Meet my Lab x JFS is a collaboration between  EURAXESS ASEAN and the Southeast Asia-Europe Joint Funding Scheme for Research and Innovation (JFS).  The project supports bilateral research projects between Europe and Southeast Asia and offers researchers & innovators from both regions the opportunity to present their laboratory to a wider audience, discuss their work with peers and expand their networks. At the upcoming Meet my Lab x JFS on “Clean, Accessible and Secure Energy Supply” on 20 March 2024, 2 ASEAN researchers will showcase their work. EURAXESS ASEAN and JFS will also provide updates on ongoing Open Calls and research & career opportunities, for example, JFS’s 2023 Joint Call for Proposal.

The event is targeted to researchers and innovators across all sectors, including research organisations, universities, start-ups, SMEs, multi-national companies and/or government bodies.

Participation is by online registration only. Please register here before Tuesday, 19 March 2024: Meeting-Registration - Zoom

The event is facilitated by EURAXESS ASEAN and the JFS team and consists of 2 parts:

1) Welcome and introduction to EURAXESS and JFS, including ongoing funding opportunities for researchers under Horizon Europe and JFS; and

2) Virtual lab tours conducted by 2 ASEAN researchers, including presentations and discussions: 

• Dr Hanifrahmawan Sudibyo: Assistant Professor at the Division of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry in Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia 
• Dr Hana Chen Wei Jun: Research Head of Sustainable Community Development at the Department of Community Medicine in the International Medical School of the Management and Science University, Malaysia

Part 2 will be moderated by Dr. Ir. Grandprix T. M. Kadja from the Institut Teknologi Bandung in Indonesia.

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***THIS CALL IS CLOSED***

Present your laboratory in a live video session and find partners for your international research cooperation at the upcoming virtual Event of Meet my Lab x JFS.

The Southeast Asia-Europe Joint Funding Scheme for Research and Innovation (JFS) in cooperation with EURAXESS ASEAN is looking for young researchers (aged 25-40 years) from Southeast Asia and Europe that are interested in presenting their laboratory at our Meet my Lab x JFS event.

To support the European-Southeast Asian scientific cooperation, the Southeast Asia-Europe Joint Funding Scheme (JFS) in cooperation with EURAXESS ASEAN is looking for laboratories across Southeast Asia and Europe. 

Deadline for application: Friday, 08 March 2024, 23:59 CET

Who should apply:

Are you a young researcher aged between 25 and 40?

Are you from a Southeast Asian or European country?

Are you working in a laboratory that is perfect for the realization of research projects in the thematic area of Clean, Accessible and Secure Energy Supply?

Are you looking for partners from Southeast Asia and/or Europe to implement international research cooperation? 

If yes, apply now for the Meet my Lab x JFS virtual event and present your laboratory and in this way open possibilities of cooperation to potential partners. 

How to apply: 

Please fill in the application form and make a brief video about your laboratory and submit to: sea_eu_jfs@servicefacility.eu and asean@euraxess.net

Your video should be no longer than 03 minutes and should show all significant things that make your laboratory special (e.g. special equipment, facility etc.). You can use your smartphone or any other equipment to make your video.

Deadline for application: Friday, 08 March 2024, 23:59 CET

Meet my Lab x JFS, a cooperation between EURAXESS ASEAN and JFS 

20 March 2024 – 09:00am CET / 16:00pm Singapore time: “Clean, Accessible and Secure Energy Supply” 

Venue: Online

Meet my Lab x JFS will provide information about EURAXESS ASEAN and JFS and it’s 2023 Joint Call for Proposals, which is currently open for submission of research proposals. Selected Southeast Asian and European researchers seeking for extending their international research network will present their laboratory.

All details for your participation will be published on our website and distributed through our social media channels soon.

The Southeast Asia-Europe Joint Funding Scheme hosted another Virtual JFS Matchmaking Event in the thematic area of Circular Economy (2023 JFS STI Joint Call for Proposals) on Thursday, 15 February 2024.

