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Montenegro becomes a full member of the prestigious European Molecular Biology Organization
Published on: Nov 30, 2017 • 3:10 PM Author: Ministarstvo nauke
After an official vote at the EMBC Council on 27 November in Hamburg, Montenegro became a full member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), headquartered in Germany. The Montenegrin delegation was led by the Minister of Science, Dr. Sanja Damjanović.
At the EMBC and EMBL Council meeting on 27 and 28 November in Hamburg, Germany, on behalf of the Ministry of Science, the application of Montenegro for full membership was presented by Dr. Sanja Damjanović, the Minister of Science, and Dr. Danilo Mrdak, assistant professor from the Faculty of Science and Mathematics of the University of Montenegro.
During the presentation, a review was made of the education and training system for scientists in Montenegro, as well as of the plans for future development of scientific policies in the field of molecular biology and molecular medicine. At the Council, examples were presented of the projects currently implemented at universities in Montenegro, as well as of the projects that are in the planning stage. The delegates responded to the questions related to investing in science and research, and the number of scientists who could work in these prestigious scientific organizations.
Minister Damjanović familiarized the members of the Council with the current activities of the Ministry of Science of Montenegro, the Regional Project – the Establishment of a Scientific Institute in the area of South East Europe and joining the CMS experiment in CERN. Participation in EMBO and EMBL organizations would actually provide for building expertise for the first option of the Institute – “Synchrotron light source”, which is closely related to their fields of work.
In this context, the Minister stressed that Montenegro wanted to join EMBO and EMBL because internationalization, as well as the accession to international organizations and eminent scientific institutions, were the Ministry’s priorities, which would increase participation in the EU Horizon 2020 programme, reduce brain-drain, and promote the launch of start-ups.
During his presentation, Dr. Danilo Mrdak stressed that EMBO membership provided the researchers from Montenegro with opportunity to connect with the best European laboratories and teams working in them, as well as to jointly compete for European projects in these areas.
It is, however, doctoral students who will benefit the most, by being able to attend EMBL and EMBO training programmes. EMBL and EMBO provide for the possibility of attending doctoral and postdoctoral studies, as well as of active involvement of young researchers in international projects implemented by these two institutions, which will enable our scientists to use state-of-the-art technology in the field of molecular biology and medicine.
Young scientists have access to EMBO fellowships for postdoctoral research. Over a hundred scientists also have the opportunity every year to be a beneficiary of short-term EMBO fellowships, after which they can use the newly acquired skills and knowledge in laboratories of their home institutions and be the contact persons for cooperation with EMBO. In addition, EMBO offers the EMBO Young Investigators Programme, which started in 2000. EMBO Young Investigators are selected annually, and 73 current members, along with 384 former members of the programme and recipients of EMBO grants, form a network of leading scientists in Europe.
At the EMBC and EMBL Council meeting on 27 and 28 November in Hamburg, Germany, on behalf of the Ministry of Science, the application of Montenegro for full membership was presented by Dr. Sanja Damjanović, the Minister of Science, and Dr. Danilo Mrdak, assistant professor from the Faculty of Science and Mathematics of the University of Montenegro.
During the presentation, a review was made of the education and training system for scientists in Montenegro, as well as of the plans for future development of scientific policies in the field of molecular biology and molecular medicine. At the Council, examples were presented of the projects currently implemented at universities in Montenegro, as well as of the projects that are in the planning stage. The delegates responded to the questions related to investing in science and research, and the number of scientists who could work in these prestigious scientific organizations.
Minister Damjanović familiarized the members of the Council with the current activities of the Ministry of Science of Montenegro, the Regional Project – the Establishment of a Scientific Institute in the area of South East Europe and joining the CMS experiment in CERN. Participation in EMBO and EMBL organizations would actually provide for building expertise for the first option of the Institute – “Synchrotron light source”, which is closely related to their fields of work.
In this context, the Minister stressed that Montenegro wanted to join EMBO and EMBL because internationalization, as well as the accession to international organizations and eminent scientific institutions, were the Ministry’s priorities, which would increase participation in the EU Horizon 2020 programme, reduce brain-drain, and promote the launch of start-ups.
During his presentation, Dr. Danilo Mrdak stressed that EMBO membership provided the researchers from Montenegro with opportunity to connect with the best European laboratories and teams working in them, as well as to jointly compete for European projects in these areas.
It is, however, doctoral students who will benefit the most, by being able to attend EMBL and EMBO training programmes. EMBL and EMBO provide for the possibility of attending doctoral and postdoctoral studies, as well as of active involvement of young researchers in international projects implemented by these two institutions, which will enable our scientists to use state-of-the-art technology in the field of molecular biology and medicine.
Young scientists have access to EMBO fellowships for postdoctoral research. Over a hundred scientists also have the opportunity every year to be a beneficiary of short-term EMBO fellowships, after which they can use the newly acquired skills and knowledge in laboratories of their home institutions and be the contact persons for cooperation with EMBO. In addition, EMBO offers the EMBO Young Investigators Programme, which started in 2000. EMBO Young Investigators are selected annually, and 73 current members, along with 384 former members of the programme and recipients of EMBO grants, form a network of leading scientists in Europe.
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is one of the world’s leading research institutions. The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) gathers over 1,700 scientists from Europe, and its main goals are to support talented researchers, stimulate the exchange of scientific information, and help build a European research environment where scientists can achieve their best work.
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