Training on the project proposal and project reporting

In the scope of the work package dedicated to the R&I Management capacity building, MONUSEN has organized the expert visit on the 9^th and 10^th of May 2023 to strengthen the skills of UoM-FEE staff for the project proposal writing and project reporting. The participants at the University of Montenegro had the opportunity to learn from Professor Nikola Mišković from the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (UNIZG FER), who is currently a coordinator of one Horizon Europe project. He participated in 15 European projects (Horizon Europe, H2020, FP7, DG-ECHO, INTERREG), out of which he coordinated FP7 CADDY, focussing on the development of the first underwater robot for interaction with divers; H2020 aPad, devoted to commercialization of an autonomous surface vehicles developed in LABUST and H2020 EXCELLABUST devoted to increasing LABUST excellence in marine robotics. He also participated in 4 Office of Naval Research Global (ONR-G) projects (coordinated 3), 2 NATO projects, and 7 national projects (coordinated 3). He published more than 70 papers in journals and conference proceedings in navigation, guidance and control, and cooperative control in marine robotics.

The expert visit was devoted to the project proposal rules, with the practical exercise focussing on various topics of preparing a proposal focusing on Budgeting and Financial Planning (various types of costs and tips and tricks) and structuring project objectives and specific project requirements. The case study involved preparing a proposal for one of the upcoming calls.

The practical exercise focussing on project reporting in the scope of the HORIZON EUROPE project has covered both narrative and financial reporting. Fruitful discussion and exercise gave the participants important insights into appropriate reporting rules.