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UMONS - Strategy statement

HRS4R "Human Resources Strategy for Researchers"

In order to promote the attractivity of the profession of researchers, to support their mobility and offer them real career-advancement opportunities, the European Union published recommendations for good practice in terms of recruitment, employment and working conditions for researchers ("European Charter for Researchers" and "Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers"). On 20 December 2010, the University of Mons resolutely committed to setting up a strategy of human resource management in R&D, including a charter for researchers and a code of conduct for the recruitment of researchers (see document…). The University has defined a series of axes on which it will concentrate its action in the years to come:

• Reinforcing ethical, societal and professional dimensions contributing to the quality of research,
• Improving the quality of information provided to potential candidates with the aim to ensure the transparency of our recruitment procedures,
• Increasing its research potential by establishing a voluntarist policy in favour of researchers from abroad as well as underprivileged groups,
• Contributing to improve the recognition of learning programmes and qualifications,
• Supporting the continued development of careers for researchers.

UMONS is also committed to measuring the progress of the strategy's implementation, by undergoing an internal assessment every 2 years and an external one every 4 years.

To read the strategy documents, click here (English version available here).