"I was a student of PIXEL Master about EU project planning an ..."


Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas – CBPF
Rio de Janeiro (SPAIN)

Role: Researcher

Testimonial on the Master program

I was a student of PIXEL Master about EU project planning and management, and I could take advantage of the asynchronous attendance modality while working and living in South America. Learning about EU projects and their management was an easy task, thanks to the trainers' teaching skills and expertise. To this end, the practical-oriented content and activities were very useful. As an asynchronous student, I found very important the trainer's availability to answer all my doubts and the availability of class registration with discussion between trainers and on-site students. The project work was a challenging but very useful exercise to understand how to convert a simple idea into a successful project. The online internship at SITES was a coherent follow-up of the theoretical part of the course. I could participate actively in the phases of project management in communication and dissemination. I am planning to continue the collaboration with SITES on EU project calls.

Testimonial on the Internship

My internship was online and hosted by Sustainable Innovation Technology Services Ltd, SITES. On a daily basis, the project managers from SITES provide effective support for efficient communication strategies for European Innovation Projects. SITES members come from countries all over the world and have done online internships as a normal extension of the company organization. The integration of the trainee within the SITES group is facilitated by participation in the weekly online meeting, where the ongoing projects were described, and the required support from interns was encouraged. Therefore, the intern interfaces with the group and individually with the tutor. I worked with my tutor on the dissemination and communication of HORIZON projects. I was involved in editing the risk plan for an (Erasmus+) project. I could participate in the revision of project proposals for HORIZON-MSCA and be part of kick-off and periodic meetings of different European projects. The tutor gave me the freedom to self-organize and set my own deadline when the project timeline permitted. Therefore, I could appreciate the daily work of a project manager in the field of EU calls and apply what I learned during the first part of PIXEL course. I strongly recommend the internship at SITES Company.