A new academic path for EU Project managers: narrowing the gaps to enable better project design and management in Europe

The EU invested an unprecedented amount of resources, the effect of which will largely depend on the capacity of people and organisations to design and manage EU-funded projects. Managing projects...

As indicated in the application form the project objectives were defined at three levels. At the economic and social level, the project contributed to improving the capacity of organisations to manage EU-funded projects and deliver effective results to achieve EU program’s economic, social, and environmental goals. At the higher educational level, the main result was the contribution to the alignment of the HE system to better answer the increasing market demand of qualified EU project managers by enriching the academic offer with a common and innovative academic path. At the project beneficiaries (university students) level, the main impact has been increasing student job opportunities in a dynamic and attractive sector through improving their skills and abilities in managing EU-funded projects. The project also contributed to other Erasmus+ programs outcomes as increasing synergies and links and improved transition between the higher education and VET sector as well as the job market, due to the involvement as associate partners of relevant organisations representing all the different professional sectors (private, public and non-profit).