What is Science Diplomacy? Is it a new, generic, and worldwide name for the old Foreign Science Policy of German governments? What is the role and goals of the network "German Centres for Research and Innovation (DWIH)" in the context of the German Science Diplomacy? The DWIH network is under the umbrella of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). In this short talk, we will discuss these topics and present the practical contribution of DWIH São Paulo to German-Brazilian binational relations in the areas of higher education, science, innovation, and research-based entrepreneurship. We want also to address how Brazilian higher education and scientific institutions as well as their researchers and innovators can be engaged in and benefit from the activities of DWIH São Paulo.

The Mobility Confap Italy (MCI) is a bilateral program between Brazil and Italy addressed to young researchers and set up in the framework of the cooperation agreement between CONFAP and a Network of Italian Universities bringing together almost 20 institutions. The Italian Network is coordinated by the University of Bologna and takes its origin from the positive experience of the well-known Science Without Borde program, when a vast number of Italian universities were used to work together in managing mobilities from Brazil. The MCI program started in 2017 and has been recently renewed.
MCI gives Brazilian researchers at Master, PhD sandwich and Post-Doc level the opportunity to join existing research groups in Italy on a variety of subjects for mobility periods. The candidates can find the research opportunities that the Universities have opened to them browsing through a dedicated, open match-making platform available on-line at https://site.unibo.it/mobility-confap-italy/en/research-opportunity-offers-in-italy
The session will present the MCI experience, its benefits and the lessons learnt focusing on:
• doctoral mobility and PhD sandwich mobility in particular, as a leverage for creating synergies and sustained cooperation on mutual research topics at research group level; • the role and scalability of a match-making open platform to increase transparency and accessibility of research offers and expand the network of young researcher beyond the personal and consolidated contacts • the state of the art of research cooperation between Brazil and Italy, focusing on strategic sectors and evidence that emerged from the first years of the program.
Panelists may  be delegates from Confap, University of Bologna, in its role of Technical Secretariat of Network of Italian Universities and Confap scholarship-awarded students.

Present the European Commission programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe and reiterate its full openness to international participation. 
Focus should be put on the practical conditions for participation, mobility funding (MSCA – focusing on the Individual global fellowship that allow incoming mobility to Braziland ERC) and calls supported by Brazilian funding agencies.

The 20-min session on EU funding and tools should be jointly performed by the EU Delegation S&T counsellor Dhallys Mota and EURAXESS LAC regional representative Charlotte Grawitz.
Proposed structure:
Delegation of the EU to Brazil and Horizon EuropeMarie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) European Research Council (ERC)EURAXESS

The Association of European Researchers in Brazil (AERB - https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide-lac/european-researchers-brazil) was established in 2021 with support from Euraxess. Its aim is to provide a platform where European researchers working in Brazilcan get together, self-organize, and discuss how to improve their collaboration with the European Research Area. Three key activities structure the Association: (a) facilitating the integration of European researchers seeking to establish themselves in Brazil; (b) navigating agencies, funding opportunities, and joint research calls in both Brazil and Europe to promote collaborative research endeavors; (c) fostering intercultural exchange and dialogue.
The inaugural meeting attracted 311 participants from 22 European countries, with Italy, Portugal, France, Spain, and Germany being the most represented nations in that order. Among Brazilian higher education institutions, UnB, USP, UNESCP, UFRJ, FioCRUZ, and UNICAMP accounted for the highest participation rates.
Between 2022 and 2023, AERB organized a series of events including:
•Webinars on the organization of Higher Education in Brazil and avenues for European researchers to engage, whether as Ph.D. students, post-doctoral researchers, or in permanent positions.
•Presentations on funding opportunities for joint research between Brazil and Europe, including bilateral calls such as Brazil - Germany and Brazil - Italy.
AERB also facilitated informal hang-out sessions ("bate-papos") among its members to encourage networking and the exchange of best practices among junior and senior European researchers based in Brazil. These sessions yielded practical insights and contacts, such as guidance on submitting research proposals to European funding agencies or identifying host institutions in Brazil.
In this presentation, we aim to introduce AERB and hopefully identify new Brazilian-European researchers interested in sharing their experiences. Many scientific diplomacy initiatives rely on diaspora networks, and raising awareness of the European scientific presence in Brazil could significantly contribute to the internationalization efforts of universities in the country.