On May 27, the 12th Annual Meeting of the Global Research Council (GRC) started in Interlaken, Switzerland. This year’s event was organized by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) in cooperation with the Fonds pour la Science, la Technologie et l’Innovation (FONSTI).
The GRC is a virtual organization, comprised of the heads of research funding agencies from around the world, dedicated to promote the sharing of data and best practices for high-quality collaboration among funding agencies worldwide. From year to year, the GRC Annual Meeting remains the most powerful platform for exchanging ideas, challenges, and possible solutions in the field of research around the world.
Together with other representatives of national and private research foundations, research governing bodies, governmental and non-governmental organizations working in the field of research funding and management, as well as international organizations and initiatives, Olga Polotska, Executive Director of the NRFU, was invited to participate in the event.
This year the main topic to be discussed by the participating organizations of the GRC is Sustainable Research in three priority areas: Research for Sustainable Development, Making Research Itself Sustainable, and Use of Research for Sustainable Development for Society. This year, the Ukrainian representative will not only speak as a speaker, but also for the first time will chair a session dedicated to one of the urgent issues of the meeting.
The event will take place until May 31. The program of the event will include side events and regional meetings, research sessions, panel discussions, technical visits and press conferences.
For more information about the GRC activities, please follow the link: https://globalresearchcouncil.org/
