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Due to ignorance, we return as much as 20 percent of funds from EU funds

Experts from PJR, guided by rich experience and the alarming fact that on average, each user returns as much as 20 percent of contracted EU grants to the European Union due to ignorance on how to properly spend them, have created the PJR Academy, which teaches participants how to increase the success rate of project implementation and bring it close to 100 percent.

The Academy, which represents the only 100 percent practical training on how to successfully implement one’s own EU project, will be held in Rijeka from February 4 to 8.
An interesting aspect of the PJR Academy is that there are no ex-cathedra lectures and not even a single PowerPoint slide is used in the presentation. The methodology of the program exclusively consists of examples, case studies, group exercises, simulations, debates, and discussions, and this education is designed as a platform for exchanging experiences and practicing the mindset characteristic of EU projects. 

Prepared examples of EU projects are provided to participants in advance, which are used during the training in simulated situations and cases. 

The Academy will cover all topics that are essential for the successful implementation of projects, such as understanding rights and obligations, planning implementation, project cost management, public procurement management, preparation of tender documentation, and selection of winners, etc., and participants will receive all materials (prepared project reports, public procurement documentation, budget reallocations, financial management tools, etc.).

The Academy program has been created and is conducted by PJR experts for EU projects who are former employees of the Central Agency for Financing and Contracting and long-time participants in the EU funds system in Croatia. Together, they have participated in defining management procedures for the EU funds system in Croatia and have educated nearly 5,000 people on how the system works, how to prepare a project proposal, and how to successfully implement projects. They have also supervised, implemented, or assisted in the preparation and implementation of over 200 projects.
PJR will award one scholarship (free attendance at the Academy) for which anyone in the status of a regular student or unemployed person can apply. The application deadline is January 27, 2013. To apply for the Academy, regular participants must fill out an application form, while potential scholarship candidates must fill out an application form and a concept for the scholarship, which are available on the company’s website. The PJR Academy in Rijeka will be held from February 4 to 8 at the address: Technical Culture Center Rijeka, Školjić 6.