The next deadline to hand in the proposals for the COST Open Call is set on the 23th of October 2024 at 12:00 PM (noon) CEST.
More information here 
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The Belgian COST National Contact Points organised on 17 May 2024 in WTC III Brussels two COST information sessions:
Belgian contacts for COST
Organisers: CIS\COST members :
BELSPO, FPS Health, FWB, EWI, FWO, INNOVIRIS and SPW
Be sure to check out the following files and video if you want to participate in a COST action:
| 17-05-2024 AGENDA COST GENERAL INFORMATION SESSION 2024 (MORNING) |
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| 10:00-10:10 | Welcome words and Belgian COST contacts, Ms Pascale Van Dinter from BELSPO, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator |
| 10:10-10:20 | COST: Promoting and Spreading Research Excellence in Europe and beyond, Dr Ronald de Bruin, Director of the COST Association |
| 10:20-10:40 | What is COST and how to engage with COST, Ms Salomé Moezzi-Gacon, COST Governance Officer |
| 10:40-11:00 | How to submit an application, Dr Sara Silvestre, COST Science Officer |
| 11:00-11:20 | Added value and benefits, Dr Baptiste Leroy from UMONS, WG -Leader in COST Action CA21146 Fundamentals and applications of purple bacteria biotechnology for resource recovery from waste |
| 11:20-11:50 | Added value and benefits, Prof Anastasia Dimou from the KU Leuven, MC-Member and Science Communication Manager in COST Action CA19134 - Distributed Knowledge Graphs |
| 11:50 | Q&A |
| 12:00 | End of session |
| 17-05-2024 AGENDA COST SPECIALISED INFORMATION SESSION 2024 (AFTERNOON) |
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| 13:00-13:10 | Welcome words and Belgian COST contacts, Ms Pascale Van Dinter from BELSPO, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator |
| 13:10-13:40 | How to prepare your COST proposal, Dr Sara Silvestre, COST Science Officer |
| 13:40-14:10 | Tips and tricks for the preparation of a COST action, Prof. Patricia Verleysen from Ghent University, MC-Chair and Main Proposer of COST Action CA21155 - Advanced Composites under HIgh STRAin raTEs loading: a route to certification-by-analysis (HISTRATE) |
| 14:10-14:40 | Impressions from a Belgian evaluator by Brecht Devleesschauwer from Sciensano. |
| 14:40-15:00 | Q&A and closing of the session |
The next deadline to hand in the proposals for the COST Open Call is set on the 25th of October 2023 at 12:00 PM (noon) CEST.
More information here .
The Belgian COST National Contact Points organised on 25 April 2023 in WTC III Brussels two COST information sessions:
Belgian contacts for COST
Organisers: CIS\COST members :
BELSPO, FPS Health, FWB, EWI, FWO, INNOVIRIS and SPW
GENERAL SESSION 2023
SPECIALISED SESSION 2023
| GENERAL SESSION | |
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| 12:00-13:00 | Networking lunch offered by EWI |
| 13:00-13:05 | Welcome words - Arnaud Vajda, Chairman of the Board of Directors, BELSPO |
| 13:05-13:15 | COST: Promoting and Spreading Research Excellence in Europe and beyond - Ronald de Bruin, Director, COST Association |
| 13:15-13:25 | What is COST and how to participate in a COST Action? - Bart Veys, Policy Officer, COST Association |
| 13:25-13:35 | How to submit an application? - Bart Veys, Policy Officer, COST Association |
| 13:35-14:05 | Added value and benefits –2 COST Action members: - Vincent Baeten, Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W), Science Communication Manager in COST Action CA19145 “European Network for assuring food integrity using non-destructive spectral sensors” - Marie-Catherine de Marneffe, UCLouvain, Working Group Leader in the COST Action CA21167 “Universality, diversity and idiosyncrasy in language technology” |
| 14:05-14:15 | COST in Belgium - COST National Coordinator and regional representatives - Pascale Van Dinter, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator, BELSPO |
| 14:15-14:30 | Q&A and closing |
| 14:30-15:00 | Coffee and networking break |
| SPECIALISED SESSION | |
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| 15:00-15:05 | Welcome words - Pascale Van Dinter, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator, BELSPO |
| 15:05-15:25 | How to prepare a COST proposal - Bart Veys, Policy Officer, COST Association |
| 15:25-15:55 | Tips and tricks for the preparation of a COST action - Mieke Schrooten, Odisee University of Applied Sciences, COST Action Chair of CA 21143 “Transnational Family Dynamics in Europe” |
| 15:55-16:25 | Insights from the Belgian representative in the COST Scientific Committee - Min Reuchamps, UCLouvain |
| 16:25-16:45 | Q&A and closing of the session |
The next deadline to hand in the proposals for the COST Open Call is fixed on the 20th of October 2022 at 12:00 AM.
