Initial situation

The opportunities to raise the university’s profile and improve its performance for the innovation region that arise from international research cooperation were long left to individual researchers. Researchers lacked the support they needed to access the extensive EU funding framework. This meant that the sustained interest of HTWD scientists in international research and increased use of the EU research framework programmes could not be met. In order to facilitate the interest of research-active scientists at the university in cooperating with the best researchers in Europe, participation in EU research programmes was seen as central. To this end, a consistent strategy was drawn up on the basis of start-up funding as part of the HTWDgoesEU project.

Measures at HTWD

As a result of the HTWDgoesEU project, which was completed in mid-2024, an advice centre was set up and advisory knowledge was collected and made available to researchers. The preparation of EU applications was thus established as a regular option and numerous EU projects were acquired and professionally supported. Exchange with international partners in particular was intensified. In addition, the orientation towards the European research system was incorporated into the strategies of the HTWD. A reflection process will take place at the end of the year to further develop European work.

Strategy elements

1. Operation of the advice and support centre for EU research projects
2. Further expansion of national and international networking
3. Development of EU application skills among researchers at HTW Dresden
4. Establishment of close cooperation with ZEUSS (Zentrale ….)
5. Establishment of an EU research fund at HTW Dresden
6. Competence development with regard to the accounting modalities of European research funding in the Central Project Administration (ZPA)
7. Integration into the FHnet ‘Admin and Finance’ working group

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