ERS

European Research Services GmbH is a public-private-partnership that supports researchers in planning and managing EU-projects. ERS provides technical and administrative support, adapting project-management to the size and complexity of the specific project. ERS helps to implement risk assessment, internal monitoring and common standard procedures, safeguarding outcomes within time, budget, and EU guidelines.

Role in the Project

The Coordinator and ERS, will offer administrative support for all partners, as one joint Management Office and a helpdesk for administrative matters, including the preparation of audits. We host web-conferences, organise meetings and contribute to the organisation of the project by keeping addresses and a project-calendar, sending reminders for dates and events and organise documentation. We provide individual templates for reports and financial statements as well as training on administrative procedures and we streamline the reporting.

Such a joint office combines the benefits of local support and of professional management expertise; ERS has used this work-model already in 25 FP7 and H2020 projects, successfully.

People engaged

Hildegard Luhmann

Hildegard Luhmann is working as a senior project manager at European Research Services. She studied business economics at the University of Applied Science Muenster and has nearly 20 years of professional experience in the administration in EU projects under the 6th and 7th Framework Programme, and H2020 (NoE and 18 projects).