1. PART; 11.11. – 11.12.2025 Research project’s management
2. PART; 18.12.2025 Review of the project works
3. PART; 13.1.2026 and 20.1.2026 Coaching approach in project work
4. PART; 28.1.2026 Project communications and media relations
Implementation: via Teams
Content: Training focuses on research project’s and project team’s management. A task is completed in pairs / small groups that is related to the development of the project activities in one’s own research institute or to the development of the combined good practices in different research institutes.
9.00–9.20 Welcoming words / Research manager Eva Primmer, Syke
9.20-12.00 Research projects as production tools
• Management of jointly funded projects
Trainer Mika Purola
9.00-11.00 The role and responsibilities of the project manager (human resource and network management perspective), Trainer Mika Purola
11.00-12.00 The financial management of the research project,
Financial manager Katja Paalanen, Syke
09.00–12.00 The research project’s project cycle management, part 1
• Research project planning and resource management
• Risks of research project and their management
Selection of development tasks and closure of the days
Trainer Mika Purola
DEVELOPMENT TASK: Work in pairs/small groups on either a task related to the development of your own research institute’s project activities or a development task combining good practices from different research institutes (we recommend the latter).
9.00-12.00 Review of the project tasks and towards a common goal and an
outcome as a team Research collaboration in stakeholders groups
• Identification of different stakeholders in research institute projects
• Lean management in research field’s service (case example)
Trainer Mika Purola
9.00-12.00 Coaching approach in project work
• Project-team as a goal and result oriented working group
• Diversity in a project team – opportunities and risks
Trainer Jaana Kalliomäki-Adan
9.00-12.00 A communication challenge – people having different cultural background
• Team dynamics an interaction
• Recap – Coaching approach in project work
• Feedback discussion
Trainer Jaana Kalliomäki-Adan
9.00-12.00 Project communication and media relations
• Communication on networks
Trainer Sari Aalto-Setälä
Focus group: The training is aimed primarily for project managers managing a project at the moment who are at the beginning of their task or who have some experience of project management.
Note! Only personnel of Tulanet research institutes can participate in the training. (GTK, IL, Luke, NLS, Finnish Food Authority, Syke, THL, FIOH, VTT, FIIA, VATT)
Trainers: Mika Purola/Kumura Oy, Sari Siikasalmi/Iloom Oy ja Jaana Kalliomäki-Adan/HAUS
Tulanet contact person: Anna Tolonen, GTK anna-leena.tolonen@gtk.fi
Anne Eira, Syke
Registration by October 6, 2025 from here
Programme:Tulanet junior project manager programme 2025
