The FH JOANNEUM is among the promoters of an initiative that aims to define a common university path at European level for future EU Project Managers.
The project “EUPM – A new academic path for EU project managers: narrowing the gaps to enable better project design and management in Europe”, coordinated by Tor Vergata University of Rome, will receive 350 thousand euros in funding for the next three years under the Erasmus + – Cooperation Partnership program and officially started in Rome on February 28, 2022.
The objective of the EUPM project is to share a common model of knowledge and skills for future professionals in the management of European funds by adapting the project management method PM2 (PM squared) developed and promoted by the European Commission.
Effective project management becomes a critical variable for recovery, but, despite this, an integrated knowledge framework for the management of European funds is still lacking and this topic still finds little space in university courses and programs.
At the higher educational level, the main results will be improving the alignment of the HE system to better answer to the increasing market demand of qualified EU project managers by enriching the academic offer with a common and innovative
academic path. At the level of the project beneficiaries (university students), the main outcome will be increasing student’s job opportunities in a dynamic and attractive sector through the improvement of their skills and abilities in managing EU funded projects.
Project Partners:
- Tor Vergata University of Rome (Italy)
- Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain)
- New University of Lisbon (Portugal)
- University of Tartu (Estonia)
- University of Pardubice (Czech Republic)
- FH JOANNEUM Graz (Austria)
