Proiecte
DANUBIUS-RO-2: Support for the development and consolidation of DANUBIUS-RO
| Responsabil: | Prof. Adrian Stănică, CS I |
| Coordonator: | National Research and Development Institute for Biological Sciences (INCDSB) |
| Beneficiar: | National Research and Development Institute for Biological Sciences (INCDSB) |
| Finanțator: | National Research Authority (A.N.C) |
| Schema de finanțare: | Planul Național de Cercetare, Dezvoltare și Inovare 2022–2027 (PNCDI IV) , Programul 5.9 – Cercetare în domenii de interes strategic, Subprogramul 5.9.4 – Sistemele fluvii, delte, mări – DANUBIUS |
| Durata: | 39 months |
| Data începerii: | 11.11.2025 |
| Data finalizării: | 31.12.2028 |
DANUBIUS-RO-2: Support for the development and consolidation of DANUBIUS-RO
DANUBIUS RO-2 project responds to the national commitments assumed by Romania, as the coordinating state of the European research infrastructure DANUBIUS-RI, and supports the transition from the preparatory to the operational phase.
DANUBIUS-RO national infrastructure is currently under development, with the essential components – the Hub, the Danube Delta Supersite and the Data Center being in various stages of technical and logistical preparation -, while in June 2025 the official establishment of DANUBIUS ERIC was internationally recognized.
Within this project, GeoEcoMar is responsible for coordinating the activities for the Work Package 2 (WP2), which aims to strengthen the legal, institutional and administrative framework of the infrastructure in accordance with European ESFRI standards. The aim is to carry out the current activities of DANUBIUS ERIC and to gradually transfer the responsibilities to the DANUBIUS-ERIC staff who will be employed, as well as to develop links with other European research infrastructures.
GeoEcoMar is responsible for organising and operationalising DANUBIUS-ERIC, coordinating ESFRI and ENVRI-BEERI collaborations and maintaining relations with pan-European infrastructures. GeoEcoMar will thus carry out, together with the other partners, the following two activities:
- Activity 2.1. ERIC international support; All actions needed to organise and operationalise DANUBIUS-ERIC will be coordinated by GeoEcoMar.
- Activity 2.2. Synergies with other ERICS and ESFRI projects (pan-European research infrastructures) in the field of environment; Coordination of collaborations at the level of ESFRI and ENVRI-BEERI (Board of European Environmental Research Infrastructures) will continue to be ensured by GeoEcoMar in line with the responsibilities previously exercised.
DANUBIUS RO-2 is a support project that has no research activities and is exclusively dedicated to the operational and functional preparation of the national infrastructure, as an integral part of the DANUBIUS-RI network.
The overall objective of the project is to provide support for the development of the human and operational resources of DANUBIUS-RO through actions that strengthen the existing scientific base, expand the national and international connectivity and prepare the logistical and functional framework for activities within DANUBIUS-ERIC.
Specific objectives:
- Strengthening the institutional, scientific and digital capacity;
- Operationalization of the international DANUBIUS ERIC structures;
- Expanding national and international collaborations;
- Integration of new research facilities, including a new Supersite at Porțile de Fier;
- Creating an interdisciplinary academic community.