Back from the 2025 MSCA Presidency Conference in Denmark

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 Dr Dominika Foretek, International Cooperation and Training Officer at ABG,returns from Denmark after participating in the MSCA Presidency Conference 2025 and MCAA satelite event hosted at Technical University of Denmark (DTU) on September 18-19. 


Strategic Alignment with ABG’s Mission

Highlights of the MSCA Presidency Conference Program

Fostering New Career Pathways for PhDs


ABG - Association Bernard Gregory, committed to serving doctoral excellence and bridging academia with the economic sector, actively participated in the MSCA Presidency Conference 2025 and satelite event entitles "Pathways Forward: Building your Career Post-Fellowship 2025" organized by the Denmark Chapter of the Marie Curie Alumni Association - MCAA in collaboration with the MCAA Sweden Chapter, the Career Development MCAA Working Group and the Bridging Science and Business MCAA Working Group. The events took place on September 18-19 in Lyngby, Denmark, hosted by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) during the Danish Presidency of the EU Council. It gathered key players from the European doctoral ecosystem to discuss attracting and retaining top research talent and shaping the future of doctoral education.
 

Strategic Alignment with ABG’s Mission

ABG represented by Dr. Dominika Foretek, International Cooperation and Training Officer, reflects the association’s strategic direction and values related to supporting career development of researchers and intersectoral mobility that was a main theme of one of panel debates during the conference. The MCAA satelite event "Pathways Forward: Building your Career Post-Fellowship 2025" provided an additional opportunity to exchange with young researchers about different opportunities for PhD holders outside of academia. Dr. Foretek notably animated a workshop titled "The Benefits of a PhD & Networking in Job Hunting". Active participation of researchers during this interactive wokshop further confirms the importance of dialog between the two sectors and ABG’s role as a pivotal link between academic excellence and market needs.

Highlights of the MSCA PresideNCY CONFERENCE PROGRAM

The presentations, round tables and panel discussions duirng the conference focused on:

  1. The purpose-driven university as a destination of choice for academic talent.
     
  2. New trends in research(er) evaluation and the impact on ECRs.
     
  3. Academic talent programmes.
     
  4. Working together for intersectoral mobility.
     
  5. Workplace culture, DEI and well-being.

This selected themes shows the exceptional character of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions that is open for a dialog with researchers and institutions to adapt and answer the needs from the community. A perfect example showing how MSCA programs differ from other funding schemes were mentioned during the session related to work culture and inclusivity:

Fostering New Career Pathways for PhDs

Strategic opportunities for PhD holders were also a core focus of the event:

ABG’s International Strategy and Vision

This conference shows ABG’s interest in international research community and collaborations:

As Christine Nellemann noted at the closing :

“It is not so much about being the best university IN the world, but being the best FOR the world,”

perfectly resonating with ABG’s mission to empower PhDs as change agents within academia and the socio-economic sector.