The Future of Research Management Training in Higher Education – Insights from project foRMAtion

Segue abaixo detalhes do convite para evento do projeto foRMAtion que acontecerá em 30/11. É uma boa oportunidade de conhecer uma iniciativa inovadora em treinamento de profissionais na área.

Dear Colleague,

We are delighted to invite you to the final open stakeholder event of the project foRMAtion focusing on:

"The Future of Research Management Training in Higher Education – Insights from foRMAtion’s Teaching and Mentoring Experience to Professionalise Research Management",

which is going to take place in Brussels on 30 November 2022, from 9:00 to 15:00, hosted by the Liaison Office of APRE, the Italian Agency for the Promotion of European Research (event venue: Regione Lazio, Rond-Point Schuman 14 - 1040 Brussels).

The project foRMAtion - Innovative and smart module for potential Research Managers and Administrators (RMA) in higher education is an Erasmus+ strategic partnership, led by HÉTFA Research Institute, aimed to launch research management training in higher education institutions and promote the recognition of the RMA profession.

At the event, we welcome around 70 higher education executives and managers, policy-makers, research managers and administrators, experts and any interested parties to join us in the discussion about the professionalisation of Research Management and Administration (RMA) across Europe. We will examine the European policy context as well as the innovative tools elaborated and tested within the foRMAtion project to serve the professional development of HE students and the overall RMA community.

Our curriculum and teaching methodology, the mentorship programme and the online self-development tools have been designed to bridge the gap between universities and current labour market needs of research performing organisations. Summing up the experiences of 3 years of intensive joint work, we will present our “Guide & impact assessment for educating and training RMAs at HEIs backed by policy recommendations”.

As the continuation of the project, two alliances are set-up aiming to boost the further operation and uptake of our outputs. For those interested in joining the foRMAtion alliances and will participate at the event in Brussels, two free mini-trainings will be offered, as side-events:

- one for HEI teachers and educators about the use of the foRMAtion Modules (29 November afternoon)

- and another one for representatives of research performing organisations on foRMAtion’s Mentorship programme (30 November afternoon).

The number of participants to these sessions is limited. Places will be attributed on a first come first served basis.

Can we count on you? Register now to contribute with your ideas and meet other professionals in Brussels to expand your network!

Registration form: https://tinyurl.com/224w7hrf

Agenda: https://tinyurl.com/bdu4b47

We look forward to welcoming you at the event!

With kind regards,

Virág Zsár

Coordinator of the foRMAtion project

Senior Grant Advisor, HÉTFA Research Institute, Hungary

Angelo D'Agostino

Head of Research career and NCPs coordination Unit

APRE – Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea, Roma, Italy