Empowering Research Managers in the 4 Visegrad countries and the West Balkan region
23-24 January 2025
Background
The V4+WB RMA Network Plus project aims to further reinforce the network of Research Support Professionals, or in short, Research Managers and Administrators (RMAs) in the V4+WB region. Through intensified knowledge exchange and capacity-building activities it will contribute to the increased competitiveness of the Visegrad Four and Western Balkan countries in Research and Innovation.
The closing event of the project will take place in Budapest, Hungary on 23-24 January, 2025, targeting RMAs from the V4+WB region and beyond. The event is hosted by the HÉTFA Research Institute, the coordinator of the project.
The main focus and programme of the event is to present how the situation and status of research management has changed during the time of the project in the 4 Visegrad and the 3 Western Balkan countries, what are the improvements, opportunities and the achievements in the field.
Some policy makers from the European Commission, ministries and funding organizations and institution leaders will also be present at the conference, who will give an overview of the present state and further initiatives of research and innovation and research management from their perspective in the form of presentations and a roundtable discussion.
On the second day of the conference there will be a workshop organized by NOVA University of Lisbon with the title ’Advancing Research Management Training in the V4 and Balkan Regions: Needs, Insights, and Future Collaborations’ as part of the RM Roadmap project.
The conference will support the capacity building and networking of RMAs working with EU-funded R&I projects.
Important dates
Deadline for submission of applications: 17 January 2025.
Registration and attendance
If you would like to attend the conference, please write to the email below.
v4wbrmaplusconference@gmail.com
Attendance is free of charge, but subject to the written approval of the organizers due to attendee number restrictions. The grants are reserved for applicants*, such as with active contributions to the conference (e.g. delivering a presentation or leading a workshop). Successful applicants shall be listed in the official event/conference programme. The main subject of the oral presentation/speech/workshop needs to be closely related to the topic and objectives of the V4+WB RM Network Plus conference agenda and acknowledge the grants provided by the International Visegrad Fund.
Target group
*Research Managers and Administrators (RMAs) including funding and legal advisors, finance managers, research support professionals, innovation managers, technology transfer professionals, professionals working on the interface of science (such as National Contact Points -NCPs-) or at other Research Performing Organisations (RPOs), universities, NGOs; based in V4 and WB countries.
The final agenda can be found here.
The conference will be live-streamed on HÉTFA’s YouTube channel.
Contact persons on behalf of HÉTFA:
Viktória Lakatos lakatosviktoria@hetfa.hu
Krisztina Forró forrokrisztina@hetfa.hu