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Niels Tudor-Vinther

Getting EU funding for your research project idea is great, but the process from project idea to submission of the full proposal is rough and tough. 20.000 proposals are submitted every year and every single one of these preparations goes through many challenges. Most of these challenges have the same overall characteristics, that can be minimized or eliminated by being aware of them already when starting the proposal process. This podcast is for proposals preparers looking for tips, tricks, advice or just an audible pad on the shoulder to deal with the unavoidable tough work

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#247
Yesterday · 45 min
#247 Supporting Startup's & SMEs
Supporting Startups and SMEs into EU Funding With Lise Pape and Rasmus Mørk Check out how you can collaborate with The Grant Check out the episode website In my earlier field recording with Lise Pape from Walk With Path, we touched on the support she had received from Greater Copenhagen EU Office. This time, I bring Lise together with Rasmus Mørk, who has been supporting her, to look more closely at what that support actually involves. Rasmus explains how he works with startups and SMEs to understand their product-development plans, identify relevant EU funding programmes, assess whether an opportunity is worth pursuing and develop the first outline of a potential project. Lise shares how that has worked from the company side—from discovering calls she might otherwise have missed to discussing consortium composition and whether a particular opportunity really fits the company. #248 Supporting Start Ups and S… And there is an important reality check throughout: EU funding is high-hanging fruit. Not every innovative company should apply. Sometimes the best support is helping a company realise early that its time and resources would be better spent elsewhere. Time codes: 02:03 Guest introduction and fly in 06:55 Supporting Walk with Path 21:14 How CopenVirk Supports Companies 36:05 Reflections
#246
October 12 · 56 min
#246 Experienced Exploitation
Experienced Exploitation – From Results to Real-World Value With Carmen Bianca Socaciu Check out the episode website Check out how you can work with The Grant Exploitation is ultimately about what happens to the results of an EU-funded project beyond the project itself. In episode #246, I’m joined by Carmen Bianca Socaciu, who has worked with exploitation for more than a decade, to explore what that process actually looks like in practice. We move from identifying results and developing value propositions to understanding customer needs, business models, market conditions and the people inside partner organisations who can actually make decisions. Carmen also explains why exploitation is as much about trust, curiosity and human relationships as it is about business tools. And we look at the difficult cases too: sustainable technologies that cannot break even, market conditions that change during a four-year project, results that are ready for market but have nobody willing to pick them up, and the uncomfortable gap between publicly funded R&D timelines and commercial reality. Time codes: 02:20 Guest introduction and fly in 06:35 Understanding Exploitation 12:01 From Project Results to Real-World Use 24:37 Sustainability, Regulation and Long-Term Impact 40:11 Becoming a Strong Exploitation Partner 47:56 Reflections and advice 50:42 The toughest challenge
October 7 · 33 min
Collaboration - RM Framework Series (11): The Quality Label
The RM Framework Quality Label – Making Training Comparable RM Framework Series #11 with Blanka Csite from EARMA Check out the episode webiste with links Research management training across Europe comes in many different forms—from accredited university programmes to short professional courses, micro-credentials and training delivered by professional associations. In episode #11 of the RM Framework Series, I’m joined by Blanka Csite from EARMA to explore how the project’s proposed Quality Label could help bring more transparency to that landscape. Blanka explains why the current approach is voluntary, developmental and proportionate rather than pass-or-fail, and how self-assessment can help training providers reflect on their purpose, target group, learning outcomes and links to RM Comp competencies and proficiency levels. We also look at what the Quality Label could mean for research managers themselves: clearer information about what different programmes actually offer, making it easier to identify training that matches their own professional development needs. The concept is still being refined through pilot feedback and wider consultation with the European research management community. Time codes: 02:13 Guest introduction and fly in 04:17 Introducing the Quality Label 09:59 Developing the Quality Label Approach 19:06 Supporting Training Across the ERA 25:13 From Development to Testing 29:05 Reflections
