The event 'MSCA at 30: Research Mobility & Bridging Gaps Across Europe' is organised by the Polish Academy of Sciences (PolSCA PAS Office in Brussels and Excellence in Science Department of the PAS in Warsaw – NAWA-MSCA Contact Point for Central Poland) and the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) Chapters Benelux, Hungary and Poland. Local partners of the event in Brussels include the liaison offices: KOWI (Germany), Neth-ER (Netherlands) and NRDIO (Hungary).

This event aims to bring together policy, practice and peer exchange on how the MSCA programme can better support research careers, mobility and international collaboration across Europe. It targets researchers at all career stages, research managers, institutional representatives and policy stakeholders involved in research policy, programme implementation or MSCA participation.

The event is particularly relevant for those shaping the current and future direction of MSCA, as well as for organisations and individuals interested in applying, hosting fellows or building consortia. By combining high-level policy perspectives with practical, experience-based discussions and structured networking, it enables direct engagement with peers, decision-makers and potential partners. The focus is on moving beyond success stories to address concrete challenges such as mobility, institutional barriers, return pathways and capacity building, with the aim of strengthening the European Research Area.

Registration is required by 11 May via the registration form. All information related to the event, including the full agenda, is available in the announcement on the PolSCA website.

Programme in brief

08:45 - 9:30 Registration & networking coffee

09:30 - 09:40 Welcome & opening remarks The significance of MSCA's 30th anniversary

09:40 - 10:10 Keynote address 30 Years of MSCA: What Built Europe's Talent Programme – and What's Next for FP10  

10:10 - 11:00 Panel discussion Making MSCA works: career paths, institutions, and cross-border reality 

11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break

11:20 - 12:00 Interactive fishbowl discussion Talent circulation, capacity building, research bridges: closing gaps with MSCA portfolio

12:00 - 12:25 Showcase Session NAWA–MSCA Network: A practical model for return, reintegration and career support

12:25 - 13:30 Lunch break 

13:30 - 14:25 Moderated table discussions MSCA Deep Dives: Focused Roundtables

14:35 - 15:15 Thematic networking sessions MSCA Matchmaking Zones – Find Your Partner! 15:15 - 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 - 16:15 Lightning talks  MSCA stories that teach: Practical lessons from the field

16:15 - 16:45 Reflections & forward look From Practice to Policy - From Today’s Insights to Tomorrow’s MSCA

17.00 - 18:30 Networking reception