Our staff has manifold intercultural experiences and cooperates with policy makers, researchers, civil society organisations, schools, and different target groups from several geographical regions, such as South East Europe, Russia, Eastern Partnership countries, Africa, Latin America, East Asia, Southeast Asia and India as well as Canada.

International team
The 50+ experts working at ZSI are from Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Finland, Italy, Kenya, Serbia, Slovenia, and Slovakia. They are researchers of different disciplinary backgrounds, working mainly in inter- and trans-disciplinary research fields. Their academic education includes sociology, economy, political sciences, development studies, psychology, humanities, geography, physics, engineering studies, etc.

Ethics
ZSI is contact node of the Social Innovation Europe Network established by the Young Foundation. ZSI applies the Code of Ethics of the International Sociological Association (ISA), and the RESPECT Code of Practice for Socio-Economic Research and is firmly involved in responsible research and innovation projects.

If you are interested in our intercultural and trans-disciplinary competences, please feel free to get in touch with us.

Contact person: Mag. Dr. Klaus Schuch

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Projects

• Evaluation of FWF's programme for Arts-based Research PEEK
• Co­designing Citizen Social Science for Collective Action
• REsearch INfrastructures FOR Citizens in Europe
• National Strategies and roadmaps for international cooperation in Research & Innovation
• Service Facility in Support of the Strategic Development of International Cooperation in Research and Innovation
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• Migrant entrepreneurship supported by mentors
• Giving focus to the cultural, scientific and social dimension of EU-CELAC relations
• iCamp - innovative, inclusive, interactive & intercultural learning campus
• ECC - European Citizens' Consultations
• Promoting Equality in Diversity: Integration in Europe
• Wiener Integrationsmonitoring 2013: Wissenschaftliche Begeleitung/Beratung, Berechnung und Interpretation von Indikatoren
• Interkulturellen Öffnung der Region Obersteiermark
• Europeans have a say: Online debates and consultations in the EU
• LIMITS: Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities in European Cities
• Connecting High-Quality Research between the European Union and Latin American and Caribbean Countries
• Bildungshintergrund von MigrantInnen in Tirol
• weReurope
• Evaluierung des "Experiencing Europe"-Projekts
• Virtuelles Ost-West Frauennetzwerk 2000
• Global Village 1995 - Internationales Symposium und Ausstellung im Rathaus

Publications

• International R&I cooperation policies revisited: sustained challenges and new developments
• From silence to whispers: Rapido presentation at EuroPCom 2015 by ZSI expert Pamela Bartar
• Facilitating EU-Russian Scientific and Societal Engagement: Joint Efforts to Tackle Grand Challenges
• Über den Tellerrand blicken: Wissenschafts-PR für Citizen Science
• Changing Identities in South Eastern Europe
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• weReurope handbook
• Challenges for Vocational and Higher Education in Southeast Europe: Lessons Learnt from Monitoring of Educational Projects
• Joint RTD Projects between the EU and Eastern Europe - What Does Really Matter?

Events

• Social(i)Makers SDG Impact Camp
• Fundamentals of U.S. Sponsored Project Administration
• 3. Österreichische Citizen Science Konferenz 2017
• The way forward in aligning transnational R&I funding and activities in the Danube Region
• Wissen für alle: ZSI-Vorträge zu "Soziale Innovation" im Programm der Wiener Volkshochschulen
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• European Researchers’ Night 2015
• 49. Treffen des ScienceCenter Netzwerks: (Wie) Kann die Öffentlichkeit forschen?
• Österreichische Citizen Science Konferenz 2015 in Wien
• Workshop zu Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)
• Backstage@Social Innovation in der Donau-Universität Krems (DUK) 4. April 2014
• Changing Identities in South Eastern Europe

News

• Imagination für neue Zukunftsbilder und „Bürger/Inneninitiative“
• Donau-Universität Krems und ZSI arbeiten verstärkt zusammen
• H2020 Policy Support Facility Report on International Cooperation published!
• ZSI becomes member of the European Creative Business Network (ECBN)
• Atlas of Social Innovation - the story goes on
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• Evaluation: Austrian Offices for Science and Technology - article in "Standard"
• Preparing for Science Diplomacy - leaving the comfort zone
• International cooperation for tackling global biosphere and social challenges
• Slow progress in Kosovo, but progress
• Delegation of National Innovation Agency of Thailand welcomed at ZSI
• Impact of Social Sciences and Humanities Research
• Vote for ZSI! Thank you!
• APA-Science: Expertenwissen "on demand" für internationale Projektmanager/innen
• Invitation to the ReSTI Infodesk presentation at the DSPF Networking Event
• APA Science: "Neues Training vermittelt Know-how für Forschungsprojekte"
• APA Science: "ReSTI.academy startete am Campus Eisenstadt"
• Einladung zur Präsentation der ReSTI.academy in Eisenstadt: 2. Oktober 2018
• Excellence-in-ReSTI: Pilot Training zu Projektmanagement für die Donauregion
• 62. ScienceCenter Netzwerk-Treffen: Neues zur Wissenschaftsvermittlung
• Qualitätskriterien der Plattform "Österreich forscht": Online-Diskurs gestartet!
• Ausschreibung Österreichischer Nachwuchspreis für Entwicklungsforschung 2017
• We joined the European Citizen Science Association
• ZSI Kompetenzzentrum für "Digital Social Innovation"
• "Social Innovation 2015: Pathways to Social Change"
• Wissenschaftsvermittlung bis Mitternacht: European Researcher's Night 2015
• ZSI-led activity highlighted at the Western Balkans Summit 2015 held in Vienna
• ZSI_Stimmen: RRI – auf dem Weg zu einem neuen europäischen Forschungsparadigma?
• corporAID Magazin: "Mehr Forschung für Entwicklung"
• Ausschreibung österreichischer Nachwuchspreis - Entwicklungsforschung 2015
• COST Scientific Committee
• RRI Tools Projekt: Verantwortungsbewußte Forschung & Innovation
• Stimmen_aus dem Lehrgang „Master of Arts in Social Innovation“
• Review: EU-India STI Cooperation Days in Paris
• Review: SUSTAIN EU-ASEAN project meeting in Bangkok
• The EU-Russia Year of Science 2014 starts in November 2013
• New publication: Changing Identities in South Eastern Europe
• KORANET Summer School on European-Korean Cooperation in Environmental and Social Sciences
• weReurope: Brochure and CD-ROM available
• Rückblick auf die erfolgreiche ICD-Konferenz in Sofia: Intercultural Dialogue and Lifelong Learning in South East Europe Research meets Practice.”