Dissemination and Communication Package - RP2

0 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 Equality Diversity and Inclusion for Research Enhancement in Bosnia Herzegovina Project full title: Equality Diversity and Inclusion for Research Enhancement in Bosnia Herzegovina Project acronym: EDIRE Call: HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-02 Type of action: HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions Start date: 1 September 2022 End date: 31 October 2025 Project number: 101060145 Deliverable 6.3 Dissemination and Communication Package – RP2 Work Package: WP6 Due Date: 31.10.2025 Submission Date: 30.10. 2025 Lead Beneficiary: UCM Version: 1.0 Status: Final Author(s): Liisa Hänninen, Olga Kolotouchkina and Sara Parra Reviewed by: Jasminka Hasić Telalović, Mirza Rastoder, Sara Clavero, Angela Taramaso, Carla Reale, Olga Kolotouchkina, Juan Pavón Deliverable Type: RDocument, Report Dissemination Level: PU - Public 1 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 Version history Version Date Author(s) Comments 0.1 30/04/2025 Liisa Hänninen, Olga Kolotouchkina and Sara Parras Document structure and first draft 0.2 27/05/2025 Olga Kolotouchkina and Liisa Hänninen First revision and update 0.3 27/06/2025 Juan Pavón Revision 0.4 8/07/2025 Angela Celeste Taramaso, Carla Maria Reale Revision and update 0.5 18/10/2025 Sara Clavero Revision 0.6 20/10/2025 Jasminka Hasić Telalović Mirza Rastoder Revision 0.7 22/10/2025 Sofiane Mahi, Zahia Guessoum Revision 1.0 30/10/2025 Jasminka Hasić Telalović Mirza Rastoder Final Revision 2 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 Deliverable abstract The current deliverable D6.3 describes the outcomes of EDIRE’s dissemination and communication (DC) strategy and action plan implementation during the second reporting period (RP2), from March 1st, 2024, to the end of the project, October 31st, 2025. Apart from detailing the DC activities, it also measures the results considering the target values or KPIs achieved in terms of dissemination and communication, and in addition, it offers a qualitative assessment of the project's global communicational outreach. D.6.3 Dissemination and Communication package - RP2 is based on the strategic guidelines included in the previous D6.1 Dissemination, Communication, and Exploitation plan, and it relies on EDIRE’s overall DC policy aimed at maximizing project impact, whereas EDIRE’s specific exploitation and sustainability plan is included in a separate deliverable D6.4. The deliverable contains all the EDIRE dissemination and communication activities and products produced during the RP2, including promotional materials, snapshots of the website, references to owned social media, use of EC communication tools, media relations and coverage, external events participation and presentations, project events organization and evaluation, publications achieved, and description of liaison activities with other relevant projects. This report is a continuation of D6.2 Dissemination, communication and exploitation package - RP1. Copyright and legal notice The views expressed in this document are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or position of the European Commission. Neither the authors nor the EDIRE Consortium is responsible for the use which might be made of the information contained here. 3 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 Table of contents 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Dissemination and communication strategy key points and goals........................................ 6 2.1 Dissemination and Communication channels and indicators........................................ 8 3. Activities Overview due M38 ................................................................................................... 10 3.1. Project website .............................................................................................................................. 10 3.2 Promotional materials ................................................................................................................. 12 3.3 Open access scientific publications ........................................................................................ 14 3.4 Project events .................................................................................................................................. 17 3.5 Project newsletter ......................................................................................................................... 30 3.6. Liaison activities ............................................................................................................................ 32 3.7 Social media ..................................................................................................................................... 33 3.8 Press releases and media relations ........................................................................................ 36 3.9 Participation in Open-Science events .................................................................................... 40 3.10 Other dissemination and communication activities (not included in the GA) ... 41 4. The future of EDIRE dissemination and communication activities ............................ 42 5. Conclusions ................................................................................................................................... 44 6. Summary outline of communication and dissemination results by M38.................. 45 Annexes ............................................................................................................................................... 48 Annex 1: EDIRE flyer and rollup designs ..................................................................................... 48 Annex 2: Announcements of EDIRE Open Panel on May 7th 2024 .................................... 50 Annex 3: Announcement of EDIRE Open Panel on March 13th, 2025 .............................. 51 Annex 4: Examples of EDIRE newsletter covers ....................................................................... 