Martina
HARTL

Martina Hartl is Deputy Head of Unit for International Research Cooperation and Science Diplomacy in the Austrian Ministry of Women, Science and Research. With a background in Sociology her 20+ years career in the Ministry started in the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, where she has soon been involved in EU activities, serving as the Austrian delegate in the respective Programme Committees in FP6 and FP7. From 2009 to 2013 she worked in DG RTD in Brussels as Seconded National Expert. Her current work is focused on international bilateral & multilateral collaboration and regional initiatives with neighbouring countries. She is Member of the ERA Forum Subgroup on the “Global approach to R&I cooperation” and was part of the editorial team of the EC Report “A European Framework for Science Diplomacy”. Since 2019, she also serves as the Austrian delegate for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Programme.