Dr. Angelika Zanki, the manager and facilitator of ERC StG project “Spectral Recycling”, is a specialist with extensive knowledge in many fields of science and various skills, including those related to the preparation of the administrative and substantive part of grant applications, managing the team’s work, promoting their activities. She has knowledge of financial and legal issues and settlement of projects. Her duties also include ensuring effective communication and efficient flow of information within the project team and within the Institute regarding the implemented project.
She recently took part in the “V4 Training” co-organized by the Polish Science Contact Agency “PolSCA”, the Czech Liaison Office for Education and Research in Brussels (CZELO), the National Office for Research, Development and Innovation in Hungary (NRDIO) and the Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development in Brussels (SLORD).

This training was dedicated to experienced research project managers from scientific institutions, mainly universities and research institutes and centres, who deal with project management, including fundraising, budgeting and reporting. The emphasis is on international projects within the EU framework programs for research and innovation (currently Horizon Europe).
As part of the 3-day “V4 Training”, which took place on November 4-6, 2024, participants could hear presentations by representatives of the European Commission, experts from liaison offices and academic centres, as well as take part in networking meetings during which they had the opportunity to exchange experiences. According to Angelika, what deserved special attention was the opportunity to meet key Polish stakeholders in Brussels: Magdalena Kula, Research Attaché at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland and Waldemar Dubaniowski, director of the Brussels office of NCBR, as well as an additional session on the PM2 methodology (a project management methodology developed and promoted by European Commission) conducted by Marc Berghmans.