#245
October 5 · 1 hr 13 min
#245 Culture & Creativity NCPs
Inside Creative Europe – Helping Culture & Media Access EU Funding With Nicoline Joy Haas and Lone Friboe Garde from Creative Europe Desk Denmark Check out the episode website for more information Want you own podcast? Reach out For episode #245, I travelled to the Danish Film Institute in Copenhagen, where Nicoline Joy Haas and Lone Friboe Garde joined me for an in-person recording inside one of the Institute’s cinemas. Together, they introduce the two main corners they work with: Nicoline covers the Culture strand, spanning areas such as music, literature, performing arts, architecture, museums and cultural heritage, while Lone works with the MEDIA strand, covering the audiovisual industries including film, TV series and video games. #245 Culture and Creativity NCP… #245 Culture and Creativity NCP… But the main focus is their work as a Creative Europe Desk. We look at how they help applicants identify relevant opportunities, qualify project ideas, understand calls, review applications, find international partners and navigate the particular language of EU funding. We also discuss what makes a strong Creative Europe proposal—including meaningful international collaboration, international potential, realistic project structures and strategies for reaching audiences. Time codes: 00:00 En route and Arrival 05:26 Creative Europe Desk Denmark 13:52 Introducing Creative Europe 26:07 Supporting Danish Applicants 48:43 Developing a Strong Application 01:0010: Advice, reflections and the toughest challenge
October 1 · 1 hr 12 min
Collaboration - AAU's Missioner: #2 Hvordan måler man effekten af missionsdreven forskning?
Tidligere på året udsendte The Grant i samarbejde med Aalborg Universitets Missionssekretariat en podcastepisode som introducerede forskere og forskningsteams til missions-tilgangen. Nu er det blevet tid til en samtale om hvordan man effektmåler i den missionsdrevne forskningstilgang, når flere forskellige forskningsdiscipliner og samfundsaktører er involveret. I episoden taler jeg med Maria Abel Nissen og Jacob Brix fra Aalborg Universitet om, hvad der gør effektmåling i missionsdrevet forskning anderledes end i et traditionelt forskningsprojekt. Samtalen tager udgangspunkt i, at en mission ikke kan vurderes alene på resultaterne fra de enkelte projekter. Effekten opstår i samspillet mellem projekter, forskningsmiljøer og de aktører uden for universitetet, som skal være med til at omsætte ny viden til konkrete forandringer. Vi ser blandt andet på forskellen mellem teknologisk modenhed og samfundets evne til faktisk at optage og anvende nye løsninger. Her kommer begreber som Technology Readiness Level (TRL), Societal Readiness Level (SRL) og implementeringskraft i spil. Derefter går vi tættere på arbejdet med et impact framework: Hvordan kan man skabe en ramme, der forbinder missionens overordnede samfundsmål med porteføljer, projekter, aktiviteter, adfærdsændringer og den effekt, man i sidste ende ønsker at skabe? Endelig diskuterer vi arbejdet med tippepunkter – de steder i en forandringsproces, hvor man begynder at kunne se, at noget reelt har flyttet sig – og hvad hele denne tilgang betyder for forskerne selv. For hvis effektmåling skal have værdi i en missionsdrevet tilgang, skal den ikke alene fungere som dokumentation og rapportering. Den skal også kunne bruges som et redskab til læring, prioritering og til at forstå, hvordan den enkelte forskningsindsats bidrager til en større samfundsmæssig forandring. Tidskoder: 02:22 Gæsteintroduktion 05:52 Åbning: Hvorfor er det her spørgsmål vigtigt? 13:58 Hvad er særligt ved missionsdreven forskning? 24:02 Fra teknologi til samfund: TRL, SRL og implementeringskraft 30:59 Impact framework: Hvordan bygger man en ramme for at forstå effekt? 40:12 Tippepunkter: Hvornår kan vi se, at noget har flyttet sig? 51:05 Hvad betyder det for forskerne? 01:04:50 Afslutning: Hvad er næste skridt?
