FP7 – Master of Finance and Administration 
How to get the most out of your EU funded projects

 

28-29 March                               

Brussels, Belgium                      

 

Facts and doubts about FP7 financial issues and EC audits

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• FP7 financial rules have changed significantly in 2011 and 2012 - often with retroactive effect.
  Do you know what these changes are and how they can effect you project's financial management?

• Financial rules on average personnel costs are misunderstood.
  Do you know who should use the average personnel cost calculation and what its advantages and disadvantages are for your organisation?

• Last year, DG Research has started to perform financial audits at FP7 beneficiaries...
  Do you know why and when EC auditors are coming and how to get prepared?

• Personnel costs calculations are the most common source of problems...
  Do you know how to make you time-sheets bulletproof and your salary calculation correct?

 

 

Why participate?

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1. Lecturers

This 2-day training course is built 100% on project experience and real-life examples. The lecturers and workshop leaders are flesh-and-bone financial managers, whose daily work is to prepare financial reports and control budgets, manage project spendings and assist our project partners in their financial management.Their projects were recently subject of an EC audit.

 

  See our training and project references 

 

 

2. Lectures and workshops

 

Experience Europa Media's unique "learning-by-doing" approach - presentations in the morning, then practice your newly-gained knowledge during the workshops designed for the particular topics:

FP7 Financial Rules

Introducing the FP7 financial rules from the very basics to the most advanced issues using a practical, real-life approach.

Workshop:

The famous and utterly unique workshop of Europa Media. Participants will receive a folder consisting of virtual timesheets and salary slips, invoices and contracts, per-diem certificates and mission reports. The eligible costs must be calculated and the FORM C will be submitted.

 

EC Audits

Participants will be trained on how to conduct an EC financial audit in FP7 projects. Financial rules and bottlenecks, tricks and mistakes to focus on will be introduced.

Workshop:

You'll become an EC auditor for a day! Participants in small groups have to perform an EC Audit based on the documentation provided by us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your Benefits

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• Learn everything about the financial rules of FP7 - find out what is new, what has changed and how to get the most out of your budget.
• Participate in Europa Media's famous Financial Reporting workshop and prepare your Form C based on the documents and invoices we prepared.
• Discover the mistakes you made during the workshop and find out how to avoid making them again.
• Learn from our experience (and the mistakes we have made...), and network with others walking in the same shoes!
• Get an exclusive preview of the Horizon 2020 programme (a.k.a. FP8).

 

 

Is this training right for me?

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Feedback from previous participants show that this course is equally useful for

• researchers and         
• administrators,
• managers and
• decision-makers,      

coming from

• public sector,
• universities or
• private entities.

Thanks to our learning-by-doing approach and the unique workshops, participants with different background will meet all their expectations! One of the strengths of our courses is the diverse background of the participants, so we can all learn a lot from the different approaches and stories.