USAAR's leadership in WP1 ensured smooth project coordination and the development of effective management tools, which facilitated seamless communication and guidance between partners. The T4ERI Management Board led strategy development and the transition to the second phase of the T4EU initiative (E+), working closely with expert groups to ensure quality and sustainability of project results. New partners from Slovenia, France, and Portugal joined the T4EU alliance in 2023, enhancing T4ERI’s impact. The coordinator managed reporting and contractual obligations and produced policy recommendations in the form of two policy briefs. Deliverables were co-created, and strategies finalized with vice-rectors and presidents of the T4EU alliance.
WP2 ‘Collaboration in Research & Innovation’, led by UA, achieved all its key objectives, including the development of a fully operational partnering and infrastructure-sharing tool ‘connect4research'. The ‘Joint Agenda for Research and Innovation’ was prepared, and adopted by the university leadership together with a strategy for the establishment of collaborative cross-alliance research centres. WP2 thus significantly contributed to enhancing research collaboration across the alliance.
WP3 ‘The Best Careers for the Brightest Minds’, led by USil, developed standards for scientific careers in the alliance and a joint strategy for Human Capital in academia. The Leadership Academy trained researchers, leading to measurable improvements. The Action Plan guided these efforts, and a final report on pilot evaluation and national policy recommendations were produced, laying the groundwork for future initiatives to improve research careers and staff status.
WP4 ‘Science4All’, led by VMU, developed a comprehensive strategy for Public Engagement, Science Communication, and Open Science, with supporting action plans and a pilot evaluation report. A T4EU PERI network was established, and training for young researchers to improve science communication was piloted. Open Science practices were promoted through events and newsletters.
WP5 ‘Communication, Dissemination, and Cooperation with the Innovation Ecosystem’, led by UNISOFIA, increased visibility through social media and the alliance website and representation at events such as the FOREU2 SwafS conference. Key outreach activities included organizing roundtables on key challenges for R&I in European university alliances. The T4ERI Plan for Dissemination & Exploitation and the T4E[U] White Paper were finalized, with a roundtable in 2024 providing policymakers with recommendations for enhancing R&I collaboration. Stakeholder assemblies promoted partnerships with the private sector, ensuring T4ERI’s integration into the Transform4Europe regional ecosystem.
T4ERI has produced actionable results that will be exploited by the Transform4Europe communities and external stakeholders: T4ERI partnering and infrastructure-sharing tool 'connect4research', the Joint Strategy for all initiatives in WP3 and corresponding action plan which laid the foundation for activities in the field of 'Professional Excellence' in the framework of the E+ initiative,T4E[U] Joint Strategy "Science4All"and corresponding action plan which laid the foundation for the activities in the field of "'Professional Excellence' and 'Global Outreach' in the framework of the E+ initiative, the T4ERI White Paper, which provides a holistic analysis for policy makers, identifying legal, regulatory and financial barriers that hamper R&I cooperation between universities, as well as recommendations for national and European policy makers.
