IST Austria Special Colloquium by Thomas König
Channel: ISTAustria
Date: 2017-03-15

On March 13, 2017, IST Austria hosted a Special Institute Colloquium by Thomas König. In “Funding excellent research: The European Research Council @ 10”, he first analyzed the events leading to the foundation of the ERC as we know it today and then presented the challenges and questions that arise when thousands of excellent researchers apply for Europe’s most prestigious science grants. A lively question-and-answer session concluded the lecture.

After studying political science and history in Vienna, Copenhagen, and Minneapolis, Thomas König has held positions in both academia and policy-making and currently works as strategic advisor to the director of the Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna. He recently published the first historical assessment of the European Research Council.