The Mutual Learning Exercise on Research Careers has successfully concluded on 22 May. It was a year-long initiative supporting Member States in improving the attractiveness and sustainability of research careers across Europe.
Bringing together international experts and national authorities from 16 participating countries, the MLE facilitated the exchange of good practices and lessons learned on the implementation of the 2023 Council Recommendation on a European Framework to Attract and Retain Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurial Talents in Europe (RECO), including the new European Charter for Researchers. The discussions were articulated along four themes: recruitment and working conditions; skills and intersectoral careers; enabling policy and legal frameworks; and conditions for balanced talent circulation.
The exercise concluded with 8 recommendations for Member States to implement the RECO and the new Charter. These include placing research talent at the centre of R&I policy, supporting stable and attractive career paths, promoting open, transparent and merit-based recruitment, aligning salaries and social protection, reforming researcher assessment, and boosting mobility and skills development.
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