Agenda
Place: University of Business and Technology
Day 1: April 2023 – Training
The initial day will be more with presentations and information from international partners.
9:00 – 9:30 Registration of the participants
9:30 – 10:00 Introduction of the participants and agenda
- Quick discussions on your expectations from the training
10:00 – 12:00 Research projects and their importance
- Basic vs applied research
- Methods of work for building research projects
- Example of research projects
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break
- Individual responsibility
13:00 – 14:30 How to write a research funding application
- Presentations from Lnu, NTNU and SEERC
- Success factors and challenges
- Writing approaches
- Budget and activities
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee break
15:00 – 16:30 In depth analysis of a successful application
- Presenting a project application
- Discussing the evaluation results
- Reflection on the lessons learned
16:30 – 17:00 Summary of the day 1
Day 2: April 2023 – Workshop
Second day will be a hands-on workshop on a selected call for application and participants will go through the stages of how to develop a project. International participants will serve as workshop facilitators.
9:00 – 10:30 Scope and objective of a selected funding program (group discussions)
- Familiarizing with the call
- Identifying the possible project ideas
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 – 12:00 Developing the project idea (group work)
- Project background and motivation
- Related research and positioning
- The guiding research questions and objectives of the project
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:30 Methods and activities (group work)
- Choice of research methods and motivations
- Activity plan and work-packages
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee break
15:00 – 16:30 Budget calculations
- How to think regarding budget?
- Budget justifications and equipment
16:30 – 17:30 Summary and takeaways
