European Union's research and education programmes for non-EU countries

Abstract

The paper presents opportunities of European Union’s research and education programmes for non-EU countries in the field of Geomatics. First, the structure and objectives of current EU international cooperation activities are given. Since each particular programme is specific to a target group of non-EU countries, we list eligible participants and aims of Framework Programmes, EU external aid projects and intergovermental activities. Next, we sketch the different types of possible cooperation, application and evaluation procedures, organisational and financial aspects etc. A brief description of available EU-funded fellowship and working opportunities for researchers is also presented. Finally, we include a structured list of Web-based information sources on research and education activities, which are supported and sponsored by EU.