Horizon Europe and MSCA promote various initiatives for enhancing higher education across Europe as well as for funding, for research projects and mobility of young researchers across countries, sectors and even disciplines.

Participation in the MSCA is not only highly competitive, but also quite complex in terms of the many different guidelines, network policies, aspects of budget planning and paperwork. Our workshop series aims at preparing staff and faculty at the different campuses of Trier University of Applied Sciences for the application process thus increasing opportunities for obtaining vital external funding.

To promote networking and joint applications, researchers will be given the opportunity to invite research partners from international partner universities to the workshops. Moreover, researchers can obtain funding for organising a short-term mobility to develop international research projects in the Greater Region (France, Luxembourg, Belgium) and the Upper Rhine region (Switzerland).

Are you looking to enhance the international dimension of your doctoral studies and advance your academic career on a global scale? Join us for a half-day, interactive workshop designed to equip researchers with essential strategies and possibilities for global opportunities in research.

Workshop Focus Areas:
Benefits of internationalization
Explore practical approaches for engaging with international perspectives, introduction to selected programs and possibilities to internationalize your academic career. We will discuss innovative ways to build international competencies, collaborate across borders, and create a more globally connected academic environment.

Networking for Researchers: Building Global Research Collaborations
Networking is a cornerstone of successful internationalization. Gain insights into effective networking strategies, with a particular focus on organising international research collaborations and expanding your professional network across different countries and institutions. We focus on research collaborations and the development of international networks.

Lecturer: Dr. Elisabeth Holuscha holds a PhD in Organizational Sociology (University of Marburg) and has extensive experience in internationalizing academic structures. She has worked with science organizations to develop strategies, secure third-party funding, and build global partnerships. Her career includes leadership roles at Project Management Jülich (PtJ) and TH Köln’s International Affairs office, with assignments in New York and São Paulo for UAS7. Additionally, she has collaborated with DAAD in international higher education marketing and served as a reviewer, speaker, and moderator in numerous academic forums.

Did you know that the European Commission co-finances research and innovation projects? Furthermore, the European Commission supports the acquisition of new skills and career development with doctoral and postdoctoral programmes! So, it might be worth to consider public funding to achieve your goals!
In this workshop, you will learn how to submit a successful application to a funding body. Focus will be laid on Horzion Europe, the current funding programme for research and innovation of the European Commission. This includes the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions with its Postdoctoral Fellowships and Doctoral Networks.

Your benefits:

• Overview of European public funding landscape and detailed introduction to Horizon Europe
• Acquire skills in proposal writing like structuring of a project idea, identifying the right funding programme and call, finding the right partners and developing a work plan and budget
• Creating the basis for a project proposal or research topic

Lecturer: Nicole Klein-Stocké, Innovation Manager and Fundraising Expert. As former business consultant for fundraising, Nicole already submitted successfully various project applications in different funding programmes. In her current position she is applying for public funding for research projects in the field of quantum computing.