STEPUPIORS PI Dr Milena Cavic participated as a lecturer at a training for writing Horizon Europe Twinning projects for participants from 12 scientific institutions from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, organized by the European Training Academy in Belgrade, on September 04, 2023, in a hybrid mode. Participants received instructions from experienced trainers on how to write a project proposal and how to prepare a budget according to the new Lump Sum methodology. Finally, they had the opportunity to meet other funded Twinning project coordinators, representing GrInShield Twinning Project from the Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, TwiNSol – CECs from the Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, BIOLAWEB from the Institute for Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy.

Dr Cavic presented project aims, evolution, current status and implementation challenges followed by a lively discussion. The meeting was very useful for future Twinning coordinators, giving an excellent example on how to expand the network of Serbian successful project applications. It was also useful for meeting other Twinning project coordinators which facilitated new collaborations between STEPUPIORS and other Serbian Twinning projects starting from October 2023.