Time: April-June 2026 ( 8 x 3 h)
Module 1: Management of the Research Project
22.-23.4., 4.5., 21.5.2026
Module 2: Review of the project tasks
29.5.2026
Module 3: Coaching approach in Project Work
2.6., 4.6.2026
Module 4: Project Communication and Media Relations
12.6.2026
Implementation: via Teams
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.
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.

Module 1: Management of the Research Project
Wednesday 22.4.2026
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
Thursday 23.4.2026
9.00-11.00     The role and responsibilities of the project manager  
                      (human resource and network management perspective)
                      Mika Purola
11.00-12.00 The financial management of the research project
                      Financial Manager Katja Paalanen, Syke
Monday 4.5.2026
09.00-12.00 The project cycle management of the research project, part 1
– Research project planning and resource management
– Risks of research project and their management
Selection of development tasks
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).
Thursday 21.5.2026
 09.00-12.00  The project cycle management of the research project, part 2
– Decision-making, monitoring and evaluation / Mika Purola

Module 2: Review of the project tasks
Friday 29.5.2026
09.00-12.00   Review of the project tasks and towards a common goal and an
outcome as a team Research collaboration in stakeholder’s groups
– Identification of different stakeholders in research institute projects
– Lean management in research field’s service (case example)
Mika Purola

Module 3: Coaching approach in project work
Tuesday 2.6.2026
09.00-12.00   Coaching approach in project work
– Project-team as a goal and result oriented working group
– Diversity in a project team – opportunities and risks
Jaana Kalliomäki-Adan
Thursday 4.6.2026
9.00-12.00    A communication challenge – people having different cultural background
– Team dynamics an interaction
– Recap – Coaching approach in project work
– Feedback discussion
Jaana Kalliomäki-Adan

Module 4: Project communications and media relations
Friday 12.6.2026
12.30-15.20   Project communication and media relations
– Communication on networks
Sari Aalto-Setälä

Trainers: Mika Purola/Kumura Oy, Sari Siikasalmi/Music Finland ja Jaana Kalliomäki-Adan/HAUS
The price for the coaching is ca. 1270,00 € + vat. (price for 12 people) and if 10 people register for the course, the price is 1525,00 € + vat. The participation fee will be invoiced retrospectively by HAUS.
Registration by March 20, 2026 from here
Tulanet contact person: Anna Tolonen, GTK anna-leena.tolonen@gtk.fi and Anne Eira, Syke anne.eira@syke.fi