09 Oct 2015-|Gurgaon (Manesar) | AMITY UNIVERSITY GURGAON
Invited Talk by Mr Denis Dambois
A Talk by Mr Denis Dambois
The Amity Institute of Biotechnology, AUH, had invited Mr Denis Dambois, First Counselor, Head of Research and Innovation, of the European Council, for a talk on 9th October, 2015, to give insights about the tremendous opportunities at European Commission and interact with interested faculty members.
The talk was attended by the Honorable Vice Chancellor, HODs/HOIs of various departments including ASET, AMS, ASAS and almost fifty faculty members from various departments.
Mr Denis presented an eloquent talk about the various funding opportunities at European Council for both collaborative and individual researchers. He mentioned various websites in his talk that provide helpful information regarding the funding opportunities. He mentioned the Marie Curie fellowships that can be availed by individual researchers and advised that collaborative research would require finding at least 3 research partners in the European Union. He described the ERC grants that are available for starters, mid-level and advanced researchers but he and Mr Dham both cautioned that these grants are so coveted and competitive that many Nobel prize winners too apply for these grants.After the talk, there was interaction between Mr Denis and faculty members. followed by honoring Mr Denis with a Amity University memento and a tulsi plant to both Mr Denis and Mr Dham.