WIT · An International Early-Stage Research Ecosystem Boosting the Attraction of Talented Early-Stage Researchers

An International Early-Stage Research Ecosystem Boosting the Attraction of Talented Early-Stage Researchers

WIT is an International Fellowship Doctoral Programme aimed at attracting 16 Early-Stage Researchers (ESR) to develop a total of 60-month stay in Navarre. There will be 2 open calls at international level, 8 fellowships per call, of 36-months of stay duration per fellow, in order to develop innovative projects in the fields of Health, Automotive-Mechatronics & Advanced Manufacturing and Energy with Artificial Intelligence as a cross sectional fouth area. The project looks for generate a positive impact in terms of excellent science, innovation, and talent attraction and retention, particularly at a regional level, strengthening theregional economy and promoting international networking. In summary, the 5-year Programme consists of two open calls for fellows, with eight PhD positions available in each call to develop projects related to one of the WIT areas-S4 of Navarra: Automotive-Mechatronic & Advanced Manufacturing, Health and Energy, with Artificial Intelligence as a cross-sectional area. WIT is a research programme that intends to contribute to one of the biggest the EU challenges of the current times, which is smart transport, advanced manufacturing and health. The research results carried out by the WIT fellows will help to address the following societal challenges: 1) Health, demographic change and wellbeing; 2) Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials; 3) Smart, green and integrated transport; 4) efficiency and renewable energy and 5) Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials. Likewise the WIT fellows will help strengthen European industrial leadership in Enabling and Industrial technologies, especially in AI and advanced manufacturing and processing. The overall and main objective of the WIT Programme is to perform two calls for proposals, where 16 contracts will be given. Through this opportunity, people from all around the world will have the chance to continue the research career in our region. WIT is a fellowship programme promoted internationally presenting to the worldwide researchers the attractive research offer, making the Academic High Institutions (AHI), more visible at International level and this, in consequence, will conduct to connect European higher education institutions with international students and partners. As a long-term consequence, it is considered that WIT offering the framework for high-quality R&I will improve Europe’s competitiveness and growth and will strengthen Europe’s human capital base in R&I.

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