HISTORY

In 2001, the Ministry of Education initiated the Estonian Programme for Centres of Excellence in Research. The following aims were set up: to create the conditions for high-level research compatible with

the strategy of research and development in Estonia; to establish the conditions for Estonian centres of excellence to

join the international network according to the European Union’s research policy;

to encourage co-operation between the research groups working in the close or complementary areas;

to create a mechanism for elaborating, developing and implementing innovative ideas.

Jüri Engelbrecht

HISTORY 2001-2002

EC Centres of ExcellenceEstonian BiocentreInstitute of Physics of the University of Tartu

Estonian Centres of Excellence – 5Centre of Excellence of Analytical SpectrometryCentre of Basic and Applied EcologyCentre of Behavioural and Health SciencesCentre of Cultural History and Folkloristics in EstoniaCentre of Excellence for Gene and Environmental Technologies

Estonian Prospective Centres of Excellence – 7Centre for Biodiversity and SystematicsCentre of Excellence in Increasingly Complex Molecular SystemsCentre of Molecular and Clinical MedicineResearch Unit for the Estonian Language TechnologyResearch Centre for Isotope Geology and PalaeoclimatologyCentre for Nonlinear StudiesCosmology Centre

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SINCE 2003

Centre of Excellence for Gene and Environmental Technologies Centre of Excellence of Analytical Spectrometry Centre for Nonlinear Studies Estonian Centre of Behavioural and Health Sciences Institute of Physics of the University of Tartu Centre of Excellence in Chemistry and Materials Science Centre of Molecular and Clinical Medicine Centre for Basic and Applied Ecology Centre of Cultural History and Folkloristics in Estonia Centre for Dependable Computing

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DIRECT FUNDING

2001-2007

Centres of Excellence in Research 7 852 650 euro

2006-2007

From Structural Funds 6 369 427 euro

(+ INFRA Funds) 14 649 682 euro

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DIRECT FUNDING IN 2007

Centre of Excellence for Gene and Environmental Technologies 219 thou eur

Centre of Excellence of Analytical Spectrometry 195

Centre for Nonlinear Studies 94

Estonian Centre of Behavioural and Health Sciences 134

Institute of Physics oh the University of Tartu 236

Centre of Excellence in Chemistry and Material Science 236

Centre of Molecular and Clinical Medicine 236

Centre for Basic and Applied Ecology 195

Centre of Cultural History and Folkloristics in Estonia 79

Centre for Dependable Computing 94

Total 1 718 thou eur

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Centre of Excellence for Gene and Environmental Technologies

RESEARCH GROUPS Bioinformatics Biochemistry Biotechnology Evolutionary Biology Functional Genomics Genetics Microbiology and Virology Molecular Biology Cell Biology Plant Physiology

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Centre of Excellence of Analytical Spectrometry

RESEARCH GROUPS High Energy and Quantum Physics Liquid Phase Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry Low Temperature Physics Mass-spectrometry and Catalysis Environmental Chemistry Proteomics and Functional Genomics

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Centre for Nonlinear Studies

RESEARCH GROUPS Nonlinear Waves Fractality and Biophysics Nonlinear Integrated Photoelasticity Water Waves Geometric Approach Nonlinear Signal Processing

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Estonian Centre of Behavioural and Health Sciences

RESEARCH GROUPS Perception and Personality Psychophysiology Developmental and Educational Psychology Perception and Consciousness Family and Welfare Studies Suicidology Biostatistics and Health Care Services Health-related Behaviour General and Molecular Epidemiology Kinanthropometrics Nutrition and Exercise Physiology

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Institute of Physics of the University of Tartu

RESEARCH GROUPS Spectroscopy of Light-sensitive Materials Nanotechnology Biophysics Environmental Radioactivity Theoretical Physics Optics Irradiation Physics

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Centre of Excellence in Chemistry and Materials Science

RESEARCH GROUPS Structure and Reactivity of Chemical Compounds and Their Application for

Design of Advanced Materials and Technologies Chemistry, Physics and Technology for Photovoltaic Solar Energetics Theory and Modelling of Complex Molecular Systems Electrically Conductive Polymeric Materials in Multilayer Structures:

Chemistry and Technology Interfacial and Solid State Chemistry and Applied Electrochemistry Targeted Synthesis of Complex Molecules as Novel Materials and Bioactive

Compounds and Development of Appropriate Theoretical Concepts Analytical and Electrochemical Methods of Analysis and Their Exploitation

in Environmental Monitoring Theory, Design and Exploitation of Radiation Detectors and Luminescent

Materials Chemistry and Technology of Nanocristalline and Submicronic Films

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Centre of Molecular and Clinical Medicine

RESEARCH GROUPS Bioenergetics Biochemistry Immunology Human Genetics Child Neurology Microbiology Neuropharmacology Neurophysiology Neurology Psychiatry

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Centre for Basic and Applied Ecology

RESEARCH GROUPS Applied Ecology Plant Ecology Animal Ecology Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology Geoinformatics and Cartography Geoecology Vegetation Remote Sensing Sustainable Forestry

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Centre of Cultural History and Folkloristics in Estonia

RESEARCH GROUPS Context of Cultural History in the Soviet Era Mythology and Folk Narrative Theory of Rhetoric and Phraseology Poetical and Musical Folklore

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Centre for Dependable Computing

RESEARCH GROUPS Mathematical Foundations and Programming Language Technology Formal Methods in Software Engineering Trust and Confidence Design and Test of Digital Systems

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CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS

Estonian Academy of Sciences

Conferences “Centres of Excellence of Estonian Science” 2005, 2006

Publications 2002, 2004

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FUTURE New call in 2007

Conditions in preparation by the Ministry of Education and Research

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THANK YOU

FOR

YOUR ATTENTION!

Jüri Engelbrecht