52 4 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 1. Introduction An operative and SMART - Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely - Dissemination, Communication, and Exploitation Strategy contributes to a research project’s success and outreach. EDIRE’s DC policy is based on careful planning, including objectives, strategies, target groups, calendars as well as, the assessment means and key performance indicators (see D6.1 for a more detailed description). The present D6.3 Dissemination, Communication and Exploitation Package – RP2 (M38) contains all the relevant dissemination and communication activities carried out by EDIRE consortium during the second evaluation period. It documents the actions and products achieved by the end of the project. The report also assesses the EDIRE’s overall DC results in KPIs. EDIRE’s intensive DC activities have contributed to the achievement of the project’s specific objectives, in an intrinsic way or indirectly: 1) SO1 Enhancing the scientific and technological capacity of SSST, contributing in raising its attractiveness, research profile and reputation, by fostering SSST and BA researchers visibility and capacities; 2) SO2 Enhancing internationalisation and networking activities, by informing about and fostering international and joined action; 3) SO3 Strengthening SSST research management capacities and administrative skills, by communicating training opportunities. Giving continuity to the previous DC report D6.1, this current package includes: all promotional materials developed; snapshots describing main sections of the project website; references regarding social media use; EC dissemination tools employed including radio and TV broadcasting; text of all the press releases published; the press conferences organized and related press reviews; agenda of the attended events external to the project and the presentations given; agenda, presentations and participants’ satisfaction questionnaire regarding the project events organized in RP1; references to all publications produced in the RP, as well as information on liaison activities. 1.1 Abbreviations/Acronyms BA – Bosnia and Herzegovina BCS – Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian DC – Dissemination and Communication DCE – Dissemination, Communication and Exploitation DCEP – Dissemination, Communication and Exploitation Plan DCP – Dissemination and Communication Plan EC –European Commission ECR – Early Career Researchers EDI – Equality, Diversity, Inclusion 5 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 RP – Reporting Period GA – Grant Agreement GE – Gender Equality GEP – Gender Equality Plan GM – Gender Mainstreaming HE – Higher Education HEI – Higher Education Institution KoM – Kick-off Meeting MS – Milestone M – Month R&I – Research and Innovation RP – Reporting Period SSST – Sarajevo School of Science and Technology SO – Specific Objective TUD – Technological University Dublin UCM – Universidad Complutense UNIGE – Universitá degli Studi di Genova URCA –Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne Y – Year WB – Western Balkans 6 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 2. Dissemination and communication strategy key points and goals All the project’s DC actions and initiatives were based on a strategic plan (see D6.1) to ensure that activities are effective, proportionate to the action’s scale, and capable of reaching audiences both within the project’s community and stakeholders beyond it. Hence, EDIRE’s DCP included an action plan for both internal and external stakeholders. Internal dissemination and communication strategy The internal dissemination strategy was aimed at enhancing networking activities between SSST and partner organizations, as well as engaging SSST management, staff, and students to increase the university’s management capacities to participate in the project’s core activities. Several departments (e.g. Computer Science, Medical School, Economics, Political Science) and units (academic and administrative), as well as postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students, were involved in EDIRE activities and targeted in the internal dissemination plan. These internal activities included, among others, creating internal working groups engaging both SSST staff and external decision makers and experts, to foster gender equality, diversity, and inclusion policy and action within the academic institutions. Internal communication was performed in various formats, among others: meetings, working sessions, EDIRE website, newsletters and social media, personal communications, calls for training and other activities distributed by email and/or other project communication outlets. External dissemination and communication strategy EDIRE’s external dissemination plan was focused on the dissemination of the project findings to the diverse national and international target groups interested in or engaged in gender, equality, and diversity-related themes. Outputs, outcomes, and other core aspects of the project were shared with expert and organisational audiences through social media, EDIRE website, conferences, journal articles, project dissemination events, newsletters, liaison activities, and other scientific dissemination methods. The project’s website and promotional materials (e.g. flyers) supported many of the dissemination and communication efforts. Exploitation activities were used to encourage the adoption of strategies and plans developed within the project, as well as to distribute policy recommendations among key stakeholders. These audiences were targeted in both the short and medium term (for a detailed record of exploitation activities, see D6.4). Diverse institutional, academic and professional groups were targeted by EDIRE dissemination activities: a) academic and non-academic organisations performing R&I activities, especially in the Western Balkans, b) professional associations, c) decision makers in universities and research centres, d) civil society and grass root organizations and enterprises, e) governmental research and equality institutions at national, European and global level and f) national and international policy makers, from 7 