COST Action CA19136 – NET4Age-Friendly
International interdisciplinary network on health and wellbeing in an age-friendly digital world
12-15 September 2022
University of Medicine and Pharmacy „Carol Davila”, 8 Bulevardul Eroii Sanitari, Bucharest, Romania
Call for Trainees
There are three main aims of NET4Age-Friendly COST Action and the Training School: to improve the individual level of awareness about the topic and the paradigmatic shift from disease treatment to disease prevention and health promotion, to foster interdisciplinarity and increase the motivation for working towards prevention. However, the final aim of the workshop is to stimulate an international and interdisciplinary community of researchers and other stakeholders, to pave the roadmap of innovation in health on the market.
The NET4Age-Friendly Training School is a multidisciplinary event open to professionals, researchers, and Ph.D. students with a professional interest into the topic. Any interested applicant must complete the Application Form where they will be required to state their motivation. Applicants shall be engaged in an official research program as a PhD Student or postdoctoral fellow or can be employed by, or affiliated to, an institution, organisation, or legal entity which has within its remit a clear association with health promotion or disease prevention.
Trainees eligible for reimbursement are from COST Full Member Countries: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, The Netherlands, The Republic of North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom), COST Cooperating Member countries, Action MC Observer from COST Near Neighbour Countries (NNC), or from Approved European RTD Organisations.
The selected applicants (trainees) will benefit from a Trainee Grant to participate in the activities of the Training School from the 12th to 15th of September, 2022. This grant is expected to cover the long-distance travel expenses (by train, ferry, bus, plane, or car). Furthermore, the trainees will receive a fixed daily allowance amount of 110 EUR, which is expected to cover the accommodation in Bucharest, meals and local transportation. Please refer to page 83 of the COST Annotated Rules for more details: https://www.cost.eu/uploads/2021/10/COST-094-21-Annotated-Rules-for-COST-Actions-Level-C-2021-11-01-1.pdf . Each application will be individually evaluated along with the total grant to be awarded, which can be up to €600 for the 4 days. Selected trainees shall create an e-COST profile at https://e-services.cost.eu including bank details prior to accepting their e-COST invitation. They shall submit via e-COST a completed online travel reimbursement request within 30 calendar days after the end date of the approved activity.
Trainers
- Prof. Maddalena ILLARIO, Federico II Department of Public Health
- Prof Luiza SPIRU, University of Medicine and Pharmacy „Carol Davila”, Bucharest, Romania
- Dr Stefan BUSNATU, University of Medicine and Pharmacy „Carol Davila”, Bucharest, Romania
- Dr Ivan CHORBEV, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, University Ss Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, North Macedonia
- Prof Lorenzo MERCURIO, Federico II Department of Public Health
- Dr Ruben Van ZELM, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Others to be confirmed
Programme (to be finalised)
The sustainability of health promotion and disease prevention
Monday Sep 12th: arrival, activities 2pm-6pm
Tuesday, Sep 13th: activities 10am-6pm
Wednesday, Sep 14th: activities 10am-6pm
Thursday, Sep 14th: activities 10am-2pm, closing
Key dates
- Applications opened: 11 July 2022
- Applications submission deadline: 15 August 2022
- Confirmation to the selected trainees: 22 August 2022
- Deadline for e-Cost registration and confirmation: 31 August 2022
- Training School days: 12-15 September 2022
Local Organiser
Ana Aslan International Foundation, Bucharest, Romania
