Management of EU programs a projects

1. Management of EU programs a projects Gabriela Pleschová, PhD. winter term 2007/2008 lecture/seminar (1/2)

2. Why the project management? • a project management NGO • established in 2003 • aims • results

3. EU Structural funds • Aims • 4 main programs: • European social fund • European regional development fund • European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund • Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance • Other schemes such as Interreg

4. National Strategic Reference Framework: 2007-2013 • Regional Program: €1,445,000,000 • Environment: €1,800,000,000 • Transport: €3,206,904,595 • Information society: €993,095,405  • R&D: €1,209,415,373 • Competition and Economic growth: €772,000,000

5. National Strategic Reference Framework: 2007-2013 • Healthcare: €250,000,000 • Education: €617,801,578 • Employment and Social Inclusion: €881,801,578 • Bratislava region: €87,000,000 • Technical Assistance €97,601,421 • Total: €10,367,000,000 for 2007-2013

6. Other kinds of funding available in Slovakia • Corporate grants: Konto Orange, Nadácia SPP, Tatrabanka, Slovenská sporiteľňa, etc. • NGOs: SAIA, Socia, Intenda, Community foundations, etc. • International grants: EEA grants, Visegrad Foundation, CEI, etc. • Public agencies such as APVV

7. Course aims • Provide students with basic information about EU structural funds and other important sources of finances Areas: regional development, education, employment, cross border cooperation etc.) • Key principles how to prepare a successful application (project) • how to manage the project when approved • and how to apply the information when preparing own project

8. Course characteristics • The course is very practically oriented • By the project preparation project managers from Slovak ministries, institutions, NGOs (EEA) shall help • Internship in EEA – financially rewarded – certificate

9. Requirements • To participate at lectures and seminars max. number of absences = 2 (no matter of reason) to be prepared + active at seminars study all assigned sources before the lesson why it is necessary to ask questions? to be late for the lesson 10 minutes at max • To submit the project application • To make a presentation

10. Final project requirements • Final project = application for project financing prepared in the format that it can be submitted before the application deadline • project has to be realistic, i. e. a concrete institution has to be able to realize the project (a village, a school, a NGO, a company) • students capitalize also language skills

11. Development of student skills • critical and analytical thinking • ability to apply theory in praxis • reliability, creativity and originality • presentation skills • ability to finish duty on time • ability to communicate • fundraise money for own project

12. Making use of your knowledge • Fundraising for own projects • Getting a job as a project manager in a company, NGO, village/ town, association, at school, at the ministry • Learning good working habits, experience and self-confidence

13. Activities and assessment

14. 1. In class activity 15 points (max): student regularly involves in the discussions and his/her activity shows that he has studied information available about project calls (textbook, websites, news in the media) he/she has been interested in the topic can integrate knowledge from other disciplines 8 points: student involves in the discussion with questions and remarks but his/her participation reflects standard knowledge of project call 0 points: student does not participate in the discussion or participates just a little

15. Assignment 1: Presentation • 10 minutes .ppt presentation of concrete project call • pairs of students • Resources: websites, textbook • + 10 minutes discussion • Week2 and week 3

16. Assignment 1: Presentation The most important information about the project call: • Aims • Supported activities, Eligible applicants • Examples of approved projects • Maximal and minimal financial contribution • Deadline etc.

17. Assignment 1: Presentation • 15 points: excellent presentations, do not exceed the given time, clearly and comprehensibly characterize the project call, can answer the questions of colleague students and the teacher • 8 points: presentations which miss some important information or present less crucial information, exceed / do not use given the time, • 0 points: extraordinary weak presentations where student manifests lack of knowledge of the topic.

18. Assignment 2: Final project 70 points (max): • Student has prepared the project mostly with his/her efforts, just with little help of project manager • He/she was active, contacted the project manager, prepared drafts within negotiated deadlines, communicated promptly • Project aims and necessity are clearly and briefly explained, the schedule is realistic, project sustainability and the role of the partners are convincingly explained

19. Assignment 2: Final project 70 points (max) - continues: • Other parts of the project are well written as demanded in the evaluation criteria given by that project call  • The budget is realistic, the items are correctly filled-in and calculated • The application is submitted before the deadline, it is complete and contains all required annexes.

20. Assessment ECTS system A: 100 – 91 p. B: 90 – 81 p. C: 80 – 73 p. D: 72 – 66 p. E: 65 – 60 p. F: 59 –

21. Topics • course introduction • important grant schemes in Slovakia: student presentations I. • student presentations II. • €opean social fund • Single Programming Document, Aim 2 • Interreg Austria – Slovakia • Agency for the Support of Science and Research project calls (APVV), • SAIA: Aktion Austria – Slovakia

22. Topics • how to prepare a good application • financial management, budget preparation • workshop on project preparation • individual consultations for the final projects • EEA grants, Visegrad F., twinning projects, projects in education, etc. • course evaluation

23. Internship • Helping by the application writing • Assisting by the completing of the applications • Support by the workshop and meeting organization • Helping at the preparation of surveys and analyses • Programming and updating of webpages

24. Previous student projects • Natalie Gagne: Foreign students make colourful Christmas for ill-people in hospitals • Sona Petrikova: Reintegration of young scholar to Slovakia • Irina Popovici: Trainings for beginning teachers • Good luck! • www.fses.uniba.sk/staff/gregusova/English