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Committee of Senior Officials (CSO)
Photo Name and Position Address Phone, Fax, E-mail

Professor Arif Adli

Country representative for Turkey
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
Atatürk Bulvari, 221
Kavaklidere 06100 Ankara
Turkey
Tel. +90 312 428 09 29
Fax +90 312 468 86 12
cost.cnc.tr@tubitak.gov.tr

Ms Almudena Agüero

Country representative for Spain
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Calle Albacete 5
28027 Madrid
Spain
Tel. +34 91 603 71 58
Fax +34 91 603 70 88
almudena.aguero@micinn.es

Professor Ernst Aichinger

Country representative for Austria
Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
Head of Dpt. for Scientific and Technical Cooperation
Minoritenpl. 8
1014 Wien
Austria
Tel. +43 5 01150 3549
Fax +43 5 01159 3549
ernst.aichinger@bmeia.gv.at

Ms Cristina Anania Dumitrescu

Country representative for Romania
Ministry of Education, Research and Youth
National Authority for Scientific Research European Integration and International Cooperation Division
Mendeleev Street, 21-25
010362 Bucharest
Romania
Tel. +4021 316 9275
Fax +4021 318 3065
cristina.dumitrescu@mct.ro

Dr John Bartzis

Country representative for Greece

Director of Environmental Technology Laboratory

University of West Macedonia
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Bakola & Sialvera Street
50100 Kozani
Greece
Tel. +30 24610 56620
Fax +30 24610 21730
bartzis@uowm.gr

Ms Friederike Beulshausen

Country representative for Germany
Project Management Agency - Part of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) EUREKA/COST Bureau
Heinrich-Konen-Str. 1
53227 Bonn
Germany
Tel. +49-228-382 11 672
Fax +49 228-382 11 360
Friederike.beulshausen@dlr.de

Ms Birgitta Boman

Country representative for Sweden
Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems (VINNOVA)
Mäster Samuelsgatan 56
10158 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel. +46 8 4733017
Fax +46 8 4733005
birgitta.boman@vinnova.se

Mr Gorm Bramsnæs

Country representative for Denmark
Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
Bredgade 40
1260 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Tel. +45 3544 6200
Fax +45 3544 6201
gbr@fi.dk

Dr Maija Bundule

Country representative for Latvia
Ministry of Education and Science
Valnu str 2
1050 Riga
Latvia
Tel. +371 7047896
Fax +371 7047996
Maija.bundule@lza.lv

Mr Stefan Cairén

Country representative for Sweden
Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications
Jakobsg. 26
10333 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel. +46 8 405 1000
Fax +46 8 4113616
stefan.cairen@enterprise.ministry.se

Ms Elizabeth Casbon

Country representative for United Kingdom
Government Office for Science
International Science and Innovation Unit
Victoria 2 - 1, Victoria Street
SW1H 0ET London
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 20 7215 1549
cost@bis.gsi.gov.uk

Dr Milos Chvojka

Country representative for Czech Republic
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Department of International Cooperation in Research and development
Karmelitská 7
11812 Prague 1
Czech Republic
Tel. +420 257 193 511
Fax +420 257 193 713
milos.chvojka@msmt.cz

Professor Jaroslav Cihlár

Country representative for Czech Republic

Action involvement:
D41

Technical University of Brno
Institute of Materials Sciences and Engineering
Technická 2
616 69 Brno
Czech Republic
Tel. +420 54114 3383
Fax +420 5 41143202
cihlar@fme.vutbr.cz

Ms Ieva Cipruse

Country representative for Latvia
Latvian Academy of Sciences
Centre of European Programs
Akademijas laukums 1
Riga, LV-105
Latvia
Tel. +371 67227790
Fax +371 67227790
ieva.cipruse@lza.lv

Mr Jean-Paul Courbebaisse

Country representative for France
Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche
Département des Affaires européennes et internationales
1, rue Descartes
75231 Paris Cedex 05
France
Tel. +33 (0) 1 55 55 91 21
Fax +33 (0) 1 55 55 96 28
jean-paul.courbebaisse@recherche.gouv.fr

