BM/084/10

84th WAITRO Executive Board Meeting (2nd part)

WAITRO Online Capacity Development Workshops at
50th Anniversary GA

BM/084/10

Paul Burrows, Anna Wohlrab, Yao Xin

1. Executive Summary
WAITRO Capacity Development Activities are designed to help member
organizations improve their management and technology R&D capabilities,
and promote exchanges and cooperation among member organizations.
The WAITRO Secretariat has made some enhanced plans, based on the
survey of Capacity Development Needs gathered from member
organizations. One such gathering resulted in the Horizon Europe
Workshop, which was planned to be in May. Due to the COVID-19 and the
international travel limitations, we were unable to organize on-site training
as originally planned, and the workshop was postponed to be held online in
October, as part of the WAITRO 50th Anniversary.
The current travel situation promises to limit on-site meetings for some
time, but also motivates us to develop other ways to share knowledge. The
WAITRO Secretariat therefore is now open to applications from each
member organization to propose online Capacity Development Workshops
to share their experiences and achievements in RTO management and
research, and to look for opportunities for cooperation.

2. Objectives
- To enhance technical exchange and knowledge sharing between member
organizations, consistent with the original and ongoing mission of WAITRO.
- To create more chances for cooperation between member organizations
during the pandemic, when physical meetings are impossible.
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- To increase the Impact of WAITRO as part of the WAITRO 50th

anniversary.

3. Topics
WAITRO Member Organizations can apply for hosting the workshop
according to the following reference of topics:
 Ideas from the WAITRO Covid-19 Survey
- Engaging with industries
- RTO management in times of COVID-19
- Knowledge sharing through open access
- Efficient remote work in RTOs
 Topics from RFP meeting last year
- International Research and Fairness (RFI)
- SAIRA
 Members are encouraged to apply with a proposal and budget to present
their own topic that is relevant to all WAITRO members, SDG and
innovation.

4. Timeline
Process Time Object
Announcement June 22nd WAITRO Secretariat
Application June 22nd to August 15th Member Organizations
Evaluation by August 31st WAITRO Secretariat
Preparation September 1st to October Member Organization (Host)
Registration October Member Organizations
Meeting October Member Organization (Host)
& Participants

5. Implementation for week of GA

- “Video on Demand” supported by live video chat for 1-2 hrs (repeated for
time zone access), for which participants can register.
- “Online breakout session” with Q&A as part of the online GA hosting
package.
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- Technical support covered by WAITRO, including designing application

template on WAITRO intranet.
- Submit proposal and detailed budget by host organization.

6. Request for Proposal

- Objective of the proposed workshop
- Brief introduction to the proposed content
- Overview of the agenda
- CV and brief introduction of the trainers or expert teams
- Target participants and requested qualification
- Limitation of the number
- Requirements of the internet circumstance and condition
- Proposed format of workshop
- Detailed budget