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workshop for the 6 clusters  in Horizon Europe pillar 2​
​based on recordings from live sessions

Get ready now for the hot autumn full of Horizon Europe Pillar 2 proposal submission deadlines

In this one full-day workshop, you will master how to identify and exploit specific intelligence behind any call in each of the six clusters  and join or initiate winning proposals
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eCourse based on live recordings to master clusters under pillar 2 in Horizon Europe

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In less than a day  from the comfort and safety  of your own space , you will have the opportunity to participate in the most practical  with specific actions and strategies live training on Horizon Europe Pillar 2. WE PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT!
No matter what is your experience in European Research, in just one day you will 
 master the following for specific call(s) of your choice:
  • How to create a great idea for a specific call under pillar 2
  • Whom to connect with for getting feedback on your idea
  • Pitfalls and musts that you should know related to your targeted call topic
  • How to build a proposal summary that rocks related to your proposal idea
  • How to attract the best partners on board
  • How to identify and join competitive consortia related to your targeted call topic
  • How to build the main elements of a proposal related to your targeted call topic
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Training in real time via Zoom in Horizon Europe pillar 2 clusters and extra follow-up live Q&A session with the trainer

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We aim to offer you  a unique learning experience that stimulates brain as well as emotions and eventually to transform you into a much better person not only knowledge-wise in regards to HorizonEurope pillar 2 clusters but also feeling-wise.  We personally guarantee  that!! (check our 100% guarantee clause at the bottom).
We have combined a vibrant one full day training session
 along with one of the  best trainers in exploiting European research programmes, Mr. Nikolaos Floratos (see testimonials and profile below) with his unique teaching approach based on the latest scientific results from his Phd Research on student engagement.

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Extra great bonuses! 

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  • Live follow up Q&A session within a month after you register to the course
  • Life-time access to the recordings of the full day and to the follow-up Q&A session with the expert
  • Resource Folder Package: Unique Resources on idea creation, template email/arguments for receiving feedback from experts and funding authorities, examples of summaries, expression of interest forms, risk plan, quality plan, communication plan
  • Specialisation certificate (optional with some additional fee) in Planning European Research projects issued by City and Guilds/ILM world-wide recognised vocational award body. Very important for enhancing your operational capacity that is a pre-requisite in Horizon Europe!
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Course Structure and Approach

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Course Structure
Module 1:
​Critical info
  • How to identify critical documentation related to your call topic
 Module 2:
​Call Intelligence
  • Intelligent analysis of  any call text in Horizon Europe Pillar 2 clusters and use it as the key building block of winning grant application in Horizon Europe
  • The key actors behind each cluster in Horizon Europe and how to get feedback and/or partner with them
  • How to make your profile one of the most competitive and outstanding ones for being invited in Horizon Europe Pillar 2 cluster  proposals
 Module 3:
​Building a pillar 2 proposal
  • How to create a great idea for a specific call under pillar 2
  • How to build a proposal summary that rocks related to your proposal idea
  • How to attract the best partners on board
  • ​How to build the main elements of a proposal related to your targeted call topic 
 Module 4:
​Hands on Practice
  • Each participant with the support of the trainer will work on  a specific pillar 2 call of their preference and focus on any use case scenario such as enhancing an idea related to their targeted call,  enhancing their proposal summary or draft , identifying and preparing the communication strategy to connect with champions in the call topic, enhancing their profile of expertise, etc.​

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Specialisation Certificate

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Participants that purchase the premier option, soon after attending the course will receive a specialisation certificate on "Specialisation in Planning European Research Projects​"  (of total value 997 EUR) issued and delivered directly by ILM-Institute of Leadership and Management,  part of City and Guilds group. This specialisation certificate is the only one issued at a European level by Institute of Leadership and Management,  part of City and Guilds, a globally recognised vocational award body. 
Such specialisation certificate is very important for researchers and professionals that apply for individual grants such as ERC or MSCA Individual Fellowship for justifying their leadership and management skills. 

Important Note

 The above structure completes the material shared in the infoday for each call topic and it is of high value for  individuals irrespectively to their experience on Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe programme. No matter how big or small is your organisation (from a small SME to a large institute), you have the choice to become a leader  even in highly competitive Research and Innovation programmes such as Horizon Europe as long as you act intelligently with a specific plan and recipe. Now is the time to start preparing your strategy for your organisation or on how to support other to exploit successfully the current Pillar 2 clusters. Be proactive and not reactive and make a difference in your organisation with the 5Ps. Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance. 
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Course fee

The fee for participating in this course is at a special price for early bird registration.  Currently there are two options a)  basic purchase that doesn't have the specialisation certificate on Planning European Research Projects issued by ILM/City and Guilds Group or b) the premier purchase that includes also this certificate (In case you haven't purchased it from another related course from us, then we strongly recommend you to purchase it). There is also further 20% discount in case you purchase also the course the following day on "How to build an Horizon Europe grant application section-per-section"
The fee includes
  • Access in real time via zoom to the full  day training,
  • Life time access to the live recordings of the sessions
  • All education material in pdf format,
  • Live follow-up Q&A session within a month
  •  "Specialisation in Planning European Research Projects​"   issued and delivered directly by ILM-Institute of Leadership and Management,  part of City and Guilds group. Only applicable for those that purchase premier option.