Mr Fergal Cullen

Country representative for Ireland
Office of Science, Technology & Innovation
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
23 Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel. + 353 1 6312477
Fax + 353 1 6312812
Fergal_Cullen@entemp.ie

Professor Milan Dado

Country representative for Slovakia

Action involvement:
275 299

Zilina University
Faculty of Electrical engineering
Univerzitna 8215/1
01026 Zilina
Slovakia
Tel. +421 41 513 2050
milan.dado@uniza.sk

Ms Andrea Dankova

Country representative for Slovakia
Ministry of Education
Stromová 1
81330 Bratislava 1
Slovakia
Tel. +421 259 10 26 15
Fax +421 259 10 26 21
andrea.dankova@minedu.sk

Ms Elena Dinu

Country representative for Romania
Ministry of Education, Research and Youth
National Authority for Scientific Research, European Integration and International Cooperation Division
Mendeleev Street, 21-25
010362 Bucharest
Romania
Tel. +4021 316 9275
Fax +4021 318 3065
elena.dinu@mct.ro

Ms Demetra Duleva

Country representative for Bulgaria
Permanent Representation of the Republic of Bulgaria to the EU
Square Marie-Louise 49
1000 Brussels
Belgium
Tel. +32 2 285 83 01
Fax +32 2 374 91 88
demetra.duleva@bg-permrep.eu

Dr Carlo Duprel

Country representative for Luxembourg
Fonds National de la Recherche
6, rue Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, BP 1777
1017 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Tel. +352 26 19 25 37
Fax +352 26 19 25 35
carlo.duprel@fnr.lu

Dr Trude Dypvik

Country representative for Norway
The Research Council of Norway
P.O.Box 2700 St. Hanshaugen
0131 Oslo
Norway
Tel. +47 22037310
Fax +47 22037362
trude.dypvik@rcn.no

Ms Josiane Entringer

Country representative for Luxembourg
Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche
Departement Recherche et Innovation
18, Montée de la Pétrusse
2912 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Tel. +352 24785217
Fax +352 460927
josiane.entringer@mesr.etat.lu

Professor Francesco Fedi

Country representative for Italy
Ministero Istruzione Universita Ricerca
Via Paolo Bentivoglio 29B
00165 Rome
Italy
Tel. +39 06 39387241
Fax +39 06 3938 96 51
francesco.fedi@tiscali.it

Dr Josef Janda

Country representative for Czech Republic
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Department of International Cooperation in Research and Development
Karmelitska, 7
11812 Prague 1
Czech Republic
Tel. +420 234 811 720
Fax +420 234 811 713
josef.janda@msmt.cz

Mr Damir Jelicic

Country representative for Croatia
Ministry of Science, Education and Sport
Strossmayerov trg, 4
1000 Zagreb
Croatia
Tel. +385 1 4594457
Fax +385 1 4819331
damir.jelicic@mzos.hr

Ms Arja Kallio

Country representative for Finland
Academy of Finland
PO Box 99
00051 Helsinski
Finland
Tel. +358 9 7748 8433
arja.kallio@aka.fi

Ms Ásgerður Kjartansdóttir

Country representative for Iceland

Education, Science and Culture Counsellor

Icelandic Mission to the European Union
Rond-Point Schuman 11
1040 Brussels
Belgium
Tel. +32 (0)2 238 50 13
asgerdur@mfa.is

Dr Eva M. Klaper

Country representative for Switzerland
State Secretariat for Education and Research SER
Multilateral Research Cooperation
Hallwylstrasse 4
3003 Berne
Switzerland
Tel. +41 31 3229667
Fax +41 31 3227854
eva.klaper@sbf.admin.ch

