Working Group on European Project Management
The 1st Regional Meeting in European Project Management (23 and 24 April 2025) brought together around 40 professionals from across the Canary Islands' R&I ecosystem. One of its key outcomes was the creation of a Working Group on European Project Management, coordinated by the IAC within the ExGal-Twin project.
The Working Group brings together representatives from regional R&I organisations. Its aims are to share experience, identify common challenges and agree on joint actions to strengthen European project management in the Canary Islands. Its main achievement has been the creation of the CIARMA network .
First Working Group meeting on European Project Management (23 September 2025)
Meetings
| Date | Main outcome | Agenda |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2025 | First meeting, with representatives from seven regional organisations. Agreement to set up a Canary Islands network of Research Project Managers. | agenda |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Approval of the document setting out the network's membership requirements (PDF, in Spanish). | agenda |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Learning from CARDEA project (Career Acknowledgement for RM) from Lluís Rovira, Director of research and evaluation projects (AGAUR) | agenda |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Learning from the WIDERA NCP, Noelia Romero (FECYT) and on software project management tools (Worktribe and ITC internal software) | agenda |
| 3 Nov 2026 | Evaluating the pros and cons to formalise CIARMA as a registered association. Presentations from other associations: EMERGE, JINTER and AGEPE network | agenda (coming soon) |
Members
The Working Group is made up of 14 professionals from 9 organisations in the Canary Islands' R&I ecosystem:
- Instituto de AstrofÃsica de Canarias (IAC)
- Canary Islands Agency for Research, Innovation and the Information Society (ACIISI) - Government of the Canary Islands
- Canary Islands Institute of Technology (ITC)
- Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)
- Fundación General Universidad de La Laguna (FGULL)
- Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN)
- La Palma Research Centre (LPRC)
- Arquimea Research Center
- SAGULPA
Lines of work
- Professionalisation of research project managers: giving recognition and tools to an increasingly strategic profile: the Research Management Initiative (ERA Action 17), the European competence framework for research managers (RMComp), the recognition and situation of technical and administrative staff (PTGAS) in the Canary Islands, and a evaluating a micro-credential in European Project Management.
- Network development: the CIARMA network : connecting professionals with experience in European projects, regional networking and a possible future association.
- Training and tools: mapping training, tools and solutions for pre-award and post-award management, for both institutions and companies.
4th Working Group meeting on European Project Management (4 June 2026)