Become a Euraxess Network member
EURAXESS ?!
"EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion" is one of the key initiatives to enhance researcher careers and mobility. Given its overall aim of contributing to the further development and consolidation of the European Research Area (ERA) and, in particular, of making Europe more attractive to researchers, EURAXESS is backed at national political and institutional level. The European Commission (EC) supports the activities of the EURAXESS Service Network for its personalised dimension and the direct contact with researchers, thus fulfilling the goal of making Europe attractive for researchers from all over the world.
Joining the EURAXESS Network?
To become a member of the EURAXESS Service Network (hereafter referred to as "EURAXESS Network") your organisation must subscribe to the Declaration of Commitment and thereby agree with the mission of the EURAXESS Network to facilitate the building of a common European labour market of researchers by providing free, timely and high-quality support to facilitate the relocation and career development of researchers in Europe.
Typology and tasks of the Euraxess members
BHOs act as coordinators of the Network at national level and liaise with the EC, national governments and other organisations. They also act as links to the ERA Steering Group on Human Resources and Mobility (SG HRM) for each country. They coordinate and support the whole network of Euraxess Service Centres (ESCs) and Euraxess Contact Points (ECPs) at national level and represent their countries at the BHO meetings and at the EURAXESS bi-annual Conference.
The ESC is in contact with its national BHO as well as regional and local authorities, and gets assistance and support from the BHO. The ESC may also coordinate the network of ECP in its region. When attending the EURAXESS bi-annual Conference, the ESC represents its country.
A potential ESC achieves membership of the EURAXESS Network through the following process:
- Application to the national BHO;
- Approval by the BHO and signature of the Declaration of Commitment by the applicant;
- Countersignature by the BHO and, if required, by the responsible Ministry or Entity;
- Notification by the BHO to the EC.
The ECP is in contact with its national BHO and ESCs from which it obtains assistance and support. ECPs support the staff of their own institutions by providing assistance to incoming and out-going researchers. When attending the EURAXESS biennale Conference , the ECP represents its country.
A potential ECP achieves membership of the EURAXESS Network through the following process:
- Application to the national BHO;
- Approval by the BHO and signature of the Declaration of Commitment by the applicant;
- Countersignature by the BHO and, if required by the responsible Ministry or Entity;
- Notification by the BHO to the EC.
European/International Organisations are independent and have no formal role within the EURAXESS Network of the country in which they are established. They liaise directly with the EC and provide expertise in matters falling within the scope of the EURAXESS Network.
A European/International Organisation achieves membership of the EURAXESS Network through the following process:
- Application to the European Commission;
- Approval by the European Commission and signature of the Declaration of Commitment by the applicant.