Klarita Nestler, M.S. European

Klarita Nestler most recently worked in the International Office of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Bonn. Through her appointments [e.g. at European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) in Brussels, the EU Cooperation Office of the Scientific Associations (KOWI), the German industry initiative promoting education and research, the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Centre for Innovation and Technology in North Rhine-Westphalia (ZENIT GmbH)], she was able to gain a wide range of experience in research funding at national and EU level. At the end of 2013, she was awarded the certificate "EU Research Officer" by the University of Administrative Sciences in Speyer.

She works as an expert and reviewer in the field of national and EU research funding. Her interests include shaping modern science and research management, which she pursues and supports through her work on steering committees in NRW, at the EU and in research networks and working groups.

Klarita Nestler appointed to EU and BMBF funding bodies

Klarita Nestler has been appointed to the "Horizon Stakeholder Group" of the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. The administrative body's task is to draw up proposals for the further development of the content of the new EU science funding programme "Horizon Europe", which is expected to run from 2021 to 2027 and has been proposed by the European Commission with a volume of around 100 billion euros.

Klarita Nestler was also accepted by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as a reviewer and expert for administrative science management in the "ERA Fellowships - Science Management" funding programme. The funding programme supports cooperation between German scientific institutions and partner institutions in Central and Eastern European countries as well as Malta and Cyprus (EU 13 states). The programme is part of the Federal Government's strategy for the European Research Area (ERA).

Klarita Nestler elected to the Board of Directors of the new research centre [tra:ce] at Witten/Herdecke University

Klarita Nestler has been elected to the board of directors of the [tra:ce] research centre at Witten/Herdecke University. The [tra:ce] centre develops and researches answers to the climate crisis. Eleven research modules shed light on health, political and even artistic aspects of the socio-ecological crisis. Further information on the research centre can be found in the news.