From June 4 to 6, a workshop organized by the E³UDRES² alliance took place at Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, titled “Strategies to Improve the E³UDRES² Alliance’s Success Rate in Securing Research Project Funding.” Over several days, researchers, doctoral students, and research administrators had the opportunity to gain experience and knowledge in preparing project proposals.
The event brought together participants from Latvia, Albania, Austria, Portugal, Romania, and Ukraine, who visited various laboratories and the Open Innovation Centre at Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences. They also learned about current research project calls from experts of the Latvian Science Council.
Participants included doctoral students and researchers from Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, as well as academic staff from St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences (Austria) (STPAUS), Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (Portugal) (IPS), Politehnica University of Timișoara (Romania) (UPT), the associated partner university in Shkodër, Albania, and representatives from Latvian scientific institutions – Ventspils University of Applied Sciences (VeA) and Riga Technical University (RTU).
"Considering that all participants, except RTU, represent universities of applied sciences, it was only natural that the most relevant discussion topics focused on how to demonstrate the impact of research project results and how to use a 'bottom-up' approach in defining research problems, creating scientific groups, and establishing strategic partnerships with industry partners,” explains workshop organizer and lead researcher Ph.D. Oskars Java.
The result of the three-day workshop will be a handbook developed by the E³UDRES² European University Alliance working group on “Strategies to Improve the E³UDRES² Alliance’s Success Rate in Securing Research Project Funding.” The handbook aims to facilitate the involvement of doctoral students and early-career researchers in research, while also allowing experienced researchers to learn from the insights and experiences of their colleagues.