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 several EU countries. Also, key internal stakeholders from SSST, partner organizations, and partners’ relevant contacts in the field of EDI were addressed. EDIRE´S overall communication strategy was designed to raise deep awareness of the project in the public arena and inform about its added value, especially to the public beyond the scientific community at local, regional, national, and international levels. The aim was to share and promote project outcomes and outputs and foster their potential exploitation. Also, increasing awareness on EDI, GE and GM related policies and activities in academia were in the focus, using the experience and learnings gained in the EDIRE project. The main channels for EDIRE’s communication plan included the project website and blog, social media (X, Facebook, Youtube, Linkedin, and Instagram), press releases and media relations, Open-Science events as well as promotional materials, such as EDIRE brochures in all project languages. Graphic 1: Differences between communication, dissemination and exploitation by EC. Source: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-guide/imgs/quick-guide_dissexpl_en.pdf The core target groups for EDIRE communication efforts included: a) students and early career researchers (ECR) at different levels, b) universities, c) research institutes, d) enterprises, e) policy makers and f) public (e.g. mass media and social media audiences). A detailed description of EDIRE’s dissemination, communication, and exploitation activities during the first evaluation period can be found in D6.2., whereas the project’s exploitation and sustainability plan is included in D6.4. As a guideline to distinguish between dissemination, communication, and exploitation activities, EDIRE used the above EC infographic. Nevertheless, in practice, CDE objectives and activities have important synergistic effects and overlap; the same channels can be used for multipurpose effects. 8 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 2.1 Dissemination and Communication channels and indicators During RP2, the following channels have been used to communicate EDIRE action and results, to disseminate project results and knowledge, supporting a variety of activities that have also contributed to the exploitation of project results. The following table resumes the main channels (types of DC) as well as the assessment system, which is based on predetermined quantitative indicators and target values, e.g. key performance indicators (KPIs). Table 1. EDIRE Dissemination and Communication KPIs. Type Assessment Project website (M1-M36) Indicator: number of hits. Target Values/KPIS: >2000 by the end of Y1, >3600 by the end of project life. Means of verification: Reports from website facility for counting number of accesses. Promotional material (M3) Indicator: N. of brochures created and distributed. Target Values: >1500 by the end of Y1, >3000 by the end of project life. Means of verification: Distribution via events and through partners’ channels. Open access scientific publications (M6-M36) Indicator: N° of articles. Target Values: At least 5 accepted submissions at the end of the project. Means of verification: List of publications inserted in SyGMa. Project events Group 1: Project management meetings Indicator: N° of external stakeholders involved. Target Values: At least 2 external experts involved in each meeting. Means of verification: Attendance proof, presented materials, photos, event’s reports. Project events Group 2: Project dissemination events Indicator: N° of participants and Nº of countries represented. Target Values: >50 external participants per event; >10 internal participants per event Means of verification: Attendance proof, presented materials, photos, event’s reports. Project events Group 3: External events Indicator: N° of events attended where EDIRE is presented and promoted. Target Values: >10 external events during the project. Means of verification: Attendance proof, presented materials, photos, event’s reports. 15 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 Measuremen t n o Title of publication Authors Link Date Short term 5 internationa l publications arisen from EDIRE Mid-term 10 internationa l publications arisen from EDIRE 1 Gender mainstreamin g policies in Italian universities: actors, tools, documents G. Arena, A. C. Taramasso (UNIGE) to be published 2023 IPPA Conference Paper 2 Transforming academia through equality, diversity, and inclusion: the experience of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the EDIRE project R. Bencivenga, C. Leone, C. M. Reale, J. Hasic Telalovic (UNIGE; SSST) https://teseo.unitn.it/quadern i-dsrs/issue/view/207/221 2024 in A. Tuselli, C. M. Reale, A. Donà, M. M. Coppola (eds.), Gender R-evolutions, Conference proceedings, 2024 3 Utilizing Artificial Intelligence for Microbiome DecisionMaking: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children from Bosnia and Herzegovina Dž. Bašić, J. Hasić Telalović, L. Pašić (SSST) https://www.mdpi.com/20754418/14/22/2536 13.Nov.24 Diagnostics 2024 (the Section Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease) 4 Smart cities, digital inequalities, and the challenge of inclusion O.Kolotouchkin a, L.RipollGonzález, W.Belabas (UCM) Smart Cities, Digital Inequalities, and the Challenge of Inclusion 4.Nov.24 MDPI : Smart Cities | Special Issue : Inclusive Smart Cities 5 Academics’ Experiences of Work-Life Balance and Work-Life Conflict in a Familialist State: The case of Bosnia and Herzegovina Caitriona Delaney and Sara Clavero (TU Dublin) to be published submitted 16 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 6 From EDI policy to practice: experiences in European research Sara Clavero, PhD, Research Fellow, Jasminka Hasic Telalovic, PhD, Associate Professor, Olga Kolotouchkina, PhD, Assistant Professor, Cinzia Leone, PhD, Researcher Verlag Barbara Budrich GmbH To be published This book explores how inclusivity, particularly gender equality and intersectional perspectives, can be meaningfully embedded in research and innovation policies and practices across Europe. It highlights strategies and action plans to improve governance, institutional culture, and policy implementatio n in order to enhance the societal impact of excellence in research. 