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CNRS International Joint Units
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What is CNRS ?
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Governmental organization under the administrative authority
of Ministry of Research
Missions:
• Coordinating, performing and evaluating fundamental research in
France
• Advancement of knowledge having cultural, social and economic
impact
• Contribution to the promotion and application of research results
• Training for and through research
• Scientific prospective
to develop national policy for basic research
to promote the European research area
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CNRS collaborative activities abroad
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52% of publications are co-authored with
collaborators from abroad
5000 foreign visitors in CNRS laboratories per year
1400 permanent researchers hold foreign
nationality
25 % of annual recruitment is from abroad
International activities are an integral part of the work of
CNRS researchers.
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CNRS collaboration instruments
Exchange / mobility agreements
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• one to two-years projects with 80 organizations in 55 countries
International Scientific Cooperation Projects (PICS)
• three-year projects - non renewable (mainly mobility)
European/International Research Networks (GDRE / GDRI)
• four-year coordination activities - once renewable
European/International Associated Laboratories (LEA / LIA)
• four-year virtual labs – once renewable
International Joint Units (UMI)
Bottom-up
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UMI : definition
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Operational structure for research : fully functioning
research laboratory
First created in 2002
Located in France or in the partner country
Established through an agreement for four years,
renewable twice
Evaluated by (international) experts
Grants and contracts possible
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UMI : a co-owned lab
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Brings together researchers, engineers, and
technicians
Research focus jointly chosen
Staff assigned by CNRS and by partner institution
Jointly appointed director
Scientific Council : consultative body on scientific
issues
Laboratory Committee : consultative body on
general activities
Jointly funded : personnel, equipment etc…
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Other French partners involved in CNRS UMI
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Universities
• Grenoble, Compiègne, Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris), Metz,
Besançon, SUPELEC, INP, ENSAM
Other public research organisation
• INRIA
Industries
• Rhodia, Thales
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Foreign partners
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29 partners
One or several for each UMI
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Universities
Research institutes
Science foundations
Public research organisations
Repartition by thematic institutes
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Engineering and
Systems Sciences
2
1
Mathematical Sciences
1
7
Humanities and Social
Sciences
Chemistry
3
6
Biological Sciences
Computer Sciences
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Localisation
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N-America
1
Asia-Pacific
1
2
6
S-America
France
Europe
2
Africa
3
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Russia-NIS
Example of PONCELET: French-Russian Laboratory in Mathematics,
Computer Science and Theoretical Physics
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Part of the network of 5 UMI in
mathematics
Link with other « schools »
located at the Independent
University of Moscow (CNRS, IUM,
RAS)
Launched in 2002 and upgraded
to UMI in 2006
Staff: 16 Russian and 6 French
researchers, 5 PhD students, 4
Post-docs, 2 support personnel
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20 young French researchers hosted since
2002 for annual stays
20-25 short-term visitors (2 wk to 2 mo)
per year
200 publications in 5 years
26 active international collaborative
contracts
Organization of ~10 conferences per year
8-10 research seminars per year
UMI in INCO-LAB countries : USA (1)
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Georgia Tech – CNRS
• With Georgia Institute of Technology
• Secure networks, intelligent materials and information
sciences
COMPASS
• With University of Pennsylvania
• Soft matter
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UMI in INCO-LAB countries : USA (2)
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UCR-CNRS
• With University of California at Riverside
• Chemistry : carbene, diradicals, catalysis
WEPP
• With University of Arizona Tucson
• Water networks
Transitions
• With New York University
• Knowledge systems
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UMI in INCO-LAB countries : Japan
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LIMS
• with Tokyo University (TODAI)
• Micro nano systems
JRL
• with National Insitute for Advanced Industrial Science and
Technology (AIST)
• robotics
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UMI in INCO-LAB countries : Brazil
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IMPA
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• With Insituto de Matematic Pura e Aplicada Rio de Janeiro
• mathematics
CNRS International Joint Units in the world
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20 UMI
4 in ERA
16 outside EU
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Thank you for your attention
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CNRS representative to the INCO NCP
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