EURAXESS - European Services Network for Researchers
Service centres for researchers are part of the European EURAXESS Services Network in 37 countries; the centres were created by the initiative of the European Commission in 2004, which provided funding for the first 3 years of their operation; in Slovakia SAIA, n. o., and the Technical University of Košice became service centres. Nowadays the national EURAXESS Services Network consists of six SAIA offices located in Bratislava, Nitra, Zilina, Banska Bystrica, Presov and Kosice.
Service centres help overcome obstacles to smooth operation of the mobility programmes; they provide information and services to international and Slovak researchers and their families on various aspects of mobility including practical information (on issues of social security, taxes, visa and residence permits, or study opportunities for family members) related to the stay in another country.
Vital communication tools in the work of the centres include the European mobility portal for researchers EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion (http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess) and national mobility portals. Through the portals the researches may search also for work opportunities and research institutions may announce openings for researchers free of charge.
SAIA manages the Slovak web portal (www.euraxess.sk) in both Slovak and English versions.
European portal EURAXESS. Researchers in Motion
European EURAXESS Services Centres Network
Slovak EURAXESS Serrvices Centres Network
Last modified: 2011-02-15