The OeAD is Austria´s main agency for international mobility and cooperation in education, science and research. One of the agency´s focus areas, “Scientific & Technological Cooperation (S&T Cooperation), has particular relevance for EcoInn-related ambitions. S&T Cooperation is based on inter-governmental and bilateral agreements for cooperations in the fields of science and technology. With the aim to stimulate researcher´s mobility, funding primarily covers travel and accommodation expenses.

There are calls at a regular basis for selected European countries (many of which belong to the Danube region). Details incl. application guidelines can be found at https://oead.at/en/projects/international-cooperations/scientific-technological-cooperation-st-cooperation/

The current call (application period June 15 – Sept 30) addresses bilateral cooperation between Austria and Bosnia Herzegovina, in all thematic areas of science and technology. Projects can last up to 2 years.

Austria and Danube region partner countries should be aware of calls in the near future:

AT – Bulgaria: winter 2018

AT – Croatia: spring 2019

AT – Czech Republic: spring 2019

AT – Serbia: spring 2019

AT – Slovakia: spring 2019

AT – Slovenia: spring 2019