Profil

Anna KIVILEHTO
- Info
Description of job and tasks involved
- Raise awareness, inform, identify and advise on EU- and other international funding opportunities among researchers and other staff
- Hands-on support in the development of an idea, preparation, submission and follow-up of an grant application for funding instruments such as Horizon 2020, Interreg, EC tenders etc. (including national funding instruments implemented by Vinnova)
Experience in European research projects
H2020, EFS, Progress, FP7, CIP, Progress, Daphne, NordPlus and NordForsk, Eureka (Eurostars and Celtic), Ambient Assisted Living (AAL), Interreg etc
University/organisation
Linnaeus University is one of Sweden's newest higher education institutions. The university was formed when the University of Kalmar and Växjö University merged in 2010.
Linnaeus University is located in Kalmar and Växjö. We have approximately 31,000 students in 150 degree programmes and 2,500 single-subject courses. Our high-quality research has had an impact, both nationally and internationally. It covers the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering, and represents a number of well-established research domains. Examples are labour market policy, welfare issues and entrepreneurship, but also life sciences, aquatic ecology, and timber and energy technology.
- Biography
Education/Professional Career
2000:
Studies in history and political science, University of Stockholm
2005: Svenska Social och Kommunal Högskola, University of Helsinki (politices kandidat)
2008: University of Helsinki, Politices Magister
2006 (part-time): Research Assistant, Alexander institutet, University of Helsinki
2006-2008: Personal Assistant to a member of the Finnish National Parliament and Europarliament
2008: Project Coordinator, euroscript S.A Latvija (Latvia)
2008-2010: EU Policy Officer, Helsinki EU Office (Finland/Belgium)
2010-2013: Network Manager, European Network of Living Labs, iMinds, Vrije Universiteit Brussels (Belgium)
2013-2014: Senior Manager, Support for RDI, Laurea University (Finland)
since 2014: Funka, Project Coordinator, National and European RDI-projects (Sweden)