these possibilities. As predicted, the number of trainingexchanges has doubled from 2006 to 2007; however most exchanges are relatively short (less than two weekson average in 2007), resulting a low number of PMT. We expect a further increase in staff exchange afterinitiation of new collaborations between EURASNET groups. In addition, with workpackages evolving, weexpect that travel bursaries will increasingly be used for attendance at intra-workpackage meetings. Severalrequests for 2008 have already been received.Deliverables237 Continue and further develop the use of travel bursaries for student and postdoc exchanges for training andparticipation at intra-workpackage meetings (40 PMT/18 month) (month 42) (continuation of deliverable 116)351 Continue and further develop the use of travel bursaries for student and postdoc exchanges for training andparticipation at intra-workpackage meetings and EURASNET workshops (40 PMT/18 month) (month 54)(continuation of deliverable 237)274