Ms Assimina Koutsolouka

Country representative for Greece
Ministry of Education, Life long Learning and Religious Affairs
General Secretariat for Research and Technology International S&T Co-operation Directorate, European Union Section
14-18 Messogeion Str.
115 10 Athens
Greece
Tel. +30 210 7458097
Fax + 30 210 7714153
akou@gsrt.gr

Ms Constantina Makri

Country representative for Cyprus
Research Promotion Foundation
P O Box 23422
1683 Lefkosia
Cyprus
Tel. +357 22 20 50 54
Fax +357 22 20 50 01
cmakri@research.org.cy

Dr Husam Massalha

Country representative for Israel
Ministry of Science and Technology
Department of Agriculture & Environment
Government Offices, Building C, P.O. Box 49100
91490 Jerusalem
Israel
Tel. +972 2541 1132/3
Fax +972 2581 0883
husam@most.gov.il

Dr Helga Mieling

Country representative for Austria
Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology
Dept. K3 - EU and International Affairs of Innovation
Radetzkystraße 2
1030 Wien
Austria
Tel. +43 1 71162 1300
Fax +43 1 71162 1399
helga.mieling@bmvit.gv.at

Ms Janet Mifsud

Country representative for Malta

Action involvement:
B25

University of Malta
Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
MSD 2080 Msida
Malta
Tel. +356 2340 2845
janet.mifsud@um.edu.mt

Ms Jasmina Milenkovic

Country representative for Serbia
University of Kragujevac
Jovana Cvijica b.b.
34000 Kragujevac
Serbia
Tel. +381 34 370 270
Fax +381 34 340168
jmilenkovic@hotmail.com

Mr Ammar Miraščija

Country representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Trg BiH 3
71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tel. +38 733 49 25 97
Fax + 38 733 49 26 32
ammar.mirascija@ncp-fp.ba

Ms Eveline Muller

Country representative for Netherlands
Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
PO Box 16375
2500 BJ The Hague
Netherlands
Tel. +31 70 4123550
e.muller@minocw.nl

Ms Ülle Must

Country representative for Estonia
Archimedes Foundation
Väike-Turu 8
51013 Tartu
Estonia
Tel. +37-2-7 300 330
Fax +37-2-7 300 336
ylle@archimedes.ee

Ms Dorte Munch Nielsen

Country representative for Denmark
Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
Bredgade 40
1260 Copenhagen
Denmark
Tel. +45 2518 6611
Fax +45 3544 6201
dmni@fi.dk

Dr Primož Pristovšek

Country representative for Slovenia

CSO Vice-President

Head of International Cooperation Department
Slovenian Research Agency
Tivolska cesta 30
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tel. +386 1 400 5971
Fax +386 1 400 5975
primoz.pristovsek@arrs.si

Mr Raimo Pulkkinen

Country representative for Finland
Tekes - Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
PO Box 69
00101 Helsinki
Finland
Tel. +358 1060 55840
Fax +358 50 5577840
raimo.pulkkinen@tekes.fi

Dr Ángeles Rodríguez-Peña

Deputy Director General for European Programs, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spain

c/o COST Office
Avenue Louise 149
1050 Brussels
Belgium
Tel. +32 494 52 40 94
Fax +32 2 533 38 90
president@cost.eu

Ms Marta Sánchez Calvo

Country representative for Spain
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Secretaría de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación; Secretaría General de Relaciones Internacionales y con Europa
C/ Albacete 5,5ª planta sur
28027 Madrid
Spain
Tel. +34 91 603 83 99
cost.coordinacion@mineco.es

Ms Yvonne Schaap-Koenen

Country representative for Netherlands
Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
Research and Science Policy Department
Postbus 16375
2500 Den Haag
Netherlands
Tel. +31 70 412 3401
Fax +31 70 412 2656
y.schaap@minocw.nl

Dr Kalypso Sepou

Country representative for Cyprus
Research Promotion Foundation
PO Box 23422
1683 Nicosia
Cyprus
Tel. +357 22 20 50 64
Fax +357 22 20 50 01
kalypso@research.org.cy

