Virtual Mobility Grant for the Assessment of the added value and impact of the network

Dr Eleftheria Markozani, from the University of Piraeus, Greece, has undertaken the Virtual Mobility Grant for the Assessment of the added value and impact of the network. The ENTER Action Virtual Mobility Grant’ aims at the creation of new tools for the assessment of the added value and the impact of the Cost Action ENTER. The VMG intends to compose specialized questionnaires with response scales which will be expected to be used by the Action’s members in its various activities including the VNT’s and VMG’s, STMS, ICT Conference Grants, Training Schools, workshops, and other Network’s activities. This VMG aims at ameliorating the impact of the Action’s grants and activities by measuring and assessing their specific aspects. Particularly, the data retrieved by the assessment tools aim to offer an in-depth analysis of the added value and the impact of the action based on specific indicators drafted for the ENTER Cost Network by the grantee. The indicators will include measurable aspects such as gender balance, preferred fields, preferred kind of actions, preferred grants etc. The main objective of the VMG is the support of the implementation of capacity building actions of the Cost Network. Finally, the assessment will include the past, present, and future actions, and grants of the ENTER Cost Network and provide both the managing and research committees with valuable insights for their impact on the field.