Foreu4all workshop – granada

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

15-17 April 2026 / Granada – Spain

Programme

Wednesday, 15 April

Arrival of participants.

17h30 Speakers, facilitators and rapporteurs briefing at Conference Venue (location)

19h30 Welcome cocktail at Patio of the Centro de Lenguas Modernas (location)
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:

  • Caroline Censier-Calmus. Senior Advisor European Universities France. French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation.
  • Jan Palmowski. Secretary-General of The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities.
  • Antonin Charret. Research Fellow. University of Oxford.
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?

Facilitators & Rapporteurs:

Room Salón de Grados

  • Facilitator: Audrey Sullivan-Reilly. Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer. Circle U. Alliance.
  • Rapporteur: Fernando Galán. Executive Director. EU-CONEXUS Alliance.

Room A04

  • Facilitator: Angela Kipf. Quality & Impact Manager. EU GREEN Alliance.
  • Rapporteur: Delfien Cloet. Project Manager. ENLIGHT Alliance.

Room A05

  • Facilitator: Lily Bethencourt. Project Oversight Manager. EUt+ Alliance.
  • Rapporteur: Patricia van Hemert. Project Manager. U!REKA Alliance.

Room A15

  • Facilitator: Morris Villarroel. Associate Vice-Rector. EELISA Alliance.
  • Rapporteur: Julia Cora. Policy and Funding Advisor. YUFE Alliance.

Room A25

  • Facilitator: Sannie van Boxtel. Institutional Coordinator. KreativEU Alliance.
  • Rapporteur: Laura Coló. Project Manager. 4EU+ Alliance.

Workshop rooms
13h00 – 14h00 LUNCH
14h00 – 15h00 WORKSHOP on CHALLENGES (2)
Continuation		 Workshop rooms
15h00 – 15h30 COFFEE BREAK
15h30 – 16h00 POSTER SESSION Venue hall
16h00 – 17h30

RAISING LITERACY SESSIONS

Room A25
Session 1. Embedding Impact in Everyday Project Management: Approaches to Planning, Evaluating and managing Alliance outcome

  • Ricardo Scacchetti. Founder & General Director. Impact Track.

Room Salón de Grados
Session 2. The Power of Storytelling: Reporting and Communicating our Alliance Achievements.

  • Marina Fernández-Peña. Head of Communications. Arqus European University Alliance. 
  • Armando-Uribe-Echeverria. Chief Communications Officer and Head of Impact and Dissemination Unit.EUTOPIA European University Alliance. 
  • Heather McComb. Digital Communications Manager. UNA EUROPA Alliance.

Room A15
Session 3. How to Make the Most if AI Tools for Effective Project Management and Impact.

  • Ines Springael. Programme Lead CTL-AI. Breda University of Applied Sciences. 
  • Sannie van Boxtel. Institutional coordinator KreativEU. Breda University of Applied Sciences.

Room A04
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.

Workshop rooms
17h30 END of FIRST DAY
20h00 CONFERENCE DINNER at Las Tomasas Restaurant (location)

FRIDAY, 17 April
FOCUS: BULDING OUR TOOLBOX AND A JOINT ROADMAP
9h30 – 10h00 RESTITUTION of 1st Day – Challenges

Chair

  • Audrey Sullivan-Reilly. Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer. Circle U. Alliance.

Rapporteurs of first day workshop.

  • Fernando Galán. Executive Director. EU-CONEXUS Alliance
  • Delfien Cloet. Project Manager. ENLIGHT Alliance.
  • Patricia van Hemert. Project Manager. U!REKA Alliance.
  • Julia Cora. Policy and Funding Advisor. YUFE Alliance.
  • Laura Coló. Project Manager. 4EU+ Alliance.
 Plenary Hybrid
10h00 – 11h15

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


Room Salón de Grados
Tools for Challenge 1- Planning for Impact

  • Facilitator: Glória Nunes Rodrigues. Impact Task Force Leader. ENLIGHT Alliance.
  • Rapporteur: Luisa Bernstorff. Director of Operations. Arqus Alliance.

Room A04
Tools for Challenge 2 – Data Collection and Analysis

  • Facilitator: Hannah Worringer. Impact and Quality Officer. ENHANCE Alliance.
  • Rapporteur: Helena Jestin. Project Manager. FORTHERM Alliance.

Room A05
Tools for Challenge 3 – Communication and Societal Accountability

  • Facilitator: Lily Bethencourt. Project Oversight Manager. EUt+ Alliance.
  • Rapporteur: Sofia D’Aguiar. Executive Director. EELISA Alliance.

Room A15
Tools for Challenge 4 – Management

  • Facilitator: Tove Holm. Local Manager at Nord University. SEA-EU Alliance.
  • Rapporteur: Tonia Schmitz. Secretary General. BAUHAUS4EU Alliance.

Room A25
Tools for Challenge 5 – How to Align Project with Alliance-logics?

  • Facilitator: Jonas Salz. Project Coordinator. YUFE Alliance.
  • Rapporteur: Vanessa Massegg. Coordinator. EURECA-PRO Alliance.

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?
Continuation

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

WORKSHOP ROADMAP
Building a Joint Roadmap


Room Salón de Grados

  • Facilitator: Glória Nunes Rodrigues. Impact Task Force Leader. ENLIGHT Alliance.
  • Rapporteur: Antonio Román Casas. Project Manager. EU GREEN Alliance.

Room A04

  • Facilitator: Hannah Worringer. Impact and Quality Officer. ENHANCE Alliance.
  • Rapporteur: Lucia Conte. Project Coordinator. EUTOPIA Alliance.

Room A05

  • Facilitator: Lily Bethencourt. Project Oversight Manager. EUt+ Alliance.
  • Rapporteur: Rudy Akueson. General Coordinator. UNINOVIS Alliance.

Room A15

  • Facilitator: Tove Holm. Local Manager at Nord University. SEA-EU Alliance.
  • Rapporteur: Rafael Toledo-Moreo. Deputy Secretary-General. EUt+ Alliance.

Room A25

  • Facilitator: Jonas Salz. Project Coordinator. YUFE Alliance.
  • Rapporteur: Laura Coló. Project Manager. 4EU+ Alliance.

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.
  • Antonin Charret. Research Fellow. University of Oxford.
 Plenary Hybrid
16h30 END
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