17 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 3.4 Project events 3.4.1 Project management meetings (Group 1) During RP2, management meetings including an open session have been organized on a regular basis, the first one in May 2024 and the second in March 2025. Internal project issues have been discussed in the first part of the management meetings, whereas each meeting included an open session with invited speakers, panels and debates to serve dissemination purposes. The invitation of guest speakers from relevant international academic and research organizations have enhanced the projects’ visibility, contributing to the internationalisation and networking goals, offering new options for collaboration between participating organizations and attracting publics from outside the consortium. To ensure larger assistance, the meeting and open panel discussion were offered online. (See annexes 2 and 3 for open panel announcements). IV Project meeting and open panel (May 7, 2024) The open panel session titled “Unlocking academic excellence: EDI principles in Western Balkans Higher Education Institutions” was celebrated at SSST and counted with featured speakers from relevant WB higher education institutions. Professors Vesna Žabkar from the University of Ljubljana, Anđela Pepić, EDIRE AB member from the University of Banjaluka and Jovana Mihajlović Trbovc, from the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Science and Arts together with EDIRE coordinator Jasminka Hasić Telalović from SSST discussed on the EDI polices history, present and future in the region and answered the questions from the public. V Project meeting and open panel (March 13, 2025) Project Meeting Open Event: “PhD – Highly Skilled, Yet Precarious: Navigating Institutional Responsibility and the EDI Experience”, organized by the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, was celebrated on March 13, 2025. Young researchers Virginie Liot (University of Lumière Lyon) and Vanessa Simian (University of Lyon) started the session addressing the adaptation need of doctoral students with disabilities, followed by Joxe Ludovic’s (University of Paris Cité-IRD) speech “Dependence, Vulnerability and Harassment in Universities”. Following the discussion, Stéphanie Cailles, the vice president for gender equality and anti-discrimination at the University of Reims underlined the importance of reporting measures for harassment, sexism, discrimination and violence at universities. A roundtable discussion by Reims university staff closured the session. Please see annexes for the open event announcement. 18 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 Table 5: KPI Project management meetings Group 1(G1) PROJECT MANAGEMENT MEETINGS Kick-off meeting Indicator: N° of external stakeholders involved Indicator: N° of typologies of entities involved Indicator Description Means of verification: attendance proof, presented material, photos, events’ reports Year Target Values: at least 2 external experts involved in each meeting, in representation of at least 2 different typologies of entities Sep.22 2022 13 3 1. Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Nikolić, the Minister of Science, Higher Education and Youth of Sarajevo Canton; 2. Prof. Dr. Jasmina Husanović from the University of Tuzla; 3. Academician Prof. Dr. Mirsada Hukić from the Academy of Sciences and Art of Bosnia-Herzegovina KoM Video 1 KoM Regular project management meetings Indicator: N° of external stakeholders involved Indicator: N° of typologies of entities involved Indicator Description Means of verification: attendance proof, presented material, photos, events’ reports Year The Second project meeting and panel discussion: Research, university, gender, and EDI principles, February 2023 (online) 3 2 1. Prof. Lyuba Spasova from the Bulgarian Academy of Science; 2. Prof. Sarina Bakić from the University of Sarajevo; 3. Prof. Paolo Piccardo from the University of Genova; 4. Prof. Davide Peddis from the University of Genova II PM Video 1 II PM The third meeting: Integrating EDI Principles and Practices in Higher Education and Beyond, Dublin, October 2023 4 2 1. Catherine Bolger (TUD - Gender-Based Violence) 2. Philip Owende (TUD - Race Equality) 3. Catherine Deegan (TUD - Universal Design for Learning) 4. Jeanne McDonagh (Open Doors Initiative, Ireland) III PM 2 19 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 The fourth meeting: Unlocking academic excellence - EDI principles in Western Balkans Higher Education Institutions (May 2024) 3 2 1. Prof. Vesna Žabkar, University of Ljubljana; 2. Anđela Pepić, University of Banjaluka, EDIRE Advisory Board Member 3. Jovana Mihajlović Trbovc, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Science and Arts IV PM “PhD – Highly Skilled, Yet Precarious: Navigating Institutional Responsibility and the EDI Experience.” (March 2025) 5 2 1. Virginie Liot, PhD Candidate in Educational and Training Scienses (University of Lumière Lyon 2) 2. Vanessa Simian, PhD Candidate Contractual Lecturer in Sociology (University of Lyon 1) 3. Ludovic Joxe, Researcher Associate at the at the center for population & Development (University Paris Cité – IRD) 4. Stéphanie Caillies, VicePresident for Gender Equality and Anti-Discrimination, Professor of Cognitive Psychology, University of Reims 5. Béatrice Marin, VicePresident Delegate for Doctoral Training, University of Reims V PM 3 20 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 3.4.2 Group 2: Project dissemination events EDIRE has organized three events dedicated to project dissemination, both during the RP2 and colocated with the summer schools. These events brought together representatives from all the relevant project target groups, generated awareness and visibility to EDIRE and contributed to enhancing the reputation and academic excellence of SSST and, of partner organizations. On the one hand, the mid-term dissemination event was organized at UCM in Madrid during summer 24 (June 28, 2024), to expose project