The WP6 Joint Technical Meeting
and the 7th Steering Committee Meeting of Gienahs Project were held
online on 13 October 2020. The meetings were very productive and included the
results of the work implemented in partner countries and upcoming steps.
The WP6 Joint Technical Meeting
included a short presentation of the course of the project so far and the
results that came up from WP3, WP4 and WP5. Later on, WP5 (LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW INDUSTRIAL PHD PATH FOR SMEs) and the progress of its
individual tasks was presented. The partners were informed on the current status
regarding standard PhDs in all participating countries and the course that led
to the elaboration of the proposed final path for SMEs oriented Industrial
PhDs.
Concerning WP6 (THE METHOD AND
THE PATH FOR AN INDUSTRIAL Ph.D. SMEs ORIENTED), the contribution of each
partner to the new path was presented as well as key aspects and potential
solutions were shared. The lessons learnt from common interaction were
analyzed, including difficulties faced and challenges that occurred during the
process of designing and finalizing the Path for the implementation of SMEs
oriented Industrial PhDs. Next on, the possible final path was presented and
discussed deeply by the partners. The aspects of training, impacts for HEIs,
SMEs and researchers were discussed and further clarified. Further steps for
reaching final results and the respective timetable were also defined.
Next on, the progress of WP7 (CREATION
OF AN OBSERVATORY HEIS/SMES/INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS) so far was presented, with
the tool and scheduling for its implementation, which will take place after the
project is concluded, thus continuing with the work already produced.
Furthermore, the project progress
and final steps towards its closure were examined by the Consortium under a
fruitful and interactive session with the contribution of all partners.
In the same context, the 7th Steering
Committee Meeting was held afterwards, during which the state of the art of the
Management, Communication and Quality & Evaluation activities were
presented and discussed.
