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Project Timeline

Year 1

Assess the Status of Research Administration in Partner Country HEIs – January 2013
Report and Provide Recommendations Based on Assessment – March 2013
Recruit and Hire Research Administrators in Lebanese HEIs – May 2013
Develop Platform for E-Learning Courses and Project Website – January 2013
Develop Frameworks of Monitoring for Reporting, Project Activities and Work Packages – May 2013
Develop Training and E-Learning Course 1: “Setting Up of Research Offices and Research Policies and Procedures” – June 2013
Hold Training I at CNRS – August 2013
Develop Training and E-Learning Course II: “Research Funding Tools and Research and Proposal and Budget Preparation” – September 2013
Publish Press Release in all Project Sites about Inauguration of IDEAL Project – December 2012
Posting of General Information about IDEAL on Project Website – January/February 2013

Generation of reports for M&E activities, including trainings – October 2013
Database of Research and Industry Interests finalized and Posted on Project Website – October/November 2013
Hold Training II: “Research Funding Tools and Research and Proposal and Budget Preparation” at CNRS – February 2013 - to register, please use the attached form and return to Ms. Razan El Ghoussaini [email protected].
Develop Training and E-Learning Course III: “Fundamentals of Research Administration and Financial Administration” – December 2013
Hold Training III at CNRS – January 2014
Develop Training and E-Learning Course IV: Fundamentals of Technology Transfer – January/February 2014
Hold Training IV at CNRS – March 2014
Holding of the 1st Academic – Industry Network Event – May 2014
Workshop on Technology Transfer and Innovation Management at AUB – July 2014
Internships of HEIs Staff Members at European University Institutions – September /October 2014
Publishing 2nd Press Release on project accomplishments and progress – September/October 2014
Discuss and Decide on Content of Guidebook – October 2014
Post project activities on website including the courses/training – September 2014

Entrepreneurship Mentoring of 10 Faculty and/or Students – February 2015
Hold Academic – Industry Networking Event # 2 – March 2015
Form Professional Association for Research Administration – April 2015
Establish and Launch Innovation Park – June 2015
IDEAL Final Conference – Hosted at UOB – July 2015
Publish 3rd Press Release Announcing Conference and Project Results – October 2015
Finalize and Publish IDEAL Guidebook for Research Administration – August-October 2015
Upload and Update Project Website – August-October 2015