Paola Baca

In her role as Senior Manager, Strategic Research Engagement at UBC’s Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation, Paola offers strategic leadership and direction to enhance opportunities for UBC scholars and researchers who wish to create new or expand current international research partnerships through Horizon Europe. Together with colleagues in UBC’s SPARC (Support Programs to Advance Research Capacity), UBC Office of Research Services and UBC Office of Global Engagement, Paola is responsible for understanding and connecting UBC’s research strengths to specific Horizon Europe funding programs, and for building relationships with federal, European, and Horizon Europe Secretariat counterparts. Prior to Canada’s association to Horizon Europe Pillar II, Paola was Manager of UBC’s Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (QMI) where she was responsible for the overall administrative and operational strategy of the Institute. UBC Blusson QMI Principal Investigators partnered on Horizo