100% Satisfaction Quarantee

100% Satisfaction Guarantee 

We are the only training organization that our approach is based on results and not on effort. We are so confident of the high value of our training that we personally guarantee on its quality, effectiveness and distinct value. In case, after our training, you  believe you haven't managed to experience the transformation we promise you, then we will return the whole course fee !! That confident we are on the quality of our training and the transformation experience we can create!
Who else can do that!!?
Even if some of the participants have already participated in a similar training session, we are committed to deliver an eye-opening session for all participants from novices to senior experts in the topic since we apply unique teaching approaches based on science. ​

About the Trainer - Nikolaos Floratos

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​Nikolaos is ranked by Google and Linkedin in the top three positions as funding expert. His passion is education and training and his mission is to transform the life of individuals and make them better persons with his training. He is also a Phd researcher in student engagement and eLearning. He is a lifelong learner with B.Eng and M.Sc in Electrical Engineering and Communications from Imperial College, London, an MBA from National Technical University & Athens University of Economics and Business and recently completed his Bachelor of Arts in history of civilizations as a hobby. The last 10 years, he has transformed thousands of individuals from more than forty countries into successful grant application developers through outstanding training and coaching practices. He is the author also of the ebook "Who are the champions in Horizon 2020 and what you can learn from them" and he is also the host and organiser of the Horizon Europe Virtual Summit (www.horizoneuropesummit.eu) the largest annual virtual training event with more than 35 top experts in Horizon Europe as trainers and more than 1500 participants. He is also the creator of the Valuefy™ platform (www.valuefy.eu) an online tool to support applicants to write section-per-section a winning European research  grant application. He is an expert on behalf of the European Commission on evaluating and reviewing projects and proposals since 2003 and currently, through his PhD research, he focuses on student engagement and he has proved that anyone can master even complicated subjects very fast by receiving training and support in an engaging way and with the proper instruction strategy. He delivers all his courses and seminars based on continuous interactions with his audience and based on “recipes” and practical steps that allow them to absorb easily what they should master and achieve extraordinary results very quickly. He has trained thousands of organisations, universities and research institutions from all over Europe on how to exploit successfully EU funds and has received more than 2000 endorsements and recommendations at his linkedin profile as a funding expert, coach and trainer. Recently, he has founded the Funding Expert Academy for transforming individuals into great grant application developers. A list of indicative universities and other European or international organisations that Nikolaos has supported  individuals on EU funding follow below:​
  • • KU Leuven (Belgium)
    • Louvain University (Belgium)
    • VITO nv (Belgium)
    • Central European Institute of Technology - Masaryk University (Czech Republic)
    • Technical University of Cyprus (Cyprus)
    • Center for Technology Research and Innovation (Cyprus)
    • University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
    • Seinajoki University (Finland)
    • Satakunta Univesity (Finland)
    • The University of Tampere (Finland)
    • VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (Finland)
    • Cergy Pontoise University (France)
    • Reunion University (France)
    • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Applied Materials – Applied Materials Physics (Germany)
    • FORTISS Research Institute (Germany)
    • Center for Research and Technology (Greece)
    • National Center for Scientific Research "DEMOKRITOS" (Greece)
    • Insight Centre for Data Analytics, NUI Galway (Ireland)
    • European Academy for Education and Social Research (Ireland)
    • University of Perugia (Italy)
    • The University of Padova (Italy)
    • Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (Latvia)
    • Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology – MITA (Lithuania)
    • The University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
    • University of Malta (Malta)
    • Hogeschool van Amsterdam (Netherlands)
    • Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)
    • The University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)
    • University of Bergen (Norway),
    • The University of Coimbra (Portugal)
    • Santarem Polytechnic Institute (Portugal)
    • Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian/Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (Portugal)
    • Olympic Committee of Serbia (Serbia)
    • Open University of Catalonia (Spain)
    • Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain)
    • Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (Spain)
    • FUNDACION PARA EL FOMENTO DE LA INVESTIGACION SANITARIA Y BIOMEDICA DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA -FISABIO (Spain)
    • Karlstad University (Sweden)
    • Swedish Environmental Research Institute (Sweden)
    • Sabanci University (Turkey), 
    • Middle East Technical University – METU (Turkey)
    • TUBITAK (Turkey)
    • IMMIB – Istanbul Maden Ve Metaller (Turkey)
    • Eskisehir University (Turkey)
    • Anadolou University (Turkey)
    • University of Nottingham (UK)
    • University of Sheffield (UK)
    • DCU St. Patrick's College (UK)
    • European Regions Research and Innovation Network (European)
    • European Platform for Rehabilitation (European)
    • European Association of Research Managers and Administrators – EARMA (European)
    • University of Pretoria (South Africa)
    • South Africa Research and Innovation Management Association (South Africa)
    • Western Africa Research and Innovation Management Association (West Africa)
    • Reunion University (FR)
    • Polimi – Politecnico di Milano (IT)
    • Polish Research Council (PL)

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