1. Tiina Vihma-Purovaara
Business and Innovation Opportunities in Brazil Seminar
30.1.2014

2. Knowledge Triangle in use
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Higher education institutions: education, research, business/innovation
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Research performing organisations: science, research, innovation
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Academy of Finland and Tekes & CIMO: funding and promoting Finnish knowhow
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Enterprises
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Science without Borders – programme
http://www.studyinfinland.fi/cienciasemfronteiras
http://www.cienciasemfronteiras.gov.br/web/csf-eng/opportunities-forindividuals-from-abroad
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Bilateral and multilateral cooperation – national and European (EU-CELAC, EU-Brazil,
SFIC)

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3
Rio Branco
and BETT in
Sao Paolo
Rio de
Janeiro
municipality
Sao Paolo State
Research funding
body FAPESP –
NOBRE seminar
Federal
University of
Rio de
Janeiro
COPPE

4. HE and Science Connections Brazil and Finland
• Survey in spring 2013: ten universities and nine polytechnics have existing
cooperation with Brazilian HEIs
• Several research institutions have lively cooperation (for example VTT São
Paulo, The National Institute for Health and Welfare THL and Fiocruz,
Finnish Geodetic Institute FGI with São Paulo State University)
• Academy of Finland research funding cooperation with
– CNPq (renewable energy –calls: 1) sustainable terrestrial biomass systems for energy,
energy efficiency in pulp and paper production, and biomass-based production in
biorefineries. 2) bioenergy and biomass, solar power, energy systems, marine technology,
hydroelectricity and water power, wind power, nanotechnology and materials for energy
and fuel applications, and energy storage) and Photonics: organic photovoltaics, optical
sensors and nanostructured (optical) materials
– FAPESP - call on Biodiversity research
• CIMO Science without Borders – programme coordination in FI with AKA

5. HEIs
Brasília
Parana
Lavras
Londrina
Vicosa
Amazon
Feevale
Minas Gerais
Fluminensa
Rio Grande
Rio Grande
Vale do Rio
Campinas
Pampa
2+
2
6 yo
6+1 yo, 1
AMK

6. Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation on
European Level
• EU-CELAC – summits (STI: Joint Initiative for Research and Innovation)
• EU-Brazil – summits (27.2.2014: EU-Brazil Joint Action Plan 2015-2017)
• SFIC Strategic Forum for International STI Cooperation
– SFIC – Roadmap towards Brazil, SFIC Brazil initiative (the Brazil core group (FI, FR, BE, PT,
SP, IT, DE, DK)
– Recommendation N°1 : Make Europe visible in Brazil!
– Recommendation N°2 : Share information
– Recommendation N°3: Use the whole knowledge triangle: education-research-innovation
– Recommendation N°4: Support the development of a European initiative to enhance the
European participation to the Science without Borders programme
– Recommendation N°5 : Establishment of a European Brazilian GSO
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http://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/2438602/20131203-item_8brazil-ws-report_finaloct_2013.pdf

7. Thanks!
tiina.vihma-purovaara@minedu.fi
puh. 040 184 3244, 0295 3 303 27