The Remote Sensing Laboratory of the School of Rural & Surveying Engineering (SRSE) at the National Technical University of Athens, and the Horizon Europe project MeDiTwin aiming to raise the SRES’s research capacity, are excited to host the second training workshop in the series on EU Funding, focused on Proposal Writing. The training is open to all of NTUA staff and will be conducted by Dr Samy Strola who is CEO of the Strola Research & Innovation Consulting and Expert Consultant in EU funding mechanisms such as the Horizon Europe 2021-2027 program. Register to join us in person on Tuesday October 7th 2025 to improve your skills on identifying calls, networking for consortia and developing winning concept notes. The seminar will be conducted in English and certificates of attendance will be provided.
Event Details
📅 Date: Tuesday, October 07, 2025
📍 Location: Μultimedia auditorium in the Library and information Center, NTUA (Zographou Campus) [map]
🗣️Instructor: Dr Samy Strola, Expert Consultant in R&I
🕙 Sessions: Athens time
Program
09:00 – 10:00 | Coffee, Welcome & Introduction
– Greetings by Prof Maria Tsakiri, Rector of the SRSE NTUA
– Welcome by Asst Prof Ioannis Papoutsis, PI of the Horizon Europe project MeDiTwin
– Overview of the training course & expected outcomes by Dr Samy Strola, Expert Consultant and CEO at Strola Research & Innovation Consulting
10:00 – 11:30 | EU funding landscape: opportunities, synergies & identifying calls
(incl. networking/grouping activity and SLIDO questionnaire)
11:30 – 11:45 | Break
11:45 – 13:00 | Concept Note Development Exercise
Hands-on exercise (“fit-to-call”):
Group 1: From a call to a concept note (top-down)
Group 2: From a concept note to a call (bottom-up)
13:00 – 14:00 | Break
14:00 – 16:00 | Concept Note Development continued
16:00 – 16:15 | Break
16:15 – 17:00 | Reflection & Open Discussion
