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Connecting German Stakeholders with the Waloon R&I ecosystem
I'm working to establish a closer cooperation between Wallonia-Brussels and German actors of innovation
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Mathieu Quintyn
Science & Technology Counsellor - Germany
Wallonia-Brussels
Munich, Belgium
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As Science & Technology Counsellor-Germany, I'm working to establish a closer R&I cooperation and partnerschips between Wallonia-Brussels and German players
My organisation
The Research and Innovation (R&I) Department of Wallonia-Brussels International (WBI) supports the internationalization of R&I stakeholders in French-Speaking Belgium: our competitiveness clusters, universities, research centres, companies, etc. We strive to: Facilitate contact and cooperation with foreign research and innovation organizations Coordinate and prepare the scientific and technological components of official Belgian missions (State Visits, economic missions); Strengthen the presence and visibility of our ecosystem in international research programs and networks; Develop bilateral research agreements to promote international mobility between foreign researchers and those of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation; Through its network of 10 Scientific and Academic Advisors (CSA) that are based in leading innovation ecosystems, Wallonia-Brussels International places research and innovation at the heart of its priorities and acts as a bridge between various partners, supporting projects with international scope. Their primary mission is to promote and facilitate collaborations between research and innovation stakeholders in Wallonia-Brussels and those in partner countries. The CSA are assigned to specific geographical areas and work closely with the local host institutions. Your points of contact in France: Adrien Sellez
About me
Wallonia-Brussels International (WBI) is the Ministry in charge of the international relations of the Wallonia-Brussels Region, Belgium.The R&I Department of WBI is responsible for the promotion and facilitation of international cooperation in the fields of research and innovation.
As Science & Technology Counsellor _Germany, I'm working to establish a closer cooperation between Wallonia-Brussels and German players of innovation, to strengthen Walloon-Brussels research, education, innovation and policy-development, with a special focus on Walloon’s opportunities to participate in R&I applications and projects under the EU framework programmes for Research and Innovation (Horizon Europe /EDA/EDF/NATO, ERA-NETS.)