#244
September 28 · 1 hr 6 min
#244 Adjusting the Course - The Implementation Series (17)
Adjusting the Course – When EU Projects Don’t Go to Plan Implementation Series #17 with Antonietta Pizza from ENCO ConsultingSee how you can collaborate with The Grant Check out the episode website Nothing goes exactly according to plan in a multi-year EU project. Activities are delayed, technical results differ from expectations, one work package becomes dependent on another, partners go quiet, or assumptions made during proposal writing simply turn out not to hold. In episode #17 of the Implementation Series, I’m joined by Antonietta Pizza, Head of EU Projects Unit at ENCO Consulting, to look at how coordinators should respond when this happens. We discuss the difference between ordinary turbulence and a structural problem, why bilateral conversations with partners matter, how to keep the consortium aligned and why the project officer should hear about emerging problems early rather than receive surprises later. We then move into adjusting the project itself: tasks, resources, budgets, formal amendments, documentation and the knock-on effects across the rest of the project. Antonietta also explains why a technically disappointing result does not necessarily mean that the work has no value—and why negotiations around money and budget reallocation can be the toughest challenge of all. Time codes: 02:11 Guest introduction and fly in 05:56 Recognising That the Plan Is No Longer Working 19:02 Leading the Consortium Through Uncertainty 28:47 Adjusting the Project Without Losing the Project 45:04 When Failure Creates Better Results 53:57 Reflections and Advice 56:53 The toughest challenge
#243
September 21 · 1 hr 14 min
#243 Inside the Proposal Deadline - Life at a Grant Consultancy
Inside the Proposal Deadline – Life at a Grant Consultancy An in-person recording with Søren Houmøller, Maria Battistel and Tereza Marie-Jo Berk from 1st Mile Check out the episode website with links, photos from the session etc. What does a grant consultancy actually look like when several proposal deadlines are approaching at once? For episode #243, I visit 1st Mile at DTU during a busy proposal period. Together with founder Søren Houmøller and team members Maria Battistel and Tereza Marie-Jo Berk, I look behind the scenes at how a small consultancy organises several applications in parallel: who manages the proposal, who writes what, how budgets and work plans are handled, how people move between teams, and what happens when something goes wrong close to submission. But this episode is just as much about people as proposals. We talk about the relationships with clients, why team fit matters, how 1st Mile tries to create enough redundancy for colleagues to step in when needed, and why being able to say “no” early can be healthier than promising something you cannot deliver. Finally, Søren explains how he thinks about leadership, recovery after deadlines and building a workplace where intense periods do not become the permanent norm. Time codes: 00:00 Arrival & Introduction 04:40 What's on the Table? 13:31 Building Proposals as a Team 33:32 When the Deadline Takes Over 52:20 Managing the People Behind the Proposals 01:03:24 After the Deadline 01:12:03 Goodbye
September 16 · 36 min
Collaboration: RM Framework Series (10) - Results of the Pilots
Testing the RM Framework – What the Pilots Taught Us RM Framework Series #10 with Marcos Gomes Check out the episode website for more information In episode #10 of the RM Framework Series, I’m joined again by Marcos Gomes from the University of Coimbra to look at the first lessons from the project’s pilot-testing phase. Different training providers across Europe have been using the draft handbook, working with RM Comp and testing elements of the proposed quality label in real training environments. The purpose was simple: does the framework actually work outside the project consortium? Marcos shares the patterns emerging from the feedback. The framework provides useful structure, but testers also asked for more practical examples, templates and guidance. And one message comes through particularly strongly: the goal is not to create one standard European training programme. It is to establish a shared foundation that different organisations can adapt to their own educational, institutional and national realities. Time codes: 01:50 Guest introduction and fly in 05:24 How the Pilot Testing Was Done 09:15 What Did the Pilots Tell Us? 30:20 Reflections & Next Steps
#242
September 14 · 58 min
#242 How EU Funding Helps Health Technology Find Its Feet
