CIC energiGUNE has a mission to play a leading role in the international scientific area, focusing on materials and systems related to energy, electrochemical, and thermal storage. The center aspires to be a reference in technology transfer, counting on the collaboration of other scientific-technological agents, and generating disruptive knowledge for the Basque industry. This is achieved with a suitable environment that has state-of-the-art infrastructures, laboratories, characterization and prototyping platforms and, above all, a team of high-level, interdisciplinary researchers team who work to achieve excellent, high-impact research.
CIC energiGUNE seeks out the best talent, wherever it is and wherever it comes from. Which means:
To this end, CIC energiGUNE has carried out a diagnosis of the situation of human resources policies concerning the 40 principles, and has conducted a complete gap analysis identifying needs for improvement. As a result of this analysis, an action plan has been drawn up focusing on the resolution of the deviations detected.
As part of the update of the European Charter for Researchers, the European Commission has renewed the approach to the HRS4R strategy, moving from the original 40 principles to 20 principles organized into four main areas, with the aim of simplifying its implementation and responding more effectively to the new challenges in research and researchers’ professional development.
At CIC energiGUNE, this new stage has involved renewing the HRS4R working team and adapting our internal survey to the new European framework. We are currently analysing the results of the survey carried out in July 2026, which will serve as the basis for preparing a new diagnosis and updating our Action Plan, ensuring continuity with the improvements already implemented and defining new actions aligned with the 20 European principles.
