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Time & Venue: Postponed to Tuesday, 28th January, from 10.00 to 12.00 online via Zoom

This course is designed to help Newcomers understand the fundamentals of Pillar II (Horizon Europe).  These fundamentals are important for any research planning to participate in futures proposals in Pillar II. This course is important for any researchers planning to participate in the training course How to Write a Competitive Proposal for Pillar II.

Module 1: Sources of Information for Pillar II Proposals

• Structure and Terminology of Pillar II
• Sources of information on Pillar II Work Programme

Module 2: How Pillar II Work Programmes are Prepared             

• From EU Policies to  Pillar II Work Programmes             
• From Specific EU Policies to Pillar II Topics

Module 3: Expert Groups consulted for Pillar II Topics

• Expert Groups consulted for Global Challenges
• Expert Groups consulted for Industrial Leadership

Module 4: How Partners are Selected for Pillar II Proposals

• How Coordinators select 'Core Partners'
• How Partners are selected for the Consortium

Module 5: Guideline for Networking at a European Level

• Branding and Strategic Networking
• How to promote research activities to strategic partners

Module 6: Sources of Ideas for Pillar II Proposals

• Sources of Ideas for Research and Innovation Actions (RIA)
• Sources of Ideas for Innovation Actions (IA)

 

Presenters

Dr. Seán McCarthy

In 2021 the European Commission published a list of the top 100 universities and research organisations participating in Horizon 2020. Dr. McCarthy has delivered training courses in 78 of these top 100 universities and research organisations in Horizon 2020. Seán has been active in the Framework programmes since 1980. He has been involved in over 150 research proposals to the Framework programmes and has participated in over 60 Framework projects. In 16 of these projects Seán was the coordinator.  Today, he does not participate in the Framework programmes but concentrates on designing and delivering training courses. Since 1995 over 130,000 participants have attended his courses in 29 countries. He has presented training courses on the Framework programmes in over 290 research centres throughout Europe (www.hyperion.ie/clients.htm).

Sylvia McCarthy

Sylvia is an EU Policy Analyst. Based in Brussels since 2008, Sylvia has worked in the European Parliament and various EU consultancies and representations. Sylvia has a Bachelor’s degree in European Studies (University College Cork,Ireland) and a Master’s degree in International Politics and Europe (University of Warwick, UK).