From Idea to Market – Building Walk With Path with EU Funding An in-person conversation with founder Lise Pape Check out the episode website For episode #242, I travelled to Walk With Path’s Copenhagen office for an in-person conversation with founder Lise Pape. We start with the technology and the story behind it: a medtech journey influenced by Lise’s experience of her father’s Parkinson’s disease, followed by more than a decade of product development, clinical validation and work with users. Today, Walk With Path develops wearable technology including a connected sensor-based insole for mobility, gait analysis and diabetic foot care. Then we follow the funding journey. Smaller grants eventually led to a €2.3 million SME Instrument project, and Walk With Path has since built experience across several European funding schemes and collaborative projects. Lise explains how a five-person company manages multiple funded projects alongside the commercial business, when external consultants make sense, how public support services can help, and why the long-term goal is increasingly to move from project funding towards commercial growth. Time codes: 00:00 Arrival in Copenhagen 05:47 Guest introduction and fly in 08:22 The Company and the Story Behind 16:35 Experience with Funded Projects 39:12 Help and Support 44:40 What Have You Learned? 49:47 Future 52:33 Reflections and The Toughest Challenge
#241
September 7 · 1 hr 29 min
#241 Innovation Fund - Proposal Writing (part 2)
Innovation Fund Proposal Writing (2) – Writing & Submission With Irene Larroy from EY and Marco Molica Colella from Hydrogen Europe In the second half of our Innovation Fund proposal-writing double episode, we move from preparation to actually building the application. Irene Larroy and Marco Molica Colella take us through the documents, annexes and evaluation criteria that make an Innovation Fund proposal such a substantial exercise. One of the first lessons: don't necessarily start with Part B. Build the feasibility study, business plan, financial model and other underlying elements first, then use them to create a consistent Part B. We go through project concept and innovation, GHG emission avoidance, technical, financial and operational maturity, risk, replicability, knowledge sharing, cost efficiency and work packages before finishing with the submission process itself. Throughout, Irene and Marco stress consistency, evaluator-friendly writing and rigorous document control. And the toughest challenge? Time. This is an application process that requires serious planning and significant internal capacity. Time codes 02:04 Pen to paper - The Annexes 28:12 Pen to paper - Part B 01:01:17 Submission 01:10:59 Reflections and advice 01:22:50 The toughest challenge
#240
August 31 · 46 min
#240 Innovation Fund - Proposal Writing (part 1)
Innovation Fund Proposal Writing (1) – Preparation & Innovation With Irene Larroy from EY and Marco Molica Colella from Hydrogen Europe Check out the episode website In this first of two episodes on Innovation Fund proposal writing, I’m joined by Irene Larroy from EY and Marco Molica Colella from Hydrogen Europe. We focus on the traditional Innovation Fund grants and Net-Zero Technologies calls rather than the auction mechanism. And the first lesson comes before the writing starts: because this programme is highly competitive and resource-intensive, applicants need to determine whether their project genuinely fits the Innovation Fund before investing heavily in the proposal. Irene explains how she starts by testing projects against the five evaluation criteria: degree of innovation, GHG emission avoidance, maturity, replicability and cost efficiency. We then zoom in on the degree of innovation. Marco explains why innovation cannot be assessed in isolation: it depends on the sector, competing technologies and what the Innovation Fund has already supported. Irene shows why applicants should study the Innovation Fund dashboard and compare themselves carefully with previous funded projects—including previous projects from their own corporate group. We also discuss the importance of the innovation annex in the call documentation and why a successful proposal process may require applicants to redesign parts of the project itself in order to build a stronger case. Time codes: 01:55 Guest introduction and fly in 06:00 Preparation 31:35 Shaping of proposal concept with consortium
August 26 · 53 min
Collaboration: RM Framework Series (9) - Building the Future of Research Management in Europe
A New ERA for Research Management RM Framework Series #9 with Anna Seip from DG RTD Check out the episode website Why has research management become a European policy priority? In episode #9 of the RM Framework Series, I’m joined by Anna Seip, Policy Officer at DG RTD, to trace the policy journey behind the initiatives we have been exploring throughout this series. We go back to the renewed European Research Area and ERA Action 17 and look at how research management moved from a relatively undefined concept towards an increasingly recognised profession. Anna explains an important part of that history: the initiative did not simply originate inside the Commission. Member States helped put the issue on the agenda, after which the Commission, countries and stakeholder organisations worked together to define the challenges and determine what should happen next. Those challenges became upskilling, recognition, networking and capacity building. We discuss how projects such as RM Roadmap and RM Framework turn those policy objectives into practical initiatives, and why RM Comp has become an important common language for describing what research managers actually do. But creating frameworks is only part of the job. The next challenge is adoption: getting institutional leadership and Member States to recognise the profession, use the tools and invest in research-management capacity. It is a useful look behind the curtain at how a European policy priority gradually moves from discussion to concrete change inside research organisations. Time codes: 02:23 Guest introduction and fly in 06:11 Why Research Management Became a European Priority 12:11 Building the Foundations: RM Comp and the European Framework 19:02 From Policy to Practice: Implementing RM Comp Across Europe 33:13 The Next Step: Shared Ownership Across Europe 48:12 Reflections and Call to Action