The event started with the opening remarks by Mr. Victor Gram-Erichsen, the Policy Officer from the European Commission. Highlighting the roll of the JFS for international research collaboration and provided some background on the importance of Circular Economy for the European Union. Victor also announced that on 20 March 2024 the JFS is planning a next event in cooperation with EURAXESS ASEAN which is Meet My Lab X JFS. An event there researchers from Southeast Asia and Europe show their laboratories and get connected to other researchers.

The event continued with a speech by Ms. Adele Clausen, the JFS Manager. She gave a general introduction of the JFS programme. Providing information about the basic JFS principles, what rules are important for a submission, especially the 2+1 Rule which is crucial for a successful application. Furthermore, she gave insights what the JFS did in the past explaining what topics has been funded and what countries did participate in the past 7 calls.

Mr. Tuấn Vũ Bùi, Junior Programme Officer, presented the JFS Partnering Tool which is an online application available on the JFS Website and helps researchers to find partners by searching and filtering for researcher profiles. Then, he briefly explained the submission process on the online submission tool PT-Outline.

Afterwards, the Senior Programme Officer of the JFS Call Secretariat, Mrs. Finarya Legoh, presented the current open 2023 JFS Call with the two thematic areas of Circular Economy and Clean, Accessible & Secure Energy Supply. She provided information about the funding bodies that are participating in the call and highlighted detailed requirements of certain funders. She also showed a timetable explaining the tasks during the call.

During the Matchmaking Event, which gathered more than 100 participants from Europe and Southeast Asia, four researchers, selected from the Call for Speakers applications, took the floor to introduce their research project ideas in the field of circular economy intending to find interested partners to bring their research project to the next level.

Dr. Andreas Rudi from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany was the first speaker of the Matchmaking Session. He is head of the research group: Sustainable Value Chains. In total, he presented four project ideas: 
•    Transition towards a more sustainable use of raw materials by evaluating innovating solutions.
•    Development of closed-loop concepts for material utilization pathways.
•    Assessment of bioeconomy concepts in Southeast Asia.
•    Analysis of renewable carbon & green hydrogen potentials in Southeast Asia.
For his project consortia he is looking for interdisciplinary partners that have expertise such as in material and energy flow orientated planning and control of industrial operations, or in various fields like circular economy, bioeconomy, green hydrogen and general resource efficiency and sustainability in industrial context.

The next presenter was Dr. Yaowaret Jantakat from the Rajamangala University of Technology Isan in Thailand: She is a lecturer at the Department of Information and Communication Technology. Her research idea is about the valorization of vetiver wastes for the biochar synthetization, which can be used as an alternative innovative carbon storage solution. Dr. Jantakat is looking for a partner who shares knowledge and experience for the design of a scalable circular economy framework based on the use of local place-based knowledge that enables positive social impact within the aromatherapy and textile industries.

Then, the third presentation was held by Dr. Paulus Hengky Abram from the University of Tadulako in Indonesia. He is a teacher and researcher in the Department of Education Chemistry. In his project idea, he wants to study Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) as an environment cleansing agent and economic resource for the local community around Lake Tondano in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. For his research project he emphasized that he is also looking for partners from social sciences.

Final presentation was delivered by Asst. Prof. Pimpet Sratong-on from the Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology in Thailand. She is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Engineering. Her project idea studies the Mechanical and Physical Properties of Mycelium-Based Composite derived from Thai Oyster Mushrooms for green building materials and bio-degradable packaging. She is looking for partners in the fields of Chemical Engineering, Architecture, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering or related fields.

Presentations slides for download:
•    JFS Presentation Slides
•    Dr. Andreas Rudi, Karlsruhe Institut of Technology (KIT), Germany
•    Dr. Yaowaret Jantakat, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Thailand
•    Dr. Paulus Hengky Abram, Tadulako University, Indonesia
•    Asst. Prof. Dr. Pimpet Sratong-on, Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology, Thailand

***THIS CALL IS CLOSED***

Call for speaker’s applications – Deadline: February 05, 2024

Find matching partners for your research consortium by presenting your research and your project idea at the upcoming Virtual JFS Matchmaking Event for the 2023 STI Joint Call.

