The operation of the European Talent Support Network was presented in the framework of a symposium in ECHA conference for the first time. It was a pleasure for the presenters having a large number of delegates in the audience. The chairman of the symposium was Prof. Albert Ziegler.
Csilla Fuszek, the coordinator of ETSN spoke about the history of the network and its achievements so far. The history of ETSN dates to 2011, when the idea of creating the network and establishing European Talent Centres appeared. It was followed by discussions among 50 international experts and forming the documents on the European Talent Support Network. The preparation work resulted in the agreement of the General Assembly of ECHA concerning supporting, regulating and guiding the formation of ETSN. The official launch of the European Talent Support Network was in 2015 in Brussel.
In her presentation, Mojca Jurisevic explained how the needs, responsibilities and challenges appear in internal, national and international levels.
The last presentation of the symposium was held by Desiree Houkema and dr. Stijn Smeets; they launched the idea to create an international, online platform to facilitate the working of the ETSN and of each European Talent Centre (ETC) individually.
In summary, the participants had the opportunity to get an overall picture of the history and operation of ETSN. The presentations provided necessary and sufficient information on how to join the network and how to establish an European Talent Centre. More information is available on the official website of the ECHA conference and by clicking on the relevant speakers.