The agenda of the event was very ambitious, including opening speeches, presentations and a roundtable discussion. Among other high-level speakers, the keynote speech was delivered by Stijn Delauré, Policy Officer at DG R&I of the European Commission. During the event, colleagues of HETFA intensely participated in the event and delivered presentations. Virág Zsár, Senior Grant Advisor and coordinator of the foRMAtion project, and Judit Fekete, Senior Project Manager from HÉTFA Research Institute introduced the speakers and moderated the event. Gábor Balás, Managing Director of HÉTFA Research Institute talked about past and present initiatives of HÉTFA to advance the RMA profession internationally. Krisztina Kovács from HÉTFA Research Institute outlined the foRMAtion Mentorship Programme and the experiences of the pilot testing with six students that graduated from the foRMAtion courses.

The project has been an intense journey through multiple highs and a few lows, due to the pandemic, but the consortium can be genuinely proud of its achievements in the field of research management training in higher education. Although the foRMAtion project is coming to its end, we do not stop! Join the Educational Module Alliance and the Mentorship Alliance and become part of a unique RMA community. To get support and access to training events and online gatherings, contact us at hetfa_formation@hetfa.hu.

Presentations of the event: https://tinyurl.com/52vnp2hw

Event recording: https://tinyurl.com/5yw9khcs

Blanka Csite, Junior Project Manager at HETFA’s Division of International Cooperation, presented different projects and initiatives related to research management, such as the Erasmus+ foRMAtion project, the Horizon Europe RM ROADMAP project and the V4+WB Network of RMAs project. The main objective of the showcased tools and platforms developed by these projects is to strengthen the competitiveness of research performing organisations by supporting the networking, education and up-skilling of research managers.

The V4 Training consisted of presentations and interactive sessions during which participants from the Visegrad 4 countries and beyond could get to know each other and share experiences and best practices. The participating research managers had the opportunity to further broaden their knowledge in the field of European research and innovation, project management and researcher support.

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The training course of ’The Power of Non Formal Education’ was launched in 2009. Since then, thanks to its great success, an average of 3 trainings per year are financed by the Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme, in which more than 600 actors in the youth field from different countries of Europe have already had the opportunity to participate.

Since HETFA builds and joins partnerships within Erasmus+ programme, it is important to broaden colleagues’ knowledge and experience in Erasmus+, therefore acquire a more conscious and effective approach towards non formal education as a tool for social change. By experiencing an innovative approach and analysing the role and perception of non-formal education in different countries, HETFA will incorporate new approaches and different non formal educational methods into its daily work practices. In addition, this training course also provided an opportunity to meet potential partners of future projects and to make contacts in other countries.