The COST National Coordinators (CNC) are the national contact points in the various countries that are a Member of COST. They are typically employed by the national ministries, responsible for research and innovation, or national research agencies. COST National Coordinators appoint the national participants to COST Actions, which gather in the Management Committees of COST Actions. Also displayed on this page are the national contact points for COST’s Cooperating Member, Israel and COST’s Partner Member, South Africa.
For more information on the Members of COST visit our Members page.
Specialist, Multilateral Relations Sector, International Programmes Department
National Agency of Scientific Research and Innovation
Rr. “Naim Frasheri”, Nr. 37, Tirana, Albania
Scientific Officer A’ | Department of Financial Services,
Information Technology & European Programmes
Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF)
Andrea Michalakopoulou 29a, 1075, Nicosia, Cyprus
French national contact point WIDERA/COST
Ministry of Higher Education and Research
23 Avenue du Docteur Lannelongue,
75014 Paris, France
Deputy Director: Strategic Partnerships
Department of Science and Technology
Department of Science and Innovation of the Republic of South Africa
More information on South African COST seed funding: https://www.esastap.org.za/cost/
Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)
Bleiweisova cesta 30,
1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija
International Cooperation Senior Expert
TÜBITAK
Tunus Caddesi No 80, Kavaklidere Çankaya (Ankara)
Senior Advisor
Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation
Directorate for International Programmes and EU Integrations
Rimski trg 46, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
EU research and Innovation
Ministry of Higher Education and Science
Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science
Haraldsgade 53
DK-2100 Copenhagen OE
www.ufm.dk
Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Sensengasse 1
1090 Wien
Austria
Unit of Management of International Research,
Development and Innovation Programs
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Karmelitska 529/5
118 12 Praha 1
Czech Republic
Interim Head, Research and innovation policy division
Ministry of Education and Research
Director at Scientific and Innovation Partnership Assistance Center
22 Orbeli Brothers str.
Yerevan 0028, Armenia
Director General of Innovation and Science Liaison with the Real Sector of Economy Directorate
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
10 Peremohy Ave, Kyiv,
01135, Ukraine
Deputy Head of International Relations & Strategic Development Department
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia
52 Dimitri Uznadze Str
0102 Tbilisi
Georgia
Swedish Research Council
Hantverkargatan 11
Chief Expert, Science Directorate
Ministry of Education and Science
2A Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Blvd.
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria
MUR – Ministry of University and Research
Directorate-General Internationalization and Communication
Office III Internationalization of research
Largo Antonio Ruberti 1 – 00153 Rome
Ministry of Education and Science
International Cooperation Department
1/3 Wspólna Str
00-529 Warsaw
Poland
Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Trg BiH 3
71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Senior Science Adviser, PhD,
Research Council of Finland
Hakaniemenranta 6 (PO Box 131)
00531 Helsinki, Finland
Finland
Scientific Officer at the DLR Project Management Agency
BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research)
Heinrich-Konen-Str. L, 53227 Bonn, Germany
Head of International Research
Programme Unit
Department of International Cooperation
Programs and Projects
Latvian Council of Science
8 Smilšu Street, Rīga,
LV-1050, Latvia
DLR Project Management Agency, European and International Cooperation, Europe Heinrich-Konen-Str. 1
53227 Bonn
Germany
Executive Officer, Framework Programme Unit
Xjenza Malta
Villa Bighi,
Dawret Giovanni Bichi,
Kalkara KKR 1320
Head of International Relations
National Research Fund – FNR
Luxembourg
International Relation Department
National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation
Mendeleev Street 21-25
010362 Bucharest
Romania
Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology
Division for International Relations
3, Clermont Ganneau St., Kiryat Begin, P.O. Box 49100
IL – 9149002 Jerusalem
Israel
Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic,
Department of International Cooperation in Science and Technology,Division of Science and Technology
Lamačská cesta 8/A | 811 04 Bratislava | Slovak Republic
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl)
Team IRIS
P.O. Box 93144 2509 AC The Hague
Netherlands
The Research Council of Norway
P.O Box 564 N-1327 Lysaker
0283 Oslo
Norway
Senior Executive
Enterprise Ireland
Eastpoint Business Park, Clontarf
Dublin, D03 E5R6
Ireland
Technology Development and Innovation Department Associate
Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia
Donje Svetice 38
10 000 Zagreb
Croatia
Senior Advisor
Department of International Research Cooperation
Estonian Research Council
90000759, Soola 8, Tartu 51004
Estonia
International Programme Coordinator
Research Council of Lithuania
Gedimino pr.3, LT-01103 Vilnius, Lithuania
Senior officer
European Union Division
International S&T Cooperation Directorate
General Secretariat for Research and Ιnnovation/GSRI
Ministry of Development and Investments
14-18, Mesogeion Ave
115 10 Athens
Greece
Science Officer
Ministry of Education and Science
Department for International Relations
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia/ Foundation for Science and Technology, Avd. Carlos I, 126
1249-074 Lisbon
Portugal
Assistant Director: Strategic Partnerships
Department of Science and Technology
DST Building (Building no. 53)
Meiring Naude Road, Brummeria
Private Bag X894 PRETORIA
Pretoria0001
Gauteng
South Africa
www.dst.gov.za
More information on South African COST seed funding: https://www.esastap.org.za/cost/
Associate Research Professor
University of Belgrade
Institute of Physics
118 Pregrevica
11080 Belgrade
Serbia
Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT)/Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology
Calle del Pintor Velázquez 5
28100 Alcobendas (Madrid)
Spain
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Wildhainweg 3
3001 Berne
Switzerland
European Research Policy
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
1 Victoria Street
SW1H 0ET London
United Kingdom
National Research, Development and Innovation Office
Department of International Affairs
Kéthly Anna tér 1
1077 Budapest
Hungary
Ministry of Education and Science
Str. Cyril and Methodius, 54
1000 Skopje
The Republic of North Macedonia
The Icelandic Centre for Research – RANNÍS
Borgartún 30
IS-105 Reykjavík
Iceland
Belgian Science Policy Office
International Coordination
WTC III
Boulevard Simon Bolivar 30
1000 Brussels
Belgium