More information via: https://www.cost.eu/funding/open-call-a-simple-one-step-application-process .
The Belgian COST National Contact Points (CNCs) organised on 8 June 2022 in the Royal Library (KBR) in Brussels two information sessions:
Target audience:
Belgian contacts for COST
Organisers: CIS\COST members :
BELSPO, CFWB, FWO, SPW, Innoviris and EWI
| 08-06-2022 AGENDA COST GENERAL INFORMATION SESSION 2022 (MORNING) |
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| 10:00‑10:05 | Welcome words by Pascale Van Dinter, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator, BELSPO |
| 10:05-10:20 | COST: Promoting and Spreading Research Excellence in Europe and beyond - Dr Ronald de Bruin, Director, COST Association |
| 10:20-10:35 | What is COST and how to participate in a COST Action? - Bart Veys, Policy Officer COST, COST Association |
| 10:35-10:50 | How to submit an application? - Bart Veys, Policy Officer, COST Association |
| 10:50-11:20 | Added value and benfits by Natalie Verbruggen, ULB and vice-chair of the COST action CA19116 Trace metal metabolism in plants |
| 11:20-11:50 | Added value and benfits by Annika Bruger, UCLouvain and grant awarding coordinator in COST action CA20117 Converting molecular profiles of myeloid cells into biomarkers for inflammation and cancer |
| 11:50-11:55 | COST in Belgium |
| 11:55 | End of session |
| 08-06-2022 AGENDA COST SPECIALISED INFORMATION SESSION 2022 (AFTERNOON) |
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| 14:00-14:05 | Welcome words by Pascale Van Dinter, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator, BELSPO |
| 14:05-14:30 | How to prepare a COST proposal by Bart Veys, Policy Officer, COST Association |
| 14:30-15:00 | Tips and tricks for the preparation of a COST action by Brecht Devleesschauwer from Sciensano, MC-Chair of COST action 'European Burden of Disease Network’ |
| 15:00-15:30 | Q&A and closing of the session |
The next deadline to hand in the proposals for the COST Open Call is fixed on the 29th of October 2021 at 12:00 AM.
More information www.cost.eu/funding/how-to-get-funding/open-call
The Belgian COST National Contact Points (CNCs) organised on 4 May 2021 an information session via GoToMeeting for the Belgian researchers that consider handing in a proposal as 'main proposer'.
: | 04-05-2021 COST Informatiesessie via GoToMeeting - Agenda |
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| 10:00‑10:05 | Welcome words by Pascale Van Dinter, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator, BELSPO |
| 10:05-10:20 | How to prepare a COST proposal by Christer Halen, Senior Administrator Science Operations from the COST Association |
| 10:20-10:50 | Tips and tricks for the preparation of a COST action by Prof Reuchamps from UCLouvain, chair of the COST action 'Constitution-making and deliberative democracy' |
| 10:50-11:20 | Tips and tricks for the preparation of a COST action by Dr Jan Reubens from the Flanders Marine Institute, chair of the COST action ' The European Aquatic Animal Tracking Network' |
| 11:20-11:50 | Advice from a Belgian evaluator in the review panel, Prof Gerrit Beemster from UAntwerp |
| 11:50-12:00 |
Closing by Pascale Van Dinter |
The next deadline to hand in the proposals for the COST Open Call was fixed on 29 October 2020 but is extended to 13 November 2020 at 12:00 AM.
More information www.cost.eu/funding/how-to-get-funding/open-call
The Belgian COST National Contact Points (CNCs) organised on 10 September 2020 an information session via GoToMeeting for the Belgian researchers that consider handing in a proposal as 'main proposer'.
: BELSPO, CFWB, FWO, SPW, Innoviris and EWI| 10-09-2020 COST Information session via GoToMeeting - Agenda |
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| 09:00‑09:05 | Welcome words by Pascale Van Dinter, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator, BELSPO |
| 09:05-09:20 | How to prepare a COST proposal by Dr Dominique Vandekerchove, Science Officer from the COST Association |
| 09:20-09:50 | Tips and tricks for the preparation of COST action by Prof Brecht Devleesschauwer from Sciensano, chair of the COST action 'European Burden of Disease Network' |
| 09:50-10:20 | Tips and tricks for the preparation of COST action by Daniele Carati, Belgian representative in the COST Scientific Committee |
| 10:20-10:50 | Impressions from a Belgian evaluator in the COST review panel, Prof. Dr. Andy Wullaert from UGent-VIB |
| 10:50-11:00 |
Closing by Pascale Van Dinter |
