The story of the COST programme began on the 22-23 November 1971, when 19 countries signed a Cooperation Agreement launching the first 7 COST networks. Those countries believed in advancing research and innovation through the seemingly simple act of bringing people together. Follow the journey of what happened next in this fantastic video!
Filmed as part of the COST 50 years celebration, ‘Reflections on 50 years of COST’ Featuring: President of the COST Association, Prof. Alain Beretz Interim Vice-President of the COST Association, Prof. John Bartzis Dr Trude Dypvik, Member of the Executive Board, Committee of Senior Officials and National Coordinator for Norway Dr Georges Klein, Member of the Executive Board and Committee of Senior Officials for Switzerland
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COST empowers the next generation of researchers by enabling their active participation in COST Actions, and encourages them to take leadership positions. 5 young researchers share their experience of the COST Programme and explain how participating in COST Actions led to carreer opportunities.
COST empowers the next generation of researchers by enabling their active participation in COST Actions, and encourages them to take leadership positions. 5 young researchers share their experience of the COST Programme and explain how participating in COST Actions led to carreer opportunities
How COST Action ASF-STOP impacted EU policies
On the occasion of the COST and Joint Research Centre (JRC) seminar held last June, Prof. Dolores Gavier-Widén, former Action Chair of COST Action “Understanding and combating African Swine Fever in Europe (ASF-STOP)”, explains how policy impact was achieved by her Action. The ultimate objective of the ASF-STOP network is to improve knowledge of the African Swine Fever, a viral haemorrhagic fever of domestic pigs and wild boars in Europe.
On the occasion of COST 50 year anniversary in 2021, this special video was produced giving the floor to some key personalities who played a key role throughout the development of the COST Programme.
Interviewees are:
– Prof. Paulo Ferrão, current President of the COST Association
– Prof. Janet Mifsud, COST Committee of Senior Officials for Malta
– Dr Emmanuel Pasco-Viel, former member of the COST Committee of Senior Officials for France, of the Executive Board and former interim Vice-President of COST
– Mr Robert-Jan Smits, former Director General DG Research and Innovation (2010-2018) at the European Commission
– Mrs Rita Ward, former Member of the COST Committee of Senior Officials for Ireland, National Coordinator and Executive Board member
– Prof. Sierd Cloetingh, former President of the COST Association (2017-2019)
– Dr Ángeles Rodríguez-Peña, Former President of the COST Association (2010-2017)
– Prof. Francesco Fedi, Former President of the COST Association (2004-2010)
– Dr Eva Klaper, Former member of the Committee of Senior Officials for Switzerland, Executive Board member and COST National Coordinator
Read more about COST 50 years here
A COST Action on circular cities
Implementing nature based solutions for creating a resourceful circular city www.circular-city.eu
Brenda Rojas Delgado interviews Dr. Ronald de Bruin, Director of COST Association – European Cooperation in Science and Technology, to discuss how the COST programme helps young researchers, so that they can conduct their researches in the European Union.
Would you like to apply for a COST Action? Here are some tips on what you need to think of before submitting your proposal.
Read more about COST Actions in our dedicated website section here.