#239
August 24 · 1 hr 16 min
#239 Exploitation - The Implementation Series (16)
Exploitation in EU Projects – From Results to Real Use With Ana-Marija Špicnagel, Director at IPS Konzalting Check out the episode website In this episode of my Implementation Series, I’m joined by Ana-Marija Špicnagel from IPS Konzalting for a practical guide to exploitation in EU-funded projects. We begin with the basics: communication tells people what the project is doing, dissemination shares its results, while exploitation is about somebody actually using those results. And that does not necessarily mean selling a product. Exploitation can be commercial, regulatory, educational, organisational or linked to further research, depending on the project and the expected outcome. From there we move into implementation. How do you identify key exploitable results when many of them may not even be visible at proposal stage? When should you start talking to partners about commercialisation and IP? How do you deal with researchers, SMEs and other consortium partners having very different motivations? And how do you involve stakeholders early enough for their feedback to actually shape the result? Ana-Marija shares a concrete working rhythm for exploitation throughout a project and explains why the real objective is not another Excel sheet or polished deliverable. It is creating something that somebody wants to use — and ideally something that can continue living after the funding stops. Time codes: 02:03 Guest introduction and fly in 06:13 Defining Exploitation 18:00 Designing for Exploitation from Day One 31:57 The Consortium Challenge 37:13 From Project Results to Real Adoption 58:38 Life After the Project 01:09:07 Reflections and advice 01:10:29 The toughest challenge
#238
August 17 · 1 hr 11 min
#238 EU Funding in the Western Balkans: Building Research Capacity
EU Funding in the Western Balkans – The View from Albania With Luziana Hoxha from the Agricultural University of Tirana Check out the episode website In this episode, I’m joined by Luziana Hoxha from the Agricultural University of Tirana to look at EU funding from the perspective of Albania and the Western Balkans. Albania is associated with Horizon Europe, so on paper its universities and researchers have broad access to the programme. But access and competitiveness are two different things. Luziana explains the challenges of joining established consortia when other European universities may have decades of experience, mature project offices, stronger research infrastructure and long-standing international networks. We also talk about how European programmes can gradually change that position. Erasmus+, earlier Tempus projects, mobility, Widening instruments and participation in international networks have helped universities build administrative capacity, modernise curricula and laboratories, and develop researchers who are increasingly able to write and lead proposals themselves. Luziana shares her own journey—including succeeding with a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship after previously doubting whether an Albanian researcher could compete at that level. It is a conversation about funding, but equally about visibility, confidence, relationships and becoming a trusted part of the European research ecosystem. Time codes: 01:55 Guest introduction and fly in 05:39 The View from Albania – What Opportunities Exist? 16:08 The Challenges of Competing in European Funding 32:18 Building Capacity Through European Collaboration 47:03 From Participant to Contributor 58:42 Reflections and advice 01:04:34 The toughest challenge
#237
August 10 · 1 hr 17 min
#237 RTOs - Bridging Research and Industry
