Partner search under Horizon 2020
The University of Verona in Italy is looking for partners in order to submit a project proposal under the Horizon 2020 programme, Call: Science with and for Society 2017, topic SwafS-03-2016-2017: Support to research organisations to implement gender equality plans https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/swafs-03-2016-2017.html.
https://www.interregeurope.eu/projects/apply-for-funding/.
The
project will design an assessment methodology to evaluate the
individual HEIs' compliance with gender equality, it will carry out the
ex ante, in itinere and ex post evaluation, and implement tailored
Gender Equality Plans to improve their procedures and practices. In line
with the topic's objectives, the project aims:
· to
promote gender-sensitive cultures and practices in higher education and
research institutions through the implementation of Gender Equality
Plans (GEPs);
· to
achieve gender balance in research activities by implementing gender
mainstreaming combined with an array of multilevel positive actions
concerning HR management and processes, funding, decision-making and
research programmes;
· to foster structural changes at institutional level beyond the lifetime of the project.
Partners sought: Higher education institutes (HEIs) and research performing organisations (RPO)
interested in assessing their compliance with gender equality and
implementing tailored Gender Equality Plans to improve their procedures
and practices; an umbrella organisation wishing to open the
discussion about gender equality with a wider audience (universities,
research organisations, public institutions and stakeholders) to share
experiences of this project and compare with other best practices across
Europe and beyond.
Deadline for proposal submission: 30 August 2017
Interested parties are kindly invited to express their interest by 31 July 2017 to the following contact persons:
Ms Camilla Federici camilla.federici@univr.it and Mr Alessio Lorenzi alessio.lorenzi@univr.it
University of Verona
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