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Representatives from the CIT UPC European Projects Office took part in the 4th BESTPRAC Thematic Group Event: “Bridging the Gap: Project Managers and Research Support Teams in Action”, held in Barcelona on 28–29 October 2025.
Organised by the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA), the event gathered project managers, administrators, and finance experts from across Europe to exchange best practices, share experiences, and strengthen collaboration between research support teams and project management professionals.
Over two days, participants attended keynote sessions, thematic discussions, and interactive workshops on topics such as financial management of EU projects, emotional wellbeing in research administration, and strategies for enhancing cooperation between research offices.
During the conference the UPC Technology Center, CIT UPC, showcased its approach to bridging the innovation gap through participation in collaborative European projects. In their presentation, Esther Parra and Radivoj Malić, shared insights and lessons learned from other European projects such as Science2Society, INDUSAC, EU.FFICIENT, MERIT, and HybridNeuro—highlighting how these initiatives help connect academic research with societal and industrial innovation needs.
“Participating in BESTPRAC was a great opportunity to connect with fellow Research Managers, discuss shared challenges, and present how our work at CIT UPC contributes to bridging the gap between academia and innovation”, shared Radivoj Malić.
The event took place at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB) and featured contributions from experts across Europe, including the EARMA Impact Community, who shared best practices in project management, administration, and research support.
CIT UPC extends its congratulations to the organisers and participants for making the event a valuable platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration.
For more information about the event, visit the official EARMA news page:
BESTPRAC Thematic Group Meeting – Bridging the Gap: Project Managers and Research Support Teams in Action
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Looking ahead, the next EARMA Conference will take place in Utrecht, The Netherlands, from 5–7 May 2026 — an opportunity for the European research management community to continue building connections and sharing innovative practices.
Related Projects
- The Visualisation, Virtual Reality and Graphic Interaction Research Group (ViRVIG) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) has participated in the XR4ED project, an initiative that connects the educational technology (EdTech) and Extended Reality (XR) sectors, with the aim of transforming learning and training across Europe.
- The inLab FIB at the UPC has collaborated with Lizcore® for the development of a proof of concept based on artificial intelligence to improve safety in climbing with autobelay devices. The system allows the automatic and accurate detection of risk situations before starting a route.
- Researchers from the Centre for Image and Multimedia Technology of the UPC (CITM) and from the DiCode research group (Digital Culture and Creative Technologies Research Group) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC) have worked on the project The Eyes of History, an initiative of the Catalan Agency for Cultural Heritage that offers an immersive view of Catalan cultural heritage. It is especially aimed at the first and second cycles of secondary education and was created to bring heritage into the classroom. Its goal is to bring the history and monuments of Catalonia closer in a vivid and innovative way, using tools such as virtual reality and new museographic narratives.
- City and Play is a social action project coordinated by researchers from the Centre for Image and Multimedia Technology (CITM) and the DiCode research group (Digital Culture and Creative Technologies Research Group) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC), the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and the University of Barcelona (UB), and funded by Barcelona City Council. The aim of the project is to promote civic competences and reflection on the urban environment among adolescents through the creation of an open framework that uses methodologies based on play, co-creation and storytelling.
