📋 Tender Overview
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology EIT has issued a call for expressions of interest for a maximum of four 4 future members or board members. The EIT calls on leading European academics researchers innovators or entrepreneurs to participate in the Governing Board and their contribution to the recovery of Europe through innovation. The deadline for announcing the interest of individuals Expression of Interest is 30 September 2020.The Governing Board of the EIT shall be composed of 12 members and established members in the fields of science research innovation and or business. They are appointed by the European Commission for a term of four years without the possibility of re-election. The Governing Board shall be the independent decision-making body that strategically directs and directs the work of the EIT. Members of the Management Board are independent professionals who work in their personal capacity and in the public interest and participate in the selection determination and evaluation of the KICs and you KICs Knowledge and Innovation Communities. Membership in the board of directors is not defined according to the national criteria but a member of the board of directors already in 2012 became a Slovenian researcher dr. Jana Kolar end of term in 2018 and dr. Romana Jordan term 2018 - 2022. Following the deadline for expressions of interest which expires on 30 September 2020 a special Steering Committee will review and evaluate the candidates and the best-rated invitations to the interview. On this basis the Steering Committee will draw up a shortlist of proposed candidates which will be examined and approved by the current Management Board and forwarded to the European Commission. The final decision will be taken by the European Commission in 2021. In appointing new members and members of the EIT Governing Board the European Commission will take into account the relationship between higher education science innovation and business and the geographical and gender structure of the future Governing Board. For the purposes of that call the Steering Board shall be composed of members of the Management Board Agns Paillard Romana Jordan and Nektarios Tavernarakis and a representative of the European Commission as an observer.
