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Project Management Training for Horizon Europe

Project Management Training for Horizon Europe

Trainer: Giles Brandon (Intelligentsia Consultants)

Giles Brandon is highly experienced in providing training in project management and proposal writing to researchers and research managers in EU-funded projects (H2020 and Horizon Europe). Notably, he has helped to implement four Twinning projects evaluated “exceptional” in the EC’s final reviews: ASCIMAT (2016-2018), TUTORIAL (2016-2018), DRIVEN (2018-2022) and MaNaCa (2019-2023). He is a member of the Association of European Science and Technology Transfer Professionals (ASTP), European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA) and Institute of Physics (IOP). Since 2009, his company – Intelligentsia Consultants – has coordinated or supported over fifty (50) FP7, Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects. Many such projects have involved research institutes in Widening Countries in the development of centres of excellence, integration into ERA, and technology transfer in the fields of physics, nanomaterials and sensors e.g. FP7 NANOMAT-EPC – evaluated “excellent”, FP7 SENS-ERA, FP7 SECURE-R2I, H2020 INTELUM, H2020 FIT-4-NMP – evaluated “excellent”, and H2020 NOMATEN Phase I – selected for 15m euro Phase II funding.

Project Management Training for Horizon Europe

The project management training will be delivered in modules. Each module will involve a 1 – 1.5 hours online lecture. A few homework questions will be set for each module to help consolidate the knowledge learned during the lectures. Those who successfully complete the homework for each module will receive a Certificate of Horizon Europe Project Management at the end of the course.

Title	Module 1: Overview of EU project management
Timing	February 2025 (precise day/time to be determined)
Content	Basics of EU funding programmes; Horizon Europe Project Life Cycle (Initiation Phase, Planning Phase, Execution Phase, Control Phase, Closing Phase); Project Management Methodologies; and Roles and Responsibilities of Project Teams.

Title	Module 2: Horizon Europe Project Life Cycle: Initiation Phase + Planning Phase
Timing	March 2025 (precise day/time to be determined)
Content	Initiation Phase: Identifying Horizon Europe calls for proposals and understanding eligibility criteria; Formulating a project idea aligned with EU priorities; Building a consortium. Planning Phase: Drafting the proposal (scientific excellence, impact, and implementation); Resource allocation (personnel, financial, materials); Risk management; Submission and evaluation; Grant agreement preparation; Consortium agreement.

Title	Module 3: Horizon Europe Project Life Cycle: Execution Phase + Control Phase + Closing Phase
Timing	April 2025 (precise day/time to be determined)
Content	Execution Phase: Project implementation (Executing work packages, coordination among partners, deliverable submission, milestone achievement); Resource management (allocating and tracking resources); Communication and dissemination (continuous communication with consortium, project result dissemination, Horizon Europe communication guidelines). Control Phase: Monitoring and reporting (Tracking project progress, KPIs, Preparing periodic technical and financial reports); Risk management (Monitoring risks, Implementing risk mitigation strategies); Quality assurance (Ensuring deliverables meet quality standards, Conducting internal reviews) Closing Phase: Final reporting and deliverables; Knowledge transfer and exploitation; Administrative closure; Evaluation and lessons learned.