How RTOs Turn Research into Impact – The Spanish Model With Patricia Castillo, Director of Impact at Eurecat Check out the episode website In this episode, I’m joined by Patricia Castillo, Director of Impact at Eurecat, to explore what research and technology organisations actually do and why they occupy such an important place in Europe’s innovation ecosystem. RTOs sit between universities, companies, start-ups and public authorities. Their purpose is to help move technologies beyond promising laboratory results and towards something that can be manufactured, scaled, financed and used by companies in the real world. Patricia explains why that process is not a simple linear transfer from science to market, but a continuous interaction between researchers, industry and society. We also examine the distinctive Spanish model, where RTOs are private non-profit organisations with limited baseline support and must combine competitive public funding with industry contracts and services. That creates a difficult but productive tension: responding to companies’ needs today while investing in the knowledge, people and infrastructure that may be required ten years from now. We discuss impact management, responsible technology development, long-term research capacity, tacit knowledge, falling success rates and why generic AI-written sections on impact, gender and dissemination are becoming increasingly easy for evaluators to recognise. Time codes: 01:39 Guest introduction and fly in 05:15 Understanding the RTO Model 16:06 The Spanish Context 26:41 Living with the Challenge 49:09 The Book - Capturing Knowledge Before It Disappears 01:01:17 Reflections and advice 01:03:17 The toughest challenge
#236
August 3 · 1 hr 13 min
#236 Rethinking How to Create Lasting Impact
Rethinking Impact – From Funded Projects to Real Adoption With Christopher Adlung from TU Delft Check out the episode website In this episode, I’m joined by Christopher Adlung, a PhD researcher at TU Delft and a medtech entrepreneur, to rethink what impact actually means in EU-funded research and innovation. Christopher studies the adoption and scaling of telemedicine in low-resource settings, and that adoption perspective shapes our entire conversation. A technology can perform brilliantly in a laboratory or pilot project, but real impact only emerges when the wider ecosystem can and wants to use it. That includes not only researchers and end users, but also procurement teams, administrators, investors, technicians, managers and everyone else whose decisions shape implementation. We also question whether Europe’s increasingly large and complex collaborative projects are always the right mechanism for innovative SMEs. Could smaller, simpler grants involving fewer partners create faster and more focused progress? Could new structures connect universities, companies and public authorities without forcing them into temporary consortia with very different incentives? Christopher also shares examples from telemedicine in Bangladesh, where innovation has grown from practical constraints and combines digital consultations, mobile health teams, diagnostic devices, pharmacies and local access points. It becomes a wide-ranging conversation about funding design, ecosystems, sustainability and why impact should be measured through adoption and long-term consequences rather than activity alone. Time codes: 01:39 Guest introduction and fly in 04:37 The Traditional Funding Model – Where Does It Fall Short? 22:20 Beyond Silos – Do We Need New Ways of Organising Innovation? 36:47 Inspiration Beyond Europe 47:46 Rethinking Impact in Future EU Projects 59:00 Reflections and advice 01:06:11 The toughest challenge
#235
July 27 · 32 min
#235 Supporting Young Entrepreneurs and Young Professionals with Disabilities
WIN4SMES – Supporting Young Entrepreneurs and Young Professionals with Disabilities Two pilot stories from Hungary and Lithuania Check out the episode website In this episode I return to the WIN4SMES universe with a closer look at two pilot stories that deserved their own spotlight. In the first half, I speak with Tamas Rettich from the Hungarian Association of Craftsmen’s Corporations about a one-week entrepreneurship camp for highly talented young innovators. The camp helps participants move from strong technical or scientific ideas toward real entrepreneurial thinking through business planning, finance, marketing, innovation management, leadership and teamwork. What I especially like here is the emphasis on collaboration: the young participants do not just refine ideas on their own, but learn that innovation also depends on trust, communication and shared problem-solving. In the second half, I speak with Egle Lizaityte from the Lithuanian Association of Hotels and Restaurants about a pilot focused on getting young people with disabilities into the hospitality sector. Through collaboration between schools, employers and sector organisations, the project helps companies understand how to create inclusive workplaces and helps young people gain internships and jobs. The conversation is a strong reminder that workplace innovation is not only about technology or productivity. It is also about changing attitudes, widening the talent pool and building systems that allow people to contribute in ways employers may never have considered before. Time codes: 00:18 Introduction to the episode 02:11 Supporting Young Entrepreneurs in Hungary 11:15 Young Disabled Professionals in the Hospitality Sector
#234
July 20 · 1 hr 28 min
#234 EU Funding for Culture and Creativity
