We Upset the Status Quo in Planning European Projects by Doings Things Simpler!
Check below my recent video on the only rule, the ENA rule (it means ONE in greek) you should apply for proper and sound financial management practices. Financial management is not the responsibility of just the financial manager or the adminstrator of each partner in any consortium of european funded […]

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We Upset the Status Quo in Planning European Projects by Doings Things Simpler!
I have just returned from Malta that I was there for the EARMA 2017 conference that took place 24th-26th April 2017. This was the 23rd Annual conference organised by the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators. It was the first time that I was attending it after some of […]

7 things I learned from 23rd EARMA conference and top ...


We Upset the Status Quo in Planning European Projects by Doings Things Simpler!
In this training video, I reveal the 8 steps to be followed for developing successful grant applications. Since in order to create a great meal, you need to start with a recipe, in the same manner in order to develop a great proposal for funding, you need a “recipe” and […]

The 8 steps for developing successful grant applications



In this new training video, you are going to discover which roles you need to engage for your team that will develop the grant application and how you are going to identify the most suitable individuals for your team. By the end of this video, you will know how to […]

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What is that common resource between Olympic  and NBA champions, sports athletes such Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, Lebron James and successful businessmen and entrepreneurs (Bill Gates), actors (Leonardo Di Caprio), singers (Paula Abdhul), politicians (Bill Clinton)  and many  many other successful individuals or teams? All of them have a personal […]

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access the tri-factor formula
I always say to my students that “Common sense doesn’t always mean common practice”. The video below involves five simple actions that you can apply now for increasing immediately student engagement and transform yourself into a superb teacher that adds value to your students and audience and transforming also their […]

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One of the key issues that grant proposal developers experience and in many cases face many difficulties to address successfully is how to be or become innovators. You may have written a perfect proposal in regards to impact, workplan, dissemination, exploitation, sustainability but in most of the cases if you […]

What to learn from Michelangelo and boost your Innovation skills


In this video below, you will discover what is the most common mistake that even masters in European funding are doing and why in some cases, the more funded projects you are involved, the more money you loose! In this respect, you will learn in this training video what is […]

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Horizon 2020 champions per projects
  Have you realised that Horizon 2020 has been running already for more than 3 years? Do you want to know who are the champions in Horizon 2020 either based on the number of projects that they are involved or based on the awarded EC contribution? (hint: There are some […]

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Being Unique is Better than Perfect
I have recently returned from Gambia that I was there last week for training Western African universities on how to exploit successfully the Horizon 2020 programme in the context of WARIMA conference.  This is my second visit to Africa, since I visited also South Africa last May for the SARIMA […]

Why small H2020 players like African universities can get more ...