22-23 September 2022 - Athens: 45 participants

Represented countries: 34

> of which:

• members states: 20
• associated countries: 10
• third countries: 4

Represented widening countries: 18

22-23 September 2022 - Athens: 45/0

> of which*:

• previously participated in N4S or other network meeting: 57%
• first time participants in a network meeting: 43%

* Based on evaluation survey (n=37)

Have you participated in another network meeting before (in any cluster/sector of the FP programmes or in Horizon 2020)?

40.50% | Yes, in past Net4Society networks
16.20% | Yes, as part of other networks
43.20% | No

At the end of this network meeting, how well do you understand:

• Net4SocietyHE objectives:

0.00% | Not sure

2.72% | Not well enough

18.91% | Well enough

78.37% | Very well

• Net4SocietyHE activities

0.00% | Not sure

2.72% | Not well enough

24.32% | Well enough

72.97% | Very well

• Your role and place as part ofthe NCP network

0.00% | Not sure

0.00% | Not well enough

37.83% | Well enough

62.16% | Very well

• How the network can support you as an NCP

0.00% | Not sure

0.00% | Not well enough

29.72% | Well enough

70.27% | Very well

How satisfied were you with:

• The interactive activities

2.72% | Not sure

2.72% | Not satisfied

8.10% | Somewhat satisfied

86.48% | Very satisfied

• The presence and intervention of theProject Officer

0.00% | Not sure

0.00% | Not satisfied

29.72% | Somewhat satisfied

70.27% | Very satisfied

• The networking opportunities during the event

2.72% | Not sure

2.72% | Not satisfied

2.72% | Somewhat satisfied

91.89% | Very satisfied

Did you learn new things regarding the NCP job in the sections of the agenda dedicated to:

• Info days

32,43% | No

67.56% | Yes

• Brokerage events

16.21% | No

83.78% | Yes

• Pre-proposal check events

16.21% | No

83.78% | Yes

• SSH Integration

10.81% | No

89.18 | Yes

• Mentoring and on-the-job training

8.10% | No

91.89% | Yes

• Coffee klatch, network meetings

21.62% | No

78.37% | Yes

• Widening participation in Cluster 2

13.51% | No

86.48% | Yes

1. Coffee klatsch on funding and tenders portal, b2match (how to make an attractive profile) Training on lump sum, how to write a lump sum proposal? How to evaluate it
2. Having list of participants available In this event with email would be great!
3. The walking tour seemed unorganized. However, it was nice walking & talking with other NCPs.
4. This network meeting offered so many answers and opened so many good questions for our work as NSP.
5. It's a bit of a shame for me that I didn't have time to talk to all the representatives from all the countries, there wasn't enough time to have an in-depth conversation with everyone - let's hope this is just the first of many meetings. It would have helped if we opened the meeting with an interactive initial presentation of everyone - that way at least I would know who is in the meeting, representatives from which countries.
   For the future: it is most important for me to know when and where the partner search events will be, this is the thing that most interests the stakeholders in my country, so I would love to receive updates in the future , as already given during the meeting (glad you will add to the calendar in the NCP Portal).
6. 6.1. I think that the meeting was too short taking into account the costs of the travel in money, in time (travel time and time related to administration linked to travel) and not least under an environmental perspective. Also we should take into account that the last meeting was 3 and a half years ago and the next one in 2 years only (and not all NCPs are able to take part to all meetings) so it is a rare opportunity. Maybe for future meetings we could have some reference that the meeting time should at least exceed the mean travelling time, or to add a training to the meeting.

   6.2. Also, I would have liked at least one moment during the meeting where everyone could say his/her name and country. Of course I would have not memorized all but it would have helped. At the end of the meeting there were still participants from whom I haven't heard the voice.

   6.3. Some other networks have had their kick-off meetings as closed meetings for beneficiaries only. I find it very strange/not normal. Thank you for making it open to all NCPs!

Evaluation survey (n=37, 82% of all participants)

• NEW NCPs are those who are attending a network event for the first time ever
• EXPERIENCED NCPs are those who have attended network events previously (N4S or other networks)

All 3 batteries of the survey are well into the very positive/positive marks. A few numbers stand out:

1. At the end of this network meeting, how well do you understand: [Net4SocietyHE objectives]. New NCPs are less certain in their 'Very well' answers (69%) than experienced NCPs (86%), with a gap of 17 percentage points.
2. At the end of this network meeting, how well do you understand: [How the network can support you as an NCP]. New NCPs are more categoric (81%) than experienced NCPs (62%) when stating that they understand how the network can support them, a difference of 19 percentage points.
3. In 'Learning new things' battery, new NCPs give more affirmative answers than experienced NCPs with regard to coffee klatsch & network meetings (gap of 27 percentage points), pre-proposal checks (gap of 18 pp) and mentoring (gap of 14 pp).
4. The gap is reversed (-4.5 pp) for brokerage events, where experienced NCPs state in greater numbers that they have learned more