Wooing an EU call for projects

Every first comer to EU projects asks the same question: how can I get some funds? At first, we should make the difference, in a broad picture, between funds directly managed by the European Commission and those in charge of national /regional managing authorities. And then try to find synergies between the initiativewe want to upgrade …

5 tips on language learning

Some weeks ago I was writing on how to create our own personal branding, mentioning the importance of improving language skills. But how? When budget is limited, it seems impossible to spend several months abroad only for the sake of learning languages and the crisis makes difficult to get a temporary job without speaking the …

Julia Cameron: Is creativity for everybody? (I)

  As defined by the Wikipedia, creative writing is “any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature.” Hale (2008) defines creative writing as “anything where the purpose is to express thoughts, feelings and emotions rather than to simply convey information.” But, is creativity accessible to everybody? …