findings. During the session, project coordinator Jasminka HasićTelalović from SSST presented the main advances of the project, and the Bosnian ambassador H.E. Vesna Andree-Zaimović emphasised the relevance of public diplomacy and international cooperation in the current political situation. Jorge Gómez Sanz, the Vice-Chancellor for Technology and Sustainability at UCM was responsible for wrapping up the event. An active role was given to SSST staff and post-graduate students participating in the summer school, in order to create fruitful networking opportunities. During EDIRE Summer School Madrid 2024, they had the opportunity to meet with academic management and teaching staff from UCM and network with representatives from collaborating organizations, such as Ilunion (civil society organization for disabled persons), the Sports Council of Spain, the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the other hand, the final dissemination event was organized in a hybrid format at SSST in Sarajevo during autumn 25 (October 9) to showcase project achievements and offer recommendations for advancing equality, diversity, and inclusion in the academy in the Western Balkans region. The event was opened by EU project officer Anca-Adrian Cucu and project coordinator Jasminka Hasić-Telalović, who highlighted the relevance of EDIRE in aligning national research environments with European EDI frameworks. The first session, conducted by Emina Ganić, included examples of good practices from the partner organizations presented by Angela Taramasso (UNIGE), Olga Kolotouchkina (UCM), Semira Galijasevic and Jasna Hivziefendic (both from SSST). The second session, focused on EDI in Western Balkans, provided interesting comparative perspectives and shared regional priorities bringing together experts Nikoleta Đukanović from Montenegro, Aleksandra Drecun from Serbia and Sara Clavero from Ireland, at a round table coordinated Hasic Hasić-Telalović. The final event involved stakeholders’ representatives from academic and research organizations, project partners, as well as project beneficiaries, especially from SSST staff and students’ collective, offering an excellent occasion to present and validate all key project outcomes and to network. The event concluded with a summary of EDIRE’s key impacts and results. Testimonials showed how much the project has contributed to the institutional transformation to enhance EDI policies at SSST, to foster academic excellence, and to embed European values within the national research and innovation environment beyond SSST. 21 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 Table 6. KPI Dissemination events GROUP 2 (G2): gathering representatives of all the key EDIRE target groups, will be organised Project dissemination events Indicator: Nº of participants Indicator: Nº of countries represented Indicator Description Means of verification: attendance proof, presented material, photos, events’ reports Year Target Values: >50 external participants per event Target Values: >10 participants per event Conference: Gender Equality Plans and universities of the future 30 3 1. Prof. Lyuba Spasova from the Bulgarian Academy of Science Link 1 1 Mid-term dissemination event To be organized in M18 in Spain by UCM to present main project findings, where an active role will be given to SSST staff to create fruitful networking opportunities (it will be co-located with the first summer school) 50 4 Agenda, pictures and Summer School Schedule Link 2 2 Final dissemination event To be organized in M35 in BA by SSST to present final project findings (it will be colocated with the second summer school) and with the Mediterranean Forum. The final event will thus involve a wide variety of stakeholders’ representatives (i.e. academic and research sector, policy makers, civil society organisations, nongovernmental organisations, etc.) and it will be an excellent occasion to present and validate all key project outcomes. 60 4 Agenda, pictures and Summer School Schedule Link 3 3 22 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 3.4.3 Group 3: Events external to the consortium activities During RP2, EDIRE consortium members participated in several external events, of relevance with respect to the issues tackled by EDIRE and targeting both scientific and non-scientific communities. External events participation strongly contributed to the need of international collaboration of SSST as well as enhancing the visibility and research profile of the university. In the previous RP1, EDIRE members had already participated in 9 external events by January 2024, nearly reaching the overall KPI of the entire project consisting of 10 external events. During RP2, EDIRE took part in another 9 events. By the end of the project, consortium members have participated in many external events. Especially relevant were the events participated by the project coordinator SSST, linked with WP4 Boosting scientific excellence at SSST objectives. Table 7: KPI external events GROU P 3 (G3). Events extern al to the conso rtium activit ies Title and date of event Indicator: Nº of events attended where EDIRE was presented and promoted Means of verification: attendance proof, presented material, photos, events’ reports Year/ Month Target Values : >10 attend ed extern al events during the projec t Award Ceremony of Western Balkans Women Entrepreneurs (March 2024) 1 https://www.instagram.com/ p/C4dj3hxt2Tj/?utm_source=i g_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRl ODBiNWFlZA== 2024/3 7th International Conference on Gender Research in Barcelona (April 2024) 2 https://www.instagram.com/ p/C6OzTniNzqy/?utm_source =ig_web_copy_link&igsh=Mz RlODBiNWFlZA== 2024/4 Horizon Europe, Horizon Info Days (June, 2024) 3 https://www.instagram.com/ p/C76TfNmN_vY/?utm_sourc e=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=M zRlODBiNWFlZA== 2024/6 23 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 Virtual Mobility event at the Olympic mountain of Bjelašnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina (September 2024) 4 https://edire.eu/edireproject-hosts-successfulvirtual-mobility-event/ 2024/9 Forum Biosafety: A constant