The Slovenian Society of Evaluators (SDE) and GeoZS cordially invite you to a presentation of the results of the ERA-NET evaluation and a good practice example.

The event will take place in Thursday, 20 November at 14:00 at GeoZS, Dimičeva ulica 14, Ljubljana, in meeting rooms on the 6th floor.

The European Research Area Networks (ERA-NETs) are a key EU instrument for advancing international research in cross-cutting and cross-domain areas. But how do we effectively evaluate the results?

Na dogodku bomo predstavili rezultate analize 22 evalvacijskih študij ERA-NET, ki je identificirala sistemsko pomanjkljivost: zanemarjanje medtematskega mreženja, kar utrjuje disciplinarne pristope in spodkopava sinergijski potencial teh mrež. Kot rešitev se predlaga nov matrični pristop k zasnovi intervencijske logike takšnih kompleksnih mrež in evalvacije njihovih rezultatov, ki temelji na meta-konceptu “prazne sredine” (empty middle). Ta pristop premika fokus iz ocenjevanja mrež kot zgolj raziskovalnih projektov k ocenjevanju njihove bistvene “mrežnosti”.

The success of the approach will be demonstrated through an international project GeoERA CoFund Action, which set up the European meta-network in the geosciences. The final impact assessment of the GeoERA project was recognised as a success story and an example of good practice by the ERA Platform.

Presentation programme

• GeoERA project presentation, Jasna Šinigoj (GeoZS)
• Presentation of the GeoERA evaluation, Barbara Simic (GeoZS, SDE)
• Presentation of the results of the evaluation of the research networks, Bojan Radej (SDE)

The presentation will be followed by an informal discussion over refreshments. The event is expected to conclude at 16:00.

The event is free to attend. To facilitate organisation, please confirm your attendance by Tuesday 18 November to sdeval@siol.net or Urska.Solc@GEO-ZS.SI.

You are cordially invited!