Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen(FWO) Fund for Scientific Research - Flanders/Belgium |
||
Role of organisation |
The
F.W.O.-Vlaanderen's activities are directed towards push back the
frontiers of knowledge in all disciplines, stimulating and funding
fundamental academic research at the universities in the Flemish
Community and at scientific research institutes. Its annual budget in
2002 is 120 million EURO.
To sum up, one may say that the F.W.O.-Vlaanderen is Flanders' instrument for supporting and stimulating fundamental research on the basis of academic, inter-university competition and advancing its quality. Fundamental research is sustained by first-rate, highly specialised researchers: it forms the basis for new knowledge and the associated human capital provide the basis for the goal-oriented, applied, technological, strategic research and research that may support or determine policy and benefits the whole of the cultural community and society by creating prosperity and well-being. |
|
Information office |
Dr. Benno Hinnekint | |
Main responsibilities of information office |
Editing of annual report; 5-yearly policy plan and expenditure analysis; providing information on fellowships and grants of the FWO; preparing press releases about scientific prizewinners of the FWO; compiling database of scientific experts for public use. | |
Address |
Egmonstraat 5,1000 Brussels, Belgium | |
Telephone |
+32 2 512 91 10 | |
Facsimile |
+32 2 512 58 90 | |
Internet |
FWO is at: http://www.fwo.be |