The Southeast Asia - Europe Joint Funding Scheme for Research and Innovation (JFS) is looking for researchers from Southeast Asia and Europe that are interested in presenting their research ideas at our Virtual Matchmaking Event which is in the spirit of the CLIB International Conference 2024 “Biomanufacturing a greener future“ in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Deadline for application: February 05, 2024

Who should apply:

• Are you from a Southeast Asian or European country participating in the open 2023 JFS Calls for Proposals?

  2023 STI Joint Call in the thematic area of: 

  - Circular Economy & 

  - Clean, Accessible and Secure Energy Supply

  Deadline for research proposal submission: April 15, 2024

• Do you have an idea for a research project proposal to be submitted under the 2023 Joint STI Call?
• Are you still looking for a partner to complete your project consortium?

If yes, apply now to find your matching partner at the Virtual JFS Matchmaking Event organized on February 15, 2024.

How to apply:

Please submit your application by filling the Application Form and sending it back to us through SEA_EU_JFS@servicefacility.eu (copy Finarya.legoh@dipi.id)

Deadline for application: Monday, February 05, 2024

The selected applicants will get a 10 minutes slot at our Virtual JFS Matchmaking Event on February 15, 2024. 

Virtual JFS Matchmaking Event

February 15, 2024 – 09:00 am CET / 15:00 pm Bangkok/Jakarta time:

The Virtual JFS Matchmaking Event will take place in the spirit of the CLIB International Conference 2024, which highlights both - the role of international cooperation and the role of research - when coping with global challenges.

The Virtual JFS Matchmaking Event will provide information about the Southeast Asia – Europe Joint Funding Scheme (JFS) and the 2023 STI Joint Call for Proposals, which are currently open for submission of research proposals. To support the set-up of powerful consortia for the submission of strong project proposals, selected Southeast Asian and European researchers seeking for complementing partner organizations will present their institution and project ideas.

Save the Date to not miss the chance to meet excellent researchers from Southeast Asia and Europe and get to know about their latest research and innovation ideas by visiting our 5th Virtual JFS Matchmaking Event on February 15, 2024, 09:00 am CET / 15:00 pm Bangkok/Jakarta time. Maybe you are the perfect match complementing the expertise for a promising project proposal to be funded under the 2023 STI Joint Call for Proposals.

All details for your participation will be published on our website and distributed through our social media channels as well.

CLIB International Conference 2024 “Biomanufacturing a greener future“

February 21-22, 2024:

CLIB is an international open-innovation cluster of large companies, small- to medium-size enterprises (SMEs), start- ups, academic institutes and universities, as well as other stakeholders active in biotechnology and the circular bioeconomy as a whole. In our non-profi t association, the members shape our cluster’s interests and activities, and we work to promote industrial biotechnology in sustainable processes. We are active since 2008 and have built a strong and trustworthy network since then. Together with our members, we are putting our mission into practice: networking biotechnology – creating sustainability.

CLIB International Conference 2024 focus is “Biomanufacturing a greener future“ and we will address how biomanufacturing is going to change our industry and the way we produce. Which innovations can biomanufacturing make accessible today and in the future? How will it contribute to the biologisation of industries and thus generate new added value? Can it help to meet the challenges of climate change? Together with you, we want to discuss these and other questions and examine them from different perspectives.

We are happy to announce that the Southeast Asia - Europe Joint Funding Scheme (JFS) for Research and Innovation is going to continue this year and will launch a new STI Joint Call for Proposals in December 2023. The JFS-team has resumed its work and is preparing everything for the next JFS call. The launch of the 2023 Joint Call for Proposals under JFS is scheduled for 01 December 2023. 

The thematic areas selected for the call will be:

1)     Circular Economy

2)     Clean, Accessible and Secure Energy Supply

Information on participating countries/funding organisations, how to apply and deadlines will be published on our website and announced on our social media channels: FaceBook & X (Twitter) on 01 December 2023. In addition, Matchmaking Events and Lab Exploration Tours will be organised to help you to find your perfect research partners from Southeast Asia and/or Europe. Details on all JFS events will be published on our website and social media channels as well. In order to make sure not to miss any news about JFS we strongly recommend you to subscribe to our Newsletter.