Objective Gaia is the ESA cornerstone mission set to revolutionise our understanding of the Milky Way. This proposal will shape a critical mass of new expertise with the fundamental skills required to power the scientific exploitation of Gaia over the coming decade and beyond.The GREAT-ITN research theme is 'Unravelling the Milky Way' focused on four fundamental problems: unravelling the origin and history of our home galaxy; tracing the birth place and understanding the astrophysical properties of the stellar constituents of our galaxy; deepening the understanding of planetary systems by linking the study of exoplanets to the origins of the solar system; take up the grand challenges offered by Gaia in the domains of the distance scale and the transient sky.The GREAT-ITN will deliver a training programme structured around these research themes to a core of new researchers, equipping them with the skills and expertise to become future leaders in astronomy or enter industry. These skills are relevant across many of the key challenges facing us now from climate change to energy security. These require well trained people, people which this GREAT-ITN will deliver.The 12 GREAT-ITN partners in Europe, and 1 in China, each have world leading expertise. 19 additional associate partners provide access to complementary expertise and facilities. The network includes three associates from the Information Technology industry: Microsoft, InterSystems and The Server Labs, each driving the new global 'on-line' agenda. The European Space Agency provides the vital interface to the Gaia project, and exposure to the Space industry.This powerful combination of expertise, from industry and academia, will lead to a new cluster of expertise in the area of Galactic astronomy, deliver powerful and effective training to a large pool of Early Stage Researchers, and cement a sustainable research community adding impact to Europe's leadership in this fundamental area of astrophysics. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomygalactic astronomynatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyastrophysicsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanetsexoplanetologynatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciences Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2010-ITN - Marie-Curie Action: "Initial Training Networks" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2010-ITN See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-ITN - Networks for Initial Training (ITN) Coordinator THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE EU contribution € 729 987,20 Address TRINITY LANE THE OLD SCHOOLS CB2 1TN Cambridge United Kingdom See on map Region East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Keith Cann (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN Netherlands EU contribution € 242 993,90 Address RAPENBURG 70 2311 EZ Leiden See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ton Brouwer Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University Sweden EU contribution € 252 098,60 Address Paradisgatan 5c 22100 LUND See on map Region Södra Sverige Sydsverige Skåne län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Leif Lönnblad (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA Spain EU contribution € 463 959,20 Address GRAN VIA DE LES CORTS CATALANES 585 08007 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Xavier Gutiérrez (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAET HEIDELBERG Germany EU contribution € 228 015,30 Address SEMINARSTRASSE 2 69117 Heidelberg See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Eva Katharina Grebel (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV Germany EU contribution € 228 015,30 Address HOFGARTENSTRASSE 8 80539 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Sylke Schmidt (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE Switzerland EU contribution € 244 462,40 Address RUE DU GENERAL DUFOUR 24 1211 Geneve See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Genève Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Laurent Samuel Eyer (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Belgium EU contribution € 229 630,00 Address OUDE MARKT 13 3000 Leuven See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Myriam Witvrouw (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PEKING UNIVERSITY China EU contribution € 195 630,20 Address The Summer Palace Road 5 100871 BEIJING See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Yan Zhang (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI ASTROFISICA Italy EU contribution € 493 036,50 Address VIALE DEL PARCO MELLINI 84 00136 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Andrea Comastri (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIWERSYTET IM. ADAMA MICKIEWICZA W POZNANIU Poland EU contribution € 220 525,30 Address ULICA HENRYKA WIENIAWSKIEGO 1 61 712 POZNAN See on map Region Makroregion północno-zachodni Wielkopolskie Miasto Poznań Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Tadeusz Michalowski (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRO DE INVESTIGACAO EM ASTRONOMIA E ASTROFISICA DA UNIVERSIDADE DOPORTO ASSOCIACAO Portugal EU contribution € 217 442,10 Address RUA DAS ESTRELAS 4150 762 Porto See on map Region Continente Norte Área Metropolitana do Porto Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Nuno Miguel Cardoso Santos (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS France EU contribution € 504 784,50 Address RUE MICHEL ANGE 3 75794 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Philippe Leconte (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data