Session 1: Science education research

1.0 Ready to start a research career in Science Education?
Mariam Benjdia, Education and Culture DG, European Commission

Abstract
European Commission is keen to present two EU programmes aiming at education and training of young researchers: Marie Curie Action Initial Training Networks (ITN) and Erasmus Mundus. Both programmes offer funding opportunities to mobile young people who are at the very beginning of their research career and wish to undertake a PhD. The Marie Curie ITN projects offer fi rst-class research training combining geographical mobility with an interdisciplinary and intersectoral approach. Erasmus Mundus projects insist on wide geographical mobility, excellence of training programme and the award of joint master’s and doctorate degrees.