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AdminPro – Development of Administrative and Management Staff Competencies
A development project for MANS management and administrative staff covering managerial, digital, green and transversal competencies.
About the project
We are pleased to announce that the International Academy of Applied Sciences in Łomża has received funding for the project “AdminPro – Competency Development for Administrative and Management Staff”. The project was approved under the European Funds for Social Development programme, Priority FERS.01.00, Measure FERS.01.05. The call is organised by the National Centre for Research and Development.
Project start date: 01.04.2026 Project end date: 31.03.2028
The main objective is to improve management, digital, green transition and transversal competencies among 35 MANS employees from the management team and staff involved in administering the institution. Support will be delivered through comprehensive training and development activities, including needs assessment, individual development pathways, training sessions, courses, workshops, placements, study visits and participation in industry events.
The project supports the development of a modern higher education institution that responds to the challenges of the digital and green transitions. Its implementation is intended to professionalise MANS management, increase the institution’s organisational resilience to change and strengthen staff capacity in modern, sustainable and digitally supported administrative and decision-making processes.
Project target groups
The project’s target groups are:
- the International Academy of Applied Sciences in Łomża as the institution receiving support,
- 8 management staff members,
- 27 staff members involved in administering the institution.
A total of 35 people will receive support, including 20 women and 15 men. The project provides support for 100% of the management and administrative staff identified in the application.
Scope of support
The project will deliver a comprehensive support programme comprising:
- Competency assessments and the development of modular pathways for management, digital, green and transversal competencies.
- Training sessions, courses and workshops developing the management competencies of management and administrative staff.
- Digital competency training, including cybersecurity, information management and the use of digital tools in institutional administration.
- Green transition training, including green administration, energy efficiency and sustainable resource management.
- Development of transversal, analytical, subject-specific and language competencies, including selected specialist courses and English conversation classes.
- Domestic and international development placements for management and administrative staff.
- Study visits and participation in conferences and industry events supporting the transfer of good practices to MANS.
Project outcomes
The project is expected to achieve the following outcomes:
- development of 4 modular competency development pathways,
- development of 35 individual competency development plans,
- completion of 35 competency assessments,
- development of 18 training syllabuses,
- preparation of learning materials for 18 training courses,
- implementation of a learning outcomes validation system,
- preparation of a report on ex ante and ex post competency assessments,
- improvement in competencies for at least 90% of project participants,
- support for 1 entity in the higher education and science system,
- support for 35 management and administrative staff members, including 4 people with disabilities specified in the project indicators.
Key thematic areas
Project support will cover areas including:
- strategic management of a higher education institution,
- modern leadership, coaching and mentoring,
- risk and crisis management,
- cybersecurity and information security,
- data-informed institutional management,
- remote and hybrid working,
- green public procurement and environmental auditing,
- eco-friendly offices and sustainable institutional logistics,
- data and financial analytics,
- plain administrative language and effective communication,
- English in the workplace.
Project value
Total expenditure: PLN 692,883.80 Funding: PLN 672,097.28
Accessibility information
The project will follow the principles of equal opportunities and non-discrimination, including accessibility for people with disabilities. Some activities will take place in person, while others will be online or hybrid, allowing support to be better adapted to participants’ needs. Learning materials and the organisation of classes will take accessibility requirements into account.
Notice
Suspected non-compliance of the project or the beneficiary’s activities with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Journal of Laws of 2012, item 1169, as amended) may be reported to the Managing Authority (the minister responsible for regional development) or the Intermediate Body (the National Centre for Research and Development) by post or through the ePUAP electronic inbox.
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Contact
International Academy of Applied Sciences in Łomża ul. Studencka 19, 18-400 Łomża, Room 405
- By telephone tel. +48 86 216 94 97
- By email: rektorat@mans.edu.pl