Challenge (October 2024) 5 https://edire.eu/edireproject-at-biosafety-forumpromoting-inclusion-andinnovation/ 2024/10 Panel discussion “Future of Creativity: Exploring AI” (December 2024) 6 https://edire.eu/exploringais-role-in-educationresearch-and-creativity/ 2024/12 16 Days of Activism Campaign: Influencing Change, promoting equality (December 2024) 7 https://edire.eu/influencingchange-promoting-equality-apowerful-discussion-atuniversity-ssst/ 2024/12 8th International Conference on Gender Research in Porto (April 2025) 8 https://edire.eu/edire-at-8thicgr/ 2025/04 Twenty-fifth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations (June 2025) 9 https://cgscholar.com/cg_eve nt/events/D25es/discussions? custom_schedule_element_id =16782&tab=presentation 2025/06 3.4.4 Group 4: Summer schools and training activities Summer schools and training sessions were organized in the frameworks of WP4 and WP5, specifically intended for capacity building activities for developing scientific competences for fund-raising, project design and project management. Training sessions responded to the need for spreading and implementing EDI principles and contents in the academia, strengthening organizational structures and research culture and fostering gender equality. The summer schools responded to the need of enhancing SSST’s and partner organizations’ internationalisation and networking activities (SO2), highlighting equality, diversity and inclusion as 24 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 central axes in research, contributing to the introduction of new lines of study and creating connections between researchers from different areas of knowledge and geographical locations. As mentioned before, EDIRE has organized 2 summer schools during RP2, the first one in Madrid (June 25-28, 2024) and the second in Sarajevo (June 17-20, 2025). Madrid summer school summer 2024 Image 4: Madrid summer school participants with the Paralympic swimmer María Delgado (second from the left). Madrid summer school, celebrated from June 25th to 28th at the Faculty of Communication Science, Complutense University of Madrid, brough together post graduate students, lecturers and experts from Spain, Italy, France, Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Bulgaria. Several places in Madrid became laboratories for theoretical research and practical application of the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in diverse areas of scientific knowledge. As a starting point, the Faculty of Communication Sciences of the UCM welcomed the newcomers in a day dedicated to research and creativity, including lectures on EDI principles in research by Sara Clavero and Caitriona Delaney (TUD) and creative thinking by German Rodríguez. Young scholars Shaban Darakchiev (Bulgarian Academy of Science, BAS) and Carlos Vara (UCM) shared tips from their personal experience for academic research. For its part, the Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences of the Polytechnic University of Madrid hosted the first workshop on Wednesday 26th, aimed at understanding values in the world of sport, by Javier Tejero. The group of students had the opportunity to practice inclusive sport and meet the Paralympic medallist swimmer María Delgado Nadal, who shared her vision and career in a motivational talk. The second workshop of the day, by Angela Taramasso (UNIGE), dealt with different methods for accessible documents and articles. The project leader from a sister project Milieu, Lyuba Spasova (BAS) and Carla Reale from UNIGE. 31 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 Image 4: The content of EDIRE Newsletter 4 – example Table 9: KPI Project Newsletters Project Newsletter Target values: 1 issue every 6 months At least 500 addressees by issue and 10% yearly increase Indicator: N° of issues and N° of addressees Means of verification: E-Newsletter on the website and number of downloads and emails sent Year The first Newsletter Issue 1: 967 LINK 1 Y1 The second Newsletter Issue 2: 876 LINK 2 The third Newsletter Issue 3: 1247 LINK 3 The fourth Newsletter Issue 4: 1243 LINK 4 Y2 The fifth Newsletter Issue 5: 1310 LINK 5 Y3 The sixth Newsletter Issue 6: 1400 LINK 6 Y3 32 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 3.6. Liaison activities The consortium has dedicated intensive efforts to liaise with international, EU, national, international projects on the same, or similar, issues, thus exchanging good practices and ideas, contributing to mainstreaming and then constantly updating the developed results. Particular attention has been devoted to initiatives funded in the WB, making leverages by connecting EDIRE with partners’ other previous/current initiatives and exploring new contacts. In this sense, especially international conferences have proved to provide an outstanding opportunity for liaison with similar initiatives. The KPI of reaching out to at least 3 other relevant projects was reached already during the RP1. EDIRE partners have established collaborations, e.g. shared training sessions, meetings and invitations to project events with several EU funded projects, including Budget-It, MILIEU, Gender-Ex, Step, Ulysses, Xformal, Affectance, Inspire and Embedding RRI in WB Countries initiative. Table 10: KPI Liaison activities Activities Name of the event/context of the liaison activity Project name and ID Indicator: N° of EU funded project addressed Means of verification: Contents of disseminatio n and communicati on packages (D6.3 and D6.4) Year Target Values: At least 3 projects during the project Presentation at Responsible Research and Innovation concepts in STEM education conference Embedding RRI in Western Balkan Countries: Enhancement of SelfSustaining R&I Ecosystems grant agreement (GA) No. 101006279 1 Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Link 4 1 Collaboration with Budget-It project Budget-It GA Nº 1010904391 1 Link 5 1 Iceland Conference of the Europeanists: Fostering Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Academia: Lessons Learned and Good Practices Gender-Ex Project (GA Nº 952798), MILIEU Project (GA Nº 952369), ULYSSEUS GA Nº 101035809) and XFORMAL (GA Nº 