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Edition II 2022

1. Call for applications:

From 20.10.2022

2. Training Description:

Academics are invited to participate in a unique, English-language workshop on the methodology of acquiring funding from Horizon Europe. The trainings are conducted live, remotely by Sean McCarthy, a prominent specialist associated with the European Commission’s framework programs for more than 30 years.

Day 1, 6.12.2022 r., 11:00-13:00, two modules: How to Present your Research Results. From this presentation 5 volunteers from the audience will be ask to prepare a 15-minute presentation on their research. These participants would ideally come from different backgrounds (hard/soft sciences, humanities etc). One volunteer will be asked to prepare for each of the following categories.

Volunteer 1:  Presentation to a business audience

Volunteer 2: Presentation to policy makers/politicians

Volunteer 3: Reporting the progress of a research project to an EU official

Volunteer 4: Presentation to other scientists

Volunteer 5:  Presentation to senior university managers

(Max. 80 participants)

Day 2: 13.12.2022, godz. 11:00 – 13:00. The session will begin with the volunteers briefly introducing themselves to the audience. Each volunteer will then deliver the 15-minute prepared presentation and receive 15-minutes of feedback. (Max 30 participants)

3. Announcements and documents:

Please send applications for training and questions to dorota.zandrowicz@cm.umk.pl for the Bydgoszcz part and natalia.pron@umk.pl for the Torun part by 20.10.2022. The order of application is decisive.

Qualified persons will be informed by e-mail about the details of a given training.