Ms Wendy Simpson

Country representative for United Kingdom
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
International Science and Innovation Unit
Victoria 2 - 1, Victoria Street
SW1H 0ET London
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 20 7215 1886
cost@bis.gsi.gov.uk

Dr Fernanda Souto Sepúlveda

Country representative for Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Dept° de Relações Europeias, Bilaterais e Multilaterais
Av. D. Carlos I, 126 – 7º
1249 – 074 Lisbon
Portugal
Tel. +351 21 391 15 25
Fax +351 21 395 72 84
fernanda.sepulveda@fct.mctes.pt

Ms Vera Stercken

Country representative for Germany
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Heinemannstr. 2
53175 Bonn
Germany
Tel. +49 228 9957-3706
Vera.Stercken@bmbf.bund.de

Professor Biljana Stojanović

Country representative for Serbia

Action involvement:
525 528 539 MP0904

University of Belgrade
Kneza Viseslava 1a
11000 Belgrade
Serbia
Tel. +381 63 700 4367
Fax +381 11 305 5289
biljana@ibiss.bg.ac.rs

Ms Dagmar Szilagyi

Country representative for Slovenia
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
Kotnikova 38
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tel. +386 1 4784 707
Fax +386 1 4784 719
dagmar.szilagyi@gov.si

Ms Orsolya Toth

Country representative for Hungary
National Innovation Office
Neumann J. str. 1/c
1117 Budapest
Hungary
Tel. +36 1 4842526
Fax +36 1 2660801
orsolya.toth@nih.gov.hu

Mr Aleksandar Tutnovski

Country representative for Macedonia, F.Y.R. of
Ministry of Education and Science
Mito Hadzivasilev-Jasmin bb
1000 Skopje
Macedonia, F.Y.R. of
Tel. +38 923140182
aleksandar.tutnovski@mon.gov.mk

Ms Maria Uccellatore

Country representative for Italy
Ministry of Education, Universities and Research
Piazza J.F. Kennedy, 20
00144 Rome
Italy
Tel. +39 06 58497639
Fax +39 06 58497600
maria.uccellatore@miur.it

Ms Katrin Valgeirsdottir

Country representative for Iceland
RANNIS
Laugavegi 13
101 Reykjavik
Iceland
Tel. +354 515 5800
Fax +354 5529814
katrin@rannis.is

Ms Lieve Van Daele

Country representative for Belgium
Federal Science Policy Office
Louizalaan 231 Avenue Louise
1050 Brussels
Belgium
Tel. +32 2 2383487
Fax +32 2 2305912
lieve.vandaele@belspo.be

Dr Aiste Vilkanauskyte

Country representative for Lithuania
Research Council of Lithuania
Gedimino pr. 3
1103 Vilnius
Lithuania
Tel. +370 52 61 02 06
aiste.vilkanauskyte@lmt.lt

Ms Albena Vutsova

Country representative for Bulgaria
Ministry of Education and Science National Science Foundation
Scientific Research Department
2A, Dondukov Blvd
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria
Tel. +359 2 980 89 88
Fax + 359 2 981 14 04
a.vutsova@minedu.government.bg

Ms Rita Ward

Country representative for Ireland
Enterprise Ireland
International Technology Programmes
The Plaza, Eastpoint Business Park
Dublin 3
Ireland
Tel. +353 1 7272767
Fax +353 1 8370178
rita.ward@enterprise-ireland.com

Mr Marek Zdanowski

Country representative for Poland
Ministry of Science and Information Society Technologies
Department of International Cooperation
Wspòlna 1/3
00529 Warsaw 53
Poland
Tel. +48 22 6283289
Fax +48 22 628 3289
marek.zdanowski@mnisw.gov.pl

Dr Stanislovas Zurauskas

Country representative for Lithuania
Ministry of Education and Science
Sierakausko 15
2600 Vilnius
Lithuania
Tel. +370 2 223 779
Fax +370 2 312 295
stanislovas.zurauskas@smm.lt

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