101008184) 4 Link 6 1 Collaboration with Affectance and project supervision Affectance project (MSCAUna4Career, GA Nº 847635) 1 Link 7 1-3 33 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 Collaboration with INSPIRE project; Next Steps CoP (Community of Practice) INSPIRE GA Nº 101058537 1 Link 8 Link 9 3 Best practices in adding an EDI dimension to research and teaching ULYSSEUS GA Nº 101035809) STEP GA Nº 101078933 2 Link 10 3 3.7 Social media EDIRE social media platforms together with the website have been used as the main communication channel for project activities to be disseminated and communicated, with the aim of interacting with target audiences and the public in all consortium countries. Social media serves as an outstanding channel for spreading news and promoting EDIRE activities, contributing to SSST research profile, international and national visibility and attractiveness as an academic institution. The social media channels used by EDIRE have been Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Following EDIRE Social Media Strategy, the focus has been on ongoing activities, publications and events, both those organized by the project and those attended by the consortium members. Specific project hashtags have been selected and used for quantitative assessment. Also, a Blog (access through EDIRE website) was established, where the end-of-project KPI of 5 publications was reached. 34 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 Table 11: KPI social media and blog EDIRE Social Media Strategy and used for quantitative assessment. A Blog will be established and posts will be disseminated also through social media channels Social Media Indicator: N° of Likes and Shares, Tweets and Retweets with certain selected hashtags Means of verification: reports from such networks to be kept alive via regular posting and monitoring; blog statistics YEAR Target Values: at least 10% increase per year after Y1 (starting from a baseline on 500 contact per partner) as for the No of followers; at least 5 publications on the web blog (videos, photos, articles) by M36 Likes Shares/Views Followers Y1 Facebook 364 14 117 LINK FB Instagram 646 9 131 LINK IG LinkedIN 132 37 72 LINK LNKD Youtube 3 128 4 @edireedire BLOG Indicator: N° of publications on the web blog Means of verification: reports from such networks to be kept alive via regular posting and monitoring; blog statistics From Dublin to Sarajevo, March 2023 1 Blog 1 The Computer Science studentsInternational Women’s Day, March 2023 1 Blog 2 Complutense University team visits Sarajevo School of Science and Technology for academic exchange, July 2023 1 Blog 3 35 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 Social media Indicator: N° of Likes and Shares, Tweets and Retweets with certain selected hashtags Means of verification: reports from such networks to be kept alive via regular posting and monitoring; blog statistics Y2 Likes Shares Followers Facebook 606 25 143 LINK FB Instagram 250 10 150 LINK IG LinkedIN 200 120 250 LINK LNKD Youtube 9 200 4 @edireedire BLOG Indicator: N° of publications on the web blog Means of verification: reports from such networks to be kept alive via regular posting and monitoring; blog statistics Y3 Lessons from the EDIRE Summer School: A Journey of Learning, Connection, and Inspiration 1 Blog 4 “Casting a Wider Net: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Fishing Sector” 1 Blog 5 Social Media Indicator: N° of Likes and Shares, Tweets and Retweets with certain selected hashtags Means of verification: reports from such networks to be kept alive via regular posting and monitoring; blog statistics Facebook 700 30 145 LINK FB Instagram 1149 30 179 LINK IG LinkedIN 38,593 250 383 LINK LNKD Youtube 12 414 21 @edireedire 36 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 3.8 Press releases and media relations Project results and relevant EDIRE moments have been communicated and disseminated through media (general press, magazines for audiences interested in EDI initiatives - women, LGTBQ+, people with disabilitiesradio, television) via press releases, press briefings and interviews. Maximum geographical coverage beyond the countries represented in the consortium was one of the project communication objectives, with a special focus on WB and other widening countries characterised by similar situations. The media coverage has contributed to the projects’ visibility and reputational goals, enhancing SSST attractiveness and research profile among academic and non-academic publics especially in Bosnia Herzegovina. By the end of year 1, already 12 media mentions had been achieved, half of them on radio or TV; during years 2 and 3 SSST gained 4 earned media appearances, totalling 17 media KPIs by the end of the project, reaching the target value for media. Table 12: KPI of Press Release and Media DC in general press, magazines for audiences interested in EDI initiatives - women, LGTBQ+, people with disabilitiesradio, television) via press releases and press briefings. Press releases and media relations (M1M36) Indicator: N° of quotes on newspape rs, television, websites; Radio and TV contributi ons Means of verification: Proof of publications or videos Year Target Values: At least 15 articles in either newspaper/magazin es/radio by the end of the project Target Values: at least 2 reports per year on radio/TV The announcement that SSST will be coordinating the Horizon Europe project that is starting in September (Klix.ba) portal https://www.klix.ba/biznis/sarajevo-school-of-scienceand-technology-jedini-u-bih-sa-odobrenim-horizoneurope-projektom/220527128; 1 37 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 programmes by M38 Information about the project start and announcement of the Kick of Meeting (Klix.ba) portal https://www.klix.ba/biznis/inauguracija-horizon-europeedireprojekta/220919108?fbclid=IwAR1C2it65G0vwfWXRfXL8 9uheS0vvK7j4VsGk0mbzVDHDNYW-JeTkPLakaM Announcement for: Interview on research and science and promotion of EDIRE project by Jasminka Hasić Telalović (N1Info BA) Portal https://n1info.ba/vijesti/bh-naucnica-za-n1-ne-trebamose-plasiti-robota-ali-neki-poslovi-ce-nestati/ TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awFeq9AkUV4 portal https://n1info.ba/vijesti/jasminka-hasic-telalovic-goscaizvan-okvira-veceras-od-20-sati/ General information on EDIRE website https://wbc-rti.info/object/project/23468 The conference on gender "REvolutions". Presentation of paper "Transforming Academia through Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The experience of Bosnia Herzegovina with the EDiRe project" TV TV Italy website https://webmagazine.unitn.it/evento/sociologia/111961 /gender-r-evolutions-immaginare-l-inevitabilesovvertire-l-impossibile 38 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 Interview on research and science and promotion of EDIRE project by Jasminka Hasić Telalović TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDtJt2GS7WQ Interview on International Women's Day (RadioM) Radio https://radiom.ba/radio/prof-dr-jasminka-hasictelalovic-o-zenama-u-nauci/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS9RUGV7eRM ChooseSTEMFu ture RCC Campaing website https://www.rcc.int/news/794/bregu-to-have-widerchoices-earn-more-and-live-better--choose-stem-future BH Horizon Europe Info Day - EDIRE as a success story TV https://www.dropbox.com/s/bbamlf8r32g6knl/Screen% 20Recording%202024-0613%20at%2010.07.46%20AM.mov?dl=0 2 EDIRE Summer School in Madrid portal https://www.klix.ba/biznis/unapredjenje-obrazovanjakroz-edire-univerzitet-ssst-na-putu-ka-jednakosti-uakademskoj-zajednici/240703122 portal https://radiosarajevo.ba/metromahala/teme/odrzanaljetna-skola-edire-u-spaniji-prisustvovala-iambasadorica-bih-vesna-andree-zaimovic/551894 39 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 TV https://face.ba/izdvojeno/unapredjenje-obrazovanjakroz-projekat-edire-univerzitet-ssst-potvrdjuje-liderstvona-putu-ka-jednakosti-u-akademskoj-zajednici/419806/ International Day of Women and Girls in Science Magazine https://www.urbanmagazin.ba/sci-she-one-stvarajusvijet-kroz-nauku-inspirisao-mlade-generacije-u-bosni-ihercegovini/https://www.urbanmagazin.ba/sci-she-onestvaraju-svijet-kroz-nauku-inspirisao-mlade-generacije-ubosni-i-hercegovini/ 3 TV https://federalna.ba/sci-she-one-stvaraju-svijet-kroznauku-gpccz TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O8etzNDvF4 HORIZON EUROPE Projects https://youtu.be/KVuVptt886g EDIRE Final Dissemination Event portal https://www.klix.ba/biznis/zavrsni-dogadaj-projektaedire-obiljezio-novu-eru-jednakosti-i-inkluzije-unauci/251024042 Ljepota i zdravlje Magazine To be published 40 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 3.9 Participation in Open-Science events EDIRE communication plan also included plans for participation in Open-Science events, apart from the Open Sessions included in the project’s regular management meetings, celebrated on a 6-month basis (see chapter 3.4.1). These other options for Open-Science participation included science festivals, open sessions, panels and debates, school fairs, events with students’ organizations and HUBs, and existing annual events. Open-Science events have been relevant for enhancing SSST visibility, networking and internationalisation purposes, as well as sharing knowledge on EDI-related contents. Altogether, EDIRE participated in 4 Open-Science events, exceeding the expected KPI of 3 events during the project. The above table features the main events from both RP1 and RP2. Table 13: KPI Open-Science events during RP1 and RP2 Activity Participation in Open-Science events (M6-M36) Means of verification: attendance proof, presented materials, photos, reports YEAR & RP Target value: >3 events attended during the project 16 days of activism: 3 weeks of conferences, lectures and workshops where EDIRE was presented. The participants had the opportunity to listen about equality, diversity, and inclusion connected to the prevention of sexual harassment and genderbased discrimination at the universities (November 2022) https://edire.eu/16-days-ofactivism-against-genderbased-violence-campaign-atssst/ 1 (RP1) 14 Days of Bhaaas (The University of Tuzla): Know-how session and panel discussion: Overcoming Obstacles and Seizing Opportunities in Europe's Research and Innovation Landscape. The project coordinator, Jasminka Hasić Telalović, presented EDIRE by explaining the importance of Horizon programs for projects (June 2023) https://edire.eu/navigatingthe-horizon-overcomingobstacles-and-seizingopportunities-in-europesresearch-and-innovationlandscape/ 1 (RP1) Digital Science: 2 days of conferences on open science in a changing global system. Jasminka Hasić Telalović participated as a panelist, highlighting the need for a policy strategy and structural support to achieve more inclusive and equitable research (September 2024) https://edire.eu/exploringopen-science-insights-fromthe-earma-conference/ 3 (RP2) 47 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 during RP2 and 16 during RP1, a total of 30 during the project. Social media Meeting the planned success indicators (KPI) for social media and at least 5 publications on the web blog. Social media metrics reached and 6 blog publications by the end of the project. Social media: to be completed 🔎 and in some cases, results exceeded (LInkedin) Web blog: Exceeded ✅✅ Press releases and media coverage Meeting the planned success indicators. At least 17 pieces of media coverage. EDIRE has gained 17 media mentions. Achieved ✅ Open science events Meeting the planned success indicators. At least 3 open events participated. EDIRE has participated in 4 events during the project. Exceeded ✅✅ 48 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 Annexes Annex 1: EDIRE flyer and rollup designs 49 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 50 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 Annex 2: Announcements of EDIRE Open Panel on May 7th 2024 51 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 Annex 3: Announcement of EDIRE Open Panel on March 13th, 2025 52 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145 Annex 4: Examples of EDIRE newsletter covers 53 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program for widening participation and spreading excellence under Grant Agreement number 101060145