Workpackages (WP)

In the second month a Kick-off seminar in Skopje will take place with all consortium partners to start up the project. The partners will build the Project team and reconfirm the division of roles and responsibilities. During the Kick-off seminar good practices from all Program countries partners on academia-industry alliances in research and education will be presented. Also, the project approach and further development of the concept of Development work packages will be discussed.
The partners will be promoting the results and project activities at two national events in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Armenia.

Programme partners will give input for capacity building and knowledge transfer at partner countries universities and companies. They, jointly will develop the Cooperative R&D strategies, structures, tools and procedures, elaborate business plans by detailed SWOT analysis, market analysis and elaborate marketing and HR management plan and develop the portfolio of
activities of each Centre.
During this WP recruiting and training staff from universities and companies will happen. Three workshops and study visits will be organised in Vaasa, Bochum and Skopje.
Another important activity during this WP will be defining the necessary equipment, based on the decision made on the research fileds. Tendering procedure will be completed by M18.
Promotional activities will continue, specially emphasising the capacities and opportunities offered by the new Cooperative R&D Units and their potential to relevant stakeholders.

Two Monitoring visits are planned – MV1 in Yerevan (M19) and MV2 in Sarajevo and Mostar (M20). During the visit partners will review the qulity control of the implementation process at each Cooperative R&D Unit. This will be followed up with preparation of an annual joint internal monitoring reports and proposals for corrective measures if necessary and carrying out the mid-term and final external evaluation.

Communication activities will encompass contacting all relevant stakeholders, potential users, promoters and investors. Channel and tools for dissemination and exploitation activities include: project web portal, associations and networks, social media, professional magazines, internet portals, TV media and published materials (publications, newsletter, handbook, leaflets, booklet). Dissemination activities (promotional events, workshops, round—tables, etc.) will be organized throughout the whole project.

There will be in total 9 dissemination events (6 national and 3 international). It is expected at least 560 people to participate on these events. Six events were described in the previous packages.

Open call will be announced for new university-academia partnerships, joint research projects and new initiatives for research and education proposals, based on the list of potential funds and programs. Also, the date will be set for the Second international conference on academia-industry collaborations in Sarajevo in 2022.

To ensure proper and timely execution on each project activity, special focus will be set on administration of the project and project results. Also, very important part of this WP is financial management and reporting to the EACEA. The Work progress and achievements during the project will be in compliance with Erasmus+ rule on social and ethical issues.

Six project meeting are planned during the project – PM1 in Vaasa (M7), PM2 in
Bochum (M12), PM3 in Yerevan (M17), PM4 in Sarajevo (M23), PM5 in Graz (M29), and PM6 in Yerevan (M35). To rationalize cost, project meetings are planned to happen jointly with other activities (events, workshop, study visits).