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TRAINING PROGRAMME
Coordinator: Dr. Ana Obeso Teaching Secretary: D. Gonzalo Bajaneta
The primary objectives of the training and teaching programme are:
• To promote the acquisition of integrated clinical-basic knowledge among CIBERES researchers to provide a translational approach to the scientific objectives .
• To boost interest for research in respiratory diseases among younger people undergoing training within the field of Biomedicine so that they can nurture future CIBERES research teams, as well as attract those who are the most talented .
• To facilitate interaction and mobility of staff between the teams integrated in CIBERES to improve their technical abilities and scientific capacitya .
Three action programmes were established to achieve these objectives, and their activity in 2014 included:
Research Staff Training Programme RESEARCH INITIATION GRANTS
This programme was considerably successful in CIBERES because of the interest in the call for grant proposals and because of the results obtained . The grants can be used as aid to young researchers to begin their training . For 1 year, they are a part of a research project funded by official bodies comprised within one of the research groups forming part of CIBERES .
The intention is that in that year, the grant holders can access an official research staff training (RST) programme and be linked to the CIBERES group . 66% of the grant money is provided by the CIBERES training and teaching programme and 33% of it is provided by the group actually receiving the grant holder .
Like in previous years, according to budget availabilities, 5 grant contracts awarded at the end of 2013 were carried out in 2014 . In the last month of 2014, 5 calls for grant proposals (8th call for proposals) were held again .
According to the recommendations of the External Scientific Committee, in 2010 mechanisms for evaluation of the results of this programme were implemented both by the CIBERES training committee and by the beneficiaries of this programme . These mechanisms for evaluation were maintained in 2014 .
Improvement and Mobility Programme:
There are currently 3 lines of action:
• Co-funding registration fees (generally for 3rd cycle university courses) . Modules of up to 500 Euros/module .
• Travel expenses for attending training courses or activities outside of one’s place of residence . Modules of up to 500 Euros/module .
• Co-funding stays in another city for learning techniques . Modules of up to 1200 Euros . In 2014, 24 applications were received and 17 of them were funded .
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