In accordance with ERA objectives and priorities, the main goal of the I-SEEMob project is to contribute to the enhancement of the career development of R&D personnel in ERA by examining the existing legal and research policy gaps hampering the intersectoral mobility of R&D personnel in the South-Eastern European Countries participating in the consortium and, accordingly, provide recommendations and guidelines to the respective governments so as to raise the remaining obstacles and promote intersectoral mobility and the career development of researchers. Towards the accomplishment of the above mentioned objectives, the consortium will carry out a series of activities that will support existing national and European intersectoral mobility policies. The activities foreseen to be carried out are the following: a mapping exercise on the current state of industrial representation on R&D sector in SEE and its respective needs; a legislation gap analysis which will examine the legislative framework for career development of researchers in SEE; development of policy guidelines for the formulation of common research policies for enhancing the inter-sectoral mobility of researchers and, finally, establishment of a set of networking initiatives with other relevant national and European networks (i.e. SEE Era-net, EURAXESS etc.).

Although, the South-eastern European countries participating in the consortium are challenged by similar issues, every country has an individual approach to Science and Technology policy-making regarding intersectoral mobility which the I-SEEMob project wishes to examine and provide recommendations pointing out their strengths and weaknesses. I-SEEMob project partners, either public bodies (ministries) responsible for developing and formulating national research policies or universities and research organisations as active players in the field of research are recognising the existence of intersectoral mobility obstacles. The most significant achievement of the I-SEEMob project will be the development of a set of policy recommendations to the national governments for improving and supporting the intersectoral mobility of R&D personnel and, thus, enhancing their career development.

Find more information on the I-SEEMob project at the website: www.iseemob.eu