1. Pamela Bartar Centre for Social Innovation
E-learning for building skills in project management: experiences from DTP project Excellence-in-ReSTI
Pamela Bartar
Centre for Social Innovation
XVII PA/ Steering Group Meeting
Vienna, 11/06/2019
Excellence-in-ReSTI is co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF, IPA)

2. Project main data
Duration: February 2017 – October 2019 (with 3 months prolonged)
Budget: €
11 partners from 9 countries
CUNI (WP4)
ZSI (WP1), Eurovienna, FHB (WP5)
Digitalis Jolet UL
UB (WP2)
SIL
My name is Pamela Bartar, today, I am glad to represent the Excellence-in-ReSTI project consortium and project coordinator Mr Gabor Szudi, from the Centre of Social Innovation in Vienna.
Some of you already got in touch with the ReSTI project, but let me give a few keywords about the why and what we are doing in order to introduce the presentation:
In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the Excellence-in-ReSTI project is bringing together key stakeholder and practice groups to bridge the gaps in managing research and social, business and technological innovation with the help of high professional project management in the Danube region. The project activities are carried out in two parallel tracks – the one aimed at policy makers, R&I organisations, education institution and other stakeholders helping to develop of the institutional framework, and the other track aimed at young project managers keen on gaining a state of the art skills and knowledge in the area research and innovation project management. In this context our main product is the ReSTI.academy which is an innovative online training course- we will go into further details a little later (based on Five learning modules devoted to spreading excellence in ReSTI management, leadership and administration.)
ARCFUND (WP3)
SEBS
DDSME (WP6)

3. Excellence-in-ReSTI project rationale
Identified problem: the management of research, social and technological innovation (ReSTI) projects needs specific skills that are lacking in the Danube Region
Our solution: to create an environment in which knowledge on ReSTI project management in multicultural environment becomes readily available in the Danube Region through
an innovative blended training programme
advice with a specifically tailored content (Infodesk)
strategy to improve research, social and technological innovation project participation
Excellence-in-ReSTI is co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF, IPA)

4. Background analysis Details
Background analysis consisted of the following steps:
Desk research on overall R&D&I landscape in 14 DR countries
51 best case practices on ReSTI PM
Danube Region-wide survey with the involvement of target group members on missing ReSTI PM skills and training opportunities (around replies from all DR countries)
Around 200 stakeholder interviews
Excellence-in-ReSTI is co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF, IPA)

5. Excellence-in-ReSTI is co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF, IPA)
Pilot curriculum
Five modules: (1) EU policies, (2) project design, (3) project management, (4) social innovation and (5) innovation in the business context
Blended learning solution:
3 face-to-face meetings (Eisenstadt, Budapest, Prague)
20 online courses
Implementation timeframe:
pilot to be completed within 10/2018 – 06/2019 by 25 funded + 55 non-funded participants
after pilot, ReSTI.academy is open to public (11/2019)
Excellence-in-ReSTI is co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF, IPA)

6. Excellence-in-ReSTI is co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF, IPA)
ReSTI.academy
Excellence-in-ReSTI is co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF, IPA)

7. Didactic approach: the 5 doors
Excellence-in-ReSTI is co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF, IPA)

8. What is behind the 5 doors?
Different entry points for people preferring different study styles
Content within divided to core & additional docs
Library: course content resources
Café: interactive activities with others
Playground: playful activities and game
Forest: reflection activities to integrate the learning
Assessment: test your achieved level of knowledge
Excellence-in-ReSTI is co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF, IPA)

9. Feedback on ReSTI.academy
After getting acquianted with the approach, overwhelmingly positive feedback, but participants mostly use Library – Playground and Café activities are underused
Direct interaction (in Plaza) is almost non-existent without teachers’ intervention
Thematic fields (course topics) well-received: theoretical parts are deemed less useful (interest indicated in place of relevance)
Best practice and practical (real-life) examples and diversifed resources are key to success
Excellence-in-ReSTI is co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF, IPA)

10. Infodesk Availability
Excellence-in-ReSTI is co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF, IPA)

11. FeedbackERS on ReSTI.academy
Excellence-in-ReSTI is co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF, IPA)

12. Thank you for your attention!