28.01.2024 - 30.01.2024 | Chisinau, Moldova

First training session of the Estonian-Moldovan project “Moldova-Research Horizon"

A training session for the Moldovan FP7 NCP Network and for staff from Moldovan research institutions, who are in charge of international  S&T relations, was organised in Chisinau from 28-30 January.
The event was presented by experts from the Estonian Research Council:
  • Kristin Kraav - Marie Curie Actions NCP;
  • Maria Habicht - Energy and Transport NCP;
  • Oskar Otsus - Legal and Financial, SME and Security NCP.

The training opportunity was meant to benefit the target-group in order to increase capacities in implementing FP7 projects and participating in 'Horizon 2020', the next Research and Innovation Programme of the European Union.

The event introduced the trainees in theory and practice with subjects regarding the writing and submission of applications, negotiations, and reporting.

The training was the first event organised within the Estonian-Moldovan project 'Moldova-Research Horizon', which is funded by the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The project’s aim is to strengthen the Moldovan NCP Network within the Seventh Framework Programme through an enhanced cooperation between the Estonian Research Council and the Center for International Projects of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. To achieve its goals, the project will implement training activities on operational level that will increase the quality of services provided by the Moldovan NCP Network. The project will support the bilateral Estonian-Moldovan dialogue in the S&T field through the organisation of a series of seminars, study visits and a summer school involving different stakeholders. Recommendations and guidelines for stakeholders will be elaborated and a roadmap for 'Horizon 2020' will be drafted.

Source: Diana Grozav, Academy of Sciences of Moldova