CIARMA network
Project outcome: a lasting regional network for research management
One of the main outcomes of ExGal-Twin's work on research management ( WP4 ) is a new, lasting collaboration structure among research project managers in the Canary Islands:
| Apr 2025 1st Regional Meeting |
Around 40 professionals from the regional R&I ecosystem meet at the IAC to discuss European project management. |
| Sep 2025 Working Group |
A Working Group on European Project Management is created with representatives from seven regional organisations. Since then it has met regularly. |
| Dec 2025 Network founded |
The Working Group approves the membership rules of CIARMA , the Canary Islands Network of European Research & Innovation Managers. |
| Sep 2026 Institutional adoption |
CIARMA's website is now hosted by the regional government agency ACIISI . This ensures the network will continue beyond the end of ExGal-Twin. |
CIARMA in figures
| 58 Members (October 2026) |
4 Islands represented Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Palma and Fuerteventura |
32 Members at the 1st CIARMA Annual Meeting (23 September 2026) |
The 1st CIARMA Annual Meeting was held together with the 2nd ExGal-Twin Regional Meeting at the IAC on 23 September 2026.
Impact
- From a workshop to a professional community: in 18 months, the 1st Regional Meeting (40 professionals from 12 organisations) led to a Working Group of 9 organisations and to the CIARMA network, which has 58 members (October 2026).
- Regional reach: CIARMA members come from four islands (Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Palma and Fuerteventura). The IAC's project management know-how, gained through the twinning with Groningen, Durham and Strasbourg, now reaches the wider Canary Islands R&I ecosystem.
- Professionalisation: research project managers in the region now have a shared space to exchange good practice and develop their skills.
- Sustainability: the network is hosted by ACIISI and is open to individual members. It continues after the project ends.
Group Image of the 1st CIARMA annual meeting (23 September 2026)