EURAXESS North America meeting

EURAXESS Links North America meeting, held every 6 months, took place on June 12, 2015, in which representatives of European academic communities in the United States gathered to discuss possible contributions to their communities. TASSA represented Turkey at the meeting. Representatives from the Embassy of Italy, Embassy of Spain, Office for Science & Technology at the Embassy of France, and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) joined the meeting as well.

TASSA will collaborate with the Trade and Innovation Counselor at the Embassy of Slovakia and the Embassy of France, to generate online and offline networking opportunities between European entrepreneurs and the scientific communities. Identifying the needs of entrepreneurs and scientist, identifying forms of collaboration that can be beneficial, and facilitating information exchange between different diaspora groups will be the main priorities of this working group. Furthermore, the group will assist scientists in their transition to technology and entrepreneurship.

With more than 200 centers located in 38 European countries, the EURAXESS service centers support the mobility of researchers and aim to secure better working conditions forresearchers in Europe. You can find more information about EURAXESS Turkey here: http://euraxess.tubitak.gov.tr/euraxess-turkey