1. Work Package 2 Mutual Learning
WP Leader: APRE, IT

2. WP2: Objectives
To transfer knowledge and experience on the day-to-day activities of NCPs
To offer one-on-one support and opportunity for exchange of best practices at a more detailed level than it would be possible through other trainings and workshops.
To improve and professionalise level of NCPs

3. WP2: 5 TASKS Task 2.1. Bilateral visits Task 2.2. NCP training
Task 2.3. Network meetings
Task 2.4. Welcoming package
Task 2.5. Benchmarking: mapping NCP experience and NCP needs

4. Work Package 2 – Mutual Learning
Task 2.1 Bilateral visits
Eleana Gabriel
Research Promotion Foundation (CY)

5. Task 2.1 Bilateral visits
Task Leader: RPF, CY (Eleana Gabriel)
Task support: AMEUP, HR (Marina Pražetina)
Open to all Science with and for Society NCPs (members of the Consortium and Associated Partners)
Expected no. of visits: 18
Expected duration: min 1,5 day
Expected benefits: exchange of best practices and capacity building

6. Eleana sent the invitation
Eleana sent the invitation. First time nobody answered, so she sent a reminder
Task 2.1 Bilateral visits
Step 1: Invitation to submit proposals by cut – off dates
Step 2: Each pair of NCPs (host and visitor) submits a proposal to the Task Force (RPF &HR)
Only Israel requested for pluri-lateral visit
Host NCP: Smadar Hirsh, ISERD
Visiting NCPs:
Pascale Van Dinter, BELSPO/STIS - Belgian Science Policy Office
Denise Erpen, Euresearch, Switzerland
Denise Bartolo, Malta Council for Science and Technology
Step 3: Evaluation of Proposals by Task Force (planned output & expected impact of the cooperation)
Step 4: Task Leader informs applicants on the selection results.
Step 5: Bilateral visits followed by online communication

7. Task leader: APRE, IT Task support: AMEUP, HR and RPF, CY
Task 2.2 NCP training
Task leader: APRE, IT Task support: AMEUP, HR and RPF, CY

8. Task 2.2 NCP training
Six trainings (M5, M8, M12, M 16, M25, M36) if possible combined with other projects meetings.
groups of maximum 20 participants.
A feedback form to assess the quality and the efficacy of the training sessions will be collected by Task Leader and Task support in order to improve the training quality.
4 trainings have already been organised (Edinburgh, Rome, Tallin and Prague
The 5° will be held in May in Berlin and the 6° have not been planned yet

9. Task Leader: TC AV CR, CZ Task support: ETAg, EE and RANNIS, IS
Task 2.3. Network meetings
Task Leader: TC AV CR, CZ
Task support: ETAg, EE and RANNIS, IS

10. Task 2.3. Network meetings
The main objective of Task 2.3 is to create a regular meeting platform for the cooperation of NCPs and for the interaction between NCPs and the European Commission as well as with some important stakeholders.
The second objective is to improve the understanding of Science with and for Society policy context for NCPs.
Six network meetings, two meetings for each year of the project (M8, M14, M21, M25, M29, M36)

11. Task 2.4 Welcoming package
Task Leader: MATIMOP-ISERD, IL
Supporting Partner: FFG, AT

12. Task 2.4 Welcoming package
The Welcome Package:
Welcome letter to be sent to newcomers
Information about available project activities
Make available: all Training materials and sources of information

13. Task 2.5 Benchmarking: mapping NCP experience and NCP needs
Task leader: MATIMOP-ISERD, IL
Task support: APRE, IT and TC AV CR, CZ

14. Task 2.5 Benchmarking Purpose of the questionnaire and analasys of it:
Identify the needs and expectations of NCPs for additional knowledge
Couple newcomers/less experienced NCPs with more experienced NCPs

15. Task 2.5 Benchmarking Questionnaire Dissemination:
During KoM and also to all formally nominated Science with and for Society NCPs not present at the meeting
On Going throughout the lifetime of the project:
Periodically via the
mailig list