EU Funding in Culture and Creativity With Paolo Montemurro from Matera HubCheck out the episode website In this episode I’m joined by Paolo Montemurro from Materahub to open up the European funding landscape for culture and creativity. This is a conversation I’ve wanted to do for a long time, because if you cover EU funding broadly, the cultural and creative sectors are too important to leave untouched. Paolo explains why the European Union invests in culture and creativity not only because of their economic contribution, but also because of their role in democracy, social inclusion, European values, mobility and innovation. We talk about how this recognition has grown over time and why the creative and cultural sectors now sit much more clearly inside the wider European policy and funding architecture. We then move through the actual opportunities. We start with Creative Europe as the main go-to programme, but also look at Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, Interreg and other relevant corners of the funding landscape. Paolo shares how Matera Hub has worked across these schemes since 2011, using culture and creativity as both a sector in its own right and as a methodology that can connect to entrepreneurship, skills, cultural heritage, innovation, audience development and social transformation. It’s an introduction episode, but a rich one — especially for anyone in the cultural and creative sectors trying to understand where to start and how broad the European opportunity space really is. Time codes: 01:47 Guest introduction and fly in 05:11 Why Does the EU Invest in Culture and Creativity? 18:57 The Funding Landscape 50:28 Looking Ahead 56:50 Materahub's Experience Across Programmes 01:15:21 Reflections and advice 01:19:15 The Toughest Challenge
July 15 · 30 min
The Grant Collaboration - RM Framework Series (8): The Hungary Pilot
RM Framework (7) – The Hungary Pilot at Corvinus University Accredited RM training, formal education and the limits of standardisation Check out the episode websiteIn the seventh episode of the RM Framework Series, I’m joined by Associate Professor Éva Pinter and Éva Kőváriné Ignáth from Corvinus University of Budapest to explore the Hungarian pilot. Corvinus brings a very specific and valuable perspective to the project because it already runs a formally accredited postgraduate programme: the Research and Innovation Manager and Economist Executive Degree Programme. The programme runs over two full semesters, leads to a state-recognised diploma, and was developed in close cooperation with Hungary’s National Research, Development and Innovation Office. Unlike shorter professional workshops, this is a full higher education qualification for experienced professionals from universities, research institutes, public agencies and companies — as well as people transitioning into research management. That makes Corvinus a particularly interesting pilot case. Éva Pinter explains the pilot tests where the RM Framework handbook and quality label work well, and where they need more flexibility for multi-semester, ECTS-based degree programmes. Éva Kőváriné Ignáth adds the course-level perspective, drawing on shorter BA and MA courses developed through earlier European projects and now used to introduce students to research management and EU research funding. Together, the episode becomes a practical discussion about formal education, competence frameworks, quality labels, microcredentials and what it really means to build a European standard for research management training across very different national systems. Time codes: 02:22 Guest introduction and fly in 04:18 How You Train Research Managers Today 10:51 Working with the Pilot – Constraints and Reality 23:36 Expectations & Final Reflections
#233
July 13 · 1 hr 27 min
#233 Interreg - An Introduction
Interreg – An Introduction With Viktoria Nilsson from Lund Municipality Check out the episode website for links In this episode I introduce the Interreg funding scheme together with Viktoria Nilsson from Lund Municipality. Interreg is one of the EU’s oldest territorial cooperation programmes, and its core idea is both simple and important: many societal challenges are shared across borders, so neighboring regions should work on them together. We talk about why Interreg exists, how it sits inside EU cohesion policy, and why it has become such a central instrument for cross-border collaboration in areas like innovation, green transition, sustainable transport and labour mobility. We also make the episode practical. Viktoria explains how a typical Interreg project is structured, what kinds of partners usually take part, how funding rates and project types work, what the secretariat does during the application phase, and what applicants should keep in mind around communication, indicators, end users and long-term impact. It’s the first episode in what I hope will become a broader Interreg series, and it is meant as a clear and usable entry point for anyone who wants to understand the scheme better. Time codes: 01:31 Guest introduction and fly in 08:36 EU motivation for the funding scheme 19:16 Structure of funding scheme 36:00 Target group stakeholders 39:47 How to apply 01:01:04 Evaluation 01:05:06 When funding is received 01:09:23 Do's and don't's 01:16:44 The toughest challenge

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