Intersection participates in COST Action CA18238: European transdisciplinary networking platform for marine biotechnology (Ocean4Biotech). The overall aim of the Action is to federate experts in the field of marine biotechnology, providing a platform for sharing their knowledge and experiences as well as developing a roadmap for a successful, sustainable and ethical marine biotechnology implementation in practice.
Intersection endorsed Ecsite’s Open Letter to Commissioner Moedas
Intersection, together with 135 organizations and networks from 28 European and associated countries, endorsed ECSITE’s Open letter то Carlos Moedas, EC Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, asking for strong science engagement in Horizon Europe.
Gender Equality Conference, March 7, 2019
Aleksandra Drecun, the President of Intersection, will moderate the panel Women’s role for a cohesive society at a seminar event For a Cohesive Europe: Gender Equality and Women’s Rights. The event the will be organized by the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council in collaboration with the Embassy of Finland and the Embassy of Croatia, as part of the EU Trio, in cooperation with the Council of Europe and UN Women.
Intersection participates in the new Horizon 2020 project – SeeRRI
Intersection joined the Horizon 2020 project SeeRRI (Building Self-Sustaining R&I Ecosystems in Europe through Responsible Research and Innovation) that aims to develop a framework and actions for building responsible regional development policies in Europe. Intersection became the part of the Network of Affiliated Territories (NAT) with the objective of contributing to its replication in South-Eastern Europe and other R&I ecosystems across Europe.
EUSEA Board Meeting
European Science Engagement Association (EUSEA) Board meeting was held in January in Vienna, Austria, at Campus Vienna Biocenter. The Board discussed EUSEA’s activities for the next period with the special focus on the EUSEA Annual European Science Engagement Conference to be held in Vienna in May 2019.
US-Serbia and West Balkan Data Science Workshop
Intersection is the co-organizer, with the Temple University, USA, and the Mathematical and Archeological Institutes of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, of a very important regional science event: US-Serbia and West Balkan Data Science Workshop, to be held in Belgrade 26-28 August, 2018.
Intersection Youth team at the European Student Parliament in Toulouse
The Intersection Youth Team of six great high school students represented Serbia at European Student Parliament project in Toulouse, at the of parliamentary science debate, which was held as part of the largest European Open Scientific Forum, ESOF (Euroscience Open Forum).
Meeting with the Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation of the European Commission
Representatives of Intersection met in Toulouse with Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation of the European Commission, and discussed with him current issues of today’s science, involving young people’s involvement in making important societal decisions, as well as the participation of Serbia and other Western Balkan countries in the scientific programs of the European Union.
Intersection representatives will meet EU Commissioner for Research on 9 July in Toulouse
Intersection Youth team and the Intersection leadership will meet Carlos Moedas, EU Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation on Monday in Toulouse, and hand him over the resolution on “The Future of Mobility”, as the conclusion of the debate in the European Student Parliament. This European Commission Horizon 2020 project involves 70 high school students from 10 countries across Europe, and Intersection’s young team represents Serbia.
European Innovation and Cultural Heritage Conference
Intersection participated at the high-level Horizon 2020 conference that has showcased the dialogue between contemporary European society and the most promising innovations in the field of Cultural Heritage that European policies and funds have supported.