EUROHORCs is a European association of the heads of research funding organisations (RFO) and research performing organisations (RPO).
The acronym originates from European Heads of Research Councils. EUROHORCs was established in 1992 as an informal association of national research councils and public non-university research organisations of the EU Member States and Associated Countries.
In the last few years, EUROHORCs has become an active player in the field of European research policy by promoting and enhancing inter-council cooperation. EUROHORCs seek to enhance the role of the national research funding and research performing organisations in Europe through creating a platform for discussion, initiating joint activities and strengthening their influence on European research policy.
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2011/10/21
EUROHORCs dissolved
On 20 October 2011 the last General Assembly meeting of EUROHORCs was held in Berlin, Germany. The members present took an unanimous decision to dissolve EUROHORCs. All activities, especially the work on the Road Map towards a Globally Competitive ERA, will be taken over by its successor organisation Science Europe. Information on Science Europe can be found at: www.scienceeurope.org/
2011/08/30
EUROHORCs Vision for a European Research Area
In the context of the development of an ERA Framework, EUROHORCs has formulated its vision of what the European Research Area should become. It contains several elements: a single open market for researchers, easier collaboration of researchers in different countries, co-ordination of research strategies, scientific excellence and the appropriate institutional support of it, development of a unified voice and the collaboration in order to communicate the insights and benefits of scientific research.
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