Foreu4all workshop – granada

“Aligning Project Management and Impact: A Practical and Strategic Dialogue for European University Alliances”

15-17 April 2026 / Granada – Spain

Draft Programme

Wednesday, 15 April
Arrival of participants. Speakers briefing and get together.
A welcome cocktail in the centre of Granada is planned at 19:30.
Thursday, 16 April
FOCUS: Exploring Challenges & Opportunities
9h00 – 9h30 Registration
9h30 – 9h45

WELCOME SESSION  

  • Pedro Mercado Pacheco. Rector of the University Granada. Arqus Alliance.
  • Jonas Salz. Chair of the FOREU4ALL Project Management Topical Group. Project Coordinator – YUFE Alliance.
  • Glória Nunes Rodrigues. Co-chair of the FOREU4ALL Impact Topical Group. Impact Task Force Leader – ENLIGHT Alliance.
 Plenary Hybrid
9h45 – 10h30

KEYNOTE PANEL
Why Project Management and Impact matter for the Future of European Universities?

Chair:

  • Lucie Hunter. Project Manager & Policy Advisor. FOREU4ALL.

Panellists:

  • Jan Palmowski. Secretary-General of The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities.
  • Bjørn Stensaker. Professor at the University of Oslo.
  • EU institutions representative.
 Plenary Hybrid
10h30 – 11h00

SETTING THE SCENE
What is Management and Impact in the European University Alliances context?

  • Jonas Salz. Chair of the FOREU4ALL Project Management Topical Group. Project Coordinator – YUFE Alliance.
  • Glória Nunes Rodrigues. Co-chair of the FOREU4ALL Impact Topical Group. Impact Task Force Leader – ENLIGHT Alliance.
 Plenary Hybrid
11h00 – 11h30 COFFEE BREAK “Wall of Failures”
11h30 – 13h00

WORKSHOP on CHALLENGES (1)
Challenges in aligning Project Management and Impact

Main Challenges Areas:

  • Planning for Impact: Impact in EUAs Strategic Planning and Proposal Writing.
  • Data Collection and Analysis: How to Align and Combine Different Data Collection Processes.
  • Communication and Societal Accountability: How to Communicate EUAS Performance and Impact.
  • Management: How you Inform Strategic Decision-Making; How to Maximise/Mitigate Desired/Undesired Effects.
  • How to Align Project with Alliance-logics?
 Workshop rooms
13h00 – 14h00 LUNCH
14h00 – 15h00 WORKSHOP on CHALLENGES (2) Workshop rooms
15h00 – 15h30 COFFEE BREAK
15h30 – 16h00 POSTER SESSION Venue hall
16h00 – 17h30

RAISING LITERACY SESSIONS

  • Session 1. Embedding Impact in Everyday Project Management: Approaches to Planning, Evaluating and managing Alliance outcomes.
    Ricardo Scacchetti. Founder & General Director. Impact Track.
  • Session 2. The Power of Storytelling: Reporting and Communicating our Alliance Achievements.
    Speaker to be confirmed.
  • Session 3. How to Make the Most if AI Tools for Effective Project Management and Impact.
    Ines Springael. Programme Lead CTL-AI. NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences
    Boyd Catsman. AI Trainer. NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences.
  • Session 4. How to Embed Diversity and Inclusion in Project Management for Impact. 
    Melih Oezkardes & Deirdre McQuillan. Co-chairs of the FOREU4ALL Diversity & Inclusion Topical Group.
  • Session 5. Nurturing Resilience in Complex Working Environments: Being a Healthy Project and Impact Manager. 
    Speaker to be confirmed.
 Parallel rooms
17h30 END of FIRST DAY
  CONFERENCE DINNER

FRIDAY, 17 April
FOCUS: BULDING OUR TOOLBOX AND A JOINT ROADMAP
9h30 – 10h00 RESTITUTION of 1st Day – Challenges
Rapporteurs of first day workshop.		 Plenary Hybrid
10h00 – 11h15

WORKSHOP TOOLBOX (1)
Creating a Toolbox: How can we mutually reinforce each other?

 Workshop rooms
11h15 – 11h45 COFFEE BREAK
“Wall of Good Practices”
11h45 – 13h00

WORKSHOP TOOLBOX (2)
Creating a Toolbox: How can we mutually reinforce each other?

 Workshop rooms
13h00 – 14h00 LUNCH
Poster Area
14h00 – 15h30

WORKSHOP ROADMAP
Building a Joint Roadmap

 Workshop rooms
15h30 – 15h50 COFFEE BREAK
15h50 – 16h30

CONCLUSIONS & CLOSING SESSION

Chair: Antonio Román Casas. Member of the FOREUA4ALL Project Management and Impact Topical Groups. EU GREEN ALLIANCE Project Manager.

  • Rapporteurs Toolbox & Joint Roadmap Workshops.
  • Iwona Jablonska. Team Leader – Programme Manager. European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). European Commission.
  • Bjørn Stensaker. Professor at the University of Oslo.
 Plenary Hybrid
16h30 END
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