INTELLICIS

COST is an intergovernmental framework for European Co-operation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research since 1971. It is organized into scientific and Technical Domains and its goal is to ensure that Europe holds a strong position in the field of scientific and technical research for peaceful purposes... COST is based on Actions, which are networks of coordinated national research projects in fields of interest to participants coming from different COST and non-COST countries. The Actions are defined by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Governments of the COST states wishing to participate in the Action. In COST Actions, the initiative comes from the scientists and technical experts and from those with a direct interest in furthering international collaboration. Due to this "bottom-up" approach, joining COST is very easy.