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Science & Technology Cooperation Workshop
co-organised by the European Union Delegation to Thailand
and the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit Hotel
11 June 2013
Overview of Bilateral European Union – Thailand S&T Cooperation Programmes – synergies and divergences
Christoph Elineau, Tec 2 Short term expert
Outline
• Background and Methodology
• Observations
– Scientific output
– Cooperation mechanisms
• Recommendations
Background/Methodology
• Short term expertise in the framework of the Thailand-EU Cooperation project (TEC 2)
• Within TEC 2 focus on S&T cooperation, with 2 subtopics: – EU-Thailand S&T Cooperation in the areas of policy, researcher
mobility, and research funding. Evaluation of bilateral programs in S&T cooperation.
– Science for the Public/Science for the Youth. Monitoring and Assessment of Programs in EU member states (value for Thailand)
• Timeline/Methodology: – Two mission to Thailand (Sept. 2012; April 2013)
– Desk-based research
– Presentation and Feedback
Observations:
Scientific output
Scientific output and collaboration patterns
• Steep increase in scientific output in Thailand in the
past 10 years
• International collaboration one of the key drivers
• Scientific cooperation between Thailand and European
researchers is increasing exponentially
• Dominating cooperation partners (UK, F, GER)
• Dominating cooperation topics (Health, Food&Ag,
Environment)
Scientific output
Source: Innovation in Southeast Asia,OECD 2012 (ISI, Web of Science data)
Scientific output Articles co-published by authors from ASEAN and EU,
and ASEAN and other major players(*)
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3000
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
year
count
ASEAN / India ASEAN / EU (incl. AC + CC) ASEAN / Australia
ASEAN / China ASEAN / Japan ASEAN / South Korea
ASEAN / USA ASEAN / Taiwan
Source: Spotlight on : S&T cooperation between Europe and Southeast Asia; SEA-
EU-NET report) (combined Web of Science and Scopus data)
Scientific output
2000 2005 2010
ALL 364 1011 1780
UK 132 328 476
France 36 119 250
Germany 41 119 218
The Netherlands 32 67 113
Switzerland 21 49 104
Followed by Sweden, Austria, Italy, Belgium
n° of co-publications Thailand/EU reseearchers (2000, 2005, 2010)
Source: Spotlight on : S&T cooperation between Europe and Southeast Asia; SEA-
EU-NET report) (combined Web of Science and Scopus data)
Health Food
&Ag
Env ICT Nano-
tech
Ind.
Tech
Energy
Thailand 1.409 611 525 42 114 13 137
Singapore 975 511 253 130 308 25 108
Malaysia 284 295 299 36 86 16 62
Indonesia 318 300 411 8 14 0 44
Vietnam 129 46 52 3 0 1 2
n° of co-publications ASEAN countries/EU in thematic fields (2000,-2010)
Source: Spotlight on : S&T cooperation between Europe and Southeast Asia; SEA-
EU-NET report) (combined Web of Science and Scopus data)
Scientific output
Observations:
Cooperation mechanisms
• Scientific cooperation supported by a variety of
different collaboration mechanisms:
– Multi-annual bilateral cooperation programmes
based on institutional agreements
– Representations/Offices of EU Research Institutions
– Cooperation between individual academic
institutions
– Multilateral Cooperation Schemes/Programs (FP7)
Characteristics Cooperation mechanisms Thematic priorities
UK-Thai
Partners in
Science
Programme
2 year cooperation
programme
Broad set of cooperation
mechanisms:
Scientific workshops,
Researcher exchange
Joint S&T
Science for the public programs
Lecture series
Health/Infectious diseases
Life Sciences/Healthcare
Climate change and
renewable energy
technologies
Food and agricultural
sciences
French-Thai
Cooperation
Programme
Broad support to
different aspects of
S&T cooperation
3 types of cooperation
mechanisms:
Joint Research projects
Junior research fellowship
programme (Post-doc)
Scholarships for PhD and
Master students
No predefined thematic
scope. Majority of projects in:
Health,
Food/Agriculture
Material Science
German-Thai
S&T
Cooperation
Cooperation
agreement based on
joint Terms of
Reference
•Project-based research mobility
•2 years cooperation projects
Health/Infectious diseases
Renewable Energy
Food/Agriculture/Biotech
Mass transportation/
Logistics
Cooperation mechanisms
Cooperation mechanisms
• Multitude of cooperation agreements between Thai and European universities: – Mahidol University lists cooperation with 23 universities in the EU
(Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, UK)
– Prince of Songkla University lists cooperation with 46 universities in the EU (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK)
– Thammasat University lists cooperation with 36 universities sin the EU (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, UK)
• Cooperation profiles of Universities an aggregation of individual interest/initiative of researchers/research institutes
• Majority of agreements focus on cooperation in Education (exchange of students, joint degrees)
• S&T cooperation increasingly featured
Cooperation mechanisms
Source: CORDA database (Februray 2013)
Cooperation mechanisms
Source: CORDA database (Februray 2013)
Cooperation mechanisms
• Currently a transition phase – Development cooperation funded schemes are phase out
– New S&T cooperation programs/schemes are set up
– Inconsistencies in objectives for int’l cooperation remain (capacity development vs. research excellence)
• Clear focus on few research cooperation fields – Health, Food&Agriculture, Environment
– Little cooperation in industry-related fields (Automotive, Electronics)
• Cooperation tools/mechanisms partly meet the demands of Thai researchers
– Broad offer to initiate contacts between EU and Thai researchers (scientific workshops, matchmaking, etc..)
– Limited support to establish long-term R&D institutional cooperation
Cooperation mechanisms
• Cooperation mechanisms support each other – Bilateral relations reflected in FP7 consortia
• Different bilateral programs are running in parallel (few interlinkages, no institutionalised information exchange)
• Unique position for FP7 (supporting Thai researchers in large, world-class applied R&D consortia)
• Thai research universities start to develop int’l cooperation strategies
Recommendations
• Bridge between academia and industry
• Fund long-term cooperation projects
• Adapt implementation mechanisms
• Broaden cooperation patterns with Europe,
within ASEAN
• Enlarge cooperation topics, future collaborative
schemes
Contact details at the DLR:
Christoph Elineau
International Bureau of the BMBF
c/o German Aerospace Center
Heinrich-Konen-Str. 1
53227 Bonn
fone: +49 (0)228 3821-1437
Fax: +49 (0) 228 / 3821-1444
E-mail: christoph.elineau@dlr.de
www.internationales-buero.de
Thank you very much for your
attention.
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