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Joint Nordic COST Digital Info Meeting
For the second time, the COST CNCs of the five Nordic countries will jointly host a digital info meeting about the various opportunities by participating in COST Actions. The meeting will focus on how to participate in an action (not so much about the application phase) and include testimonials by COST participants. There will also be time for questions.
Date
12 May 2026
Time
13.30–15.00
Place
Live streaming,
Register
Researchers from the Nordic countries with an interest in the opportunities participation in COST networks offer.
The event will be in English. It will not be recorded.
Please feel free to submit your questions in advance!
The meeting will focus on how to participate in an action (not so much about the application phase) and include testimonials by COST participants. There will also be time for questions.
Participants are encouraged to submit any relevant topics they would like to see addressed to the hosts in their country beforehand.
More detailed information about the agenda, along with info on how to register, will be given closer to 12 May.
Programme
Agenda for the Joint Nordic COST Digital Info Meeting 2026.
13.30 Welcome!
Presentation of CNC’s from the Nordic countries
13.35 Opening remarks
By the President of the COST Association Åse Gornitzka, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo.
13.40 Participation in a COST action
Bart Veys, Head of the Policy Unit of the COST Association
13.55 My experiences in COST actions
Georgios Kararigas, Professor at the Medical School University, Nicosia, earlier University of Iceland. Owns extensive experience at COST, included as Science Communication Coordinator and as Training School Coordinator
14.10 Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mikko Ylikangas, Finnish CNC
- Georgios Kararigas
- Vootele Voikar, Research Coordinator of Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Chair of a recently concluded COST Action, and currently member of the Management Committee of COST Action “European Initiative to Enhance the Current SABV Policy in Preclinical Biomedical Research”.
- Runa Guðmarsdóttir, Director, Erasmus+ National Agency at Rannis, stakeholder advisor for a Working Group in a COST action.
- Ellenor Divine, Head of the Swedish Research and Innovation Office in Brussels, experience in how COST can improve success for applications to the framework program
14.40 Q & A
15.00 End of the event
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