Question 1

Executive Board

Accepted Answer

Consists of: 
 • All WP leaders - BBU, WWU, BFH, UNA, UTW
 • Project Coordinator - Jörg Osterrieder  (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/joerg-osterrieder)
 • Project Co-coordinator - Branka Hadji Misheva (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/branka-hadji-misheva)
 • Project Manager - Frédérik Sinan Bernard (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9rik-sinan-bernard)
 • Diversity Coordinator - Codruta Mare (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/codruta-mare)
The Executive Board is responsible for:
 • Overall management of the training and research program
 • Monitoring of Individual Research Project progress
 • Implementation of training activities with associated partners
 • Ensuring integration of the training and research agenda with the career development plan of the doctoral candidates
 • Monitoring best practices on dissemination of Individual Research Project results
 • Reporting to the Supervisory Board on common issues and proposing an agenda for their meeting

Question 2

Supervisory Board

Accepted Answer

Consists of:
 • One representative of each partner - UTW, BBU, UNA, CAR, ASE, WWU, KUT, ROY, ARC, EIT, FRA, DEL, SWE, RAI, ECB
 • All supervisors - two supervisors from each partner
 • All WP leaders - BBU, WWU, BFH, UNA, UTW
 • Two annually rotating doctoral candidates
 • Diversity coordinator - Codruta Mare
 • Project Manager - Frédérik Sinan Bernard
 • Co-chaired by the project coordinator and the EU representative - Jörg Osterrieder and Gergana Simeonova-Arida
Is responsible for:
 • Approving and supervising the financial, marketing, and communication strategies
 • Monitoring and evaluating the progress of training and research milestones
 • Serving as an internal audit team for the EB when it decides on budget allocation, organisational structure, and consortium strategy

Question 3

External Advisory Board

Accepted Answer

Consists of:
 • Five prominent academics
 • Five senior executives with dual responsibilities
Is responsible for:
 • Issue recommendations and brainstorm ideas for training and research programs
 • Propose corrective measures

Question 4

Doctoral Candidates Committee

Accepted Answer

Consists of:
 • Two members and one doctoral candidate representative from each beneficiary - UTW, BBU, UNA, CAR, ASE, WWU, KUT
 • It’s chair is chosen annually by the DCC members
Is responsible for:
 • Supervising training and facilities issues
 • Ensuring DIGITAL's policies are consistent with their implementation
 • Engaging in discussions and voicing ideas and concerns to their representative on the SB
 • Ensuring engagement of the DIGITAL network by promoting social events for doctoral candidates and all consortium members

Question 5

Research and Training Committee

Accepted Answer

Consists of:
 • Two members from the academic sector:
		- Ioana Coita (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/ioana-coita)(chair; University of Oradea)
		- Audrius Kabasinskas (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/audrius-kabasinskas)(Kaunas Institute of Technology)
 • Two members from the non-academic sector:
		- Aidas Malakauskas (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/aidas-malakauskas)(co-chair, Swedbank)
		- Renato Rocha Souza (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/renato-rocha-souza)(Raiffeisen Bank International)
 • A representative from an associated partner:
		- Gennaro Di Brino (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/gennaro-di-brino)(Cardo AI)
Is responsible for:
 • Setting the strategy on organising courses and training activities
 • Creating an individual training plan for doctoral candidates that takes into account their career development
 • Assisting the consortium with supervision-related issues and conflicts

Question 6

Communication and Dissemination Board

Accepted Answer

Consists of:
 • Chair: Branka Hadji Misheva (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/branka-hadji-misheva)(Bern University of Applied Sciences)
 • Members:
		- Codruta Mare (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/codruta-mare)(Babes-Bolyai University)
		- Monica Achim (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/monica-violeta-achim)(Babes-Bolyai University)
		- Rubin Haxhiymeri (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/rubin-haxhiymeri)(Cardo AI)
		- Aidas Malakauskas (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/aidas-malakauskas)(Swedbank)
		- Ioana Coita (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/ioana-coita)(University of Twente)
		- Christina Kolb (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/christina-kolb)(University of Twente)
		- Joerg Osterrieder (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/joerg-osterrieder)(University of Twente)
Is responsible for:
 • Ensuring that multiple and appropriate audiences are targeted throughout various communication campaigns
 • Monitoring the implementation of communication and dissemination strategies
 • Monitoring engagement from different audiences in order to maximise the impact of DIGITAL results
 • A media communication officer will be appointed

Question 7

Project Coordinator Team

Accepted Answer

Consists of:
 • Project Coordinator – Chair - Jörg Osterrieder  
 • Financial Manager
 • Technical Manager
 • Communication Coordinator
Is responsible to:
 • Establish the network, manage the relationships with the external advisory board and coordinate the overall work of the project and its implementation (PC)
 • Maintain internal communications within the consortium, the supporting external partied and for reporting to the EC (PC)
 • Monitor the content and progress of each work package as well as coordinate the cooperation among work packages, assure the effectiveness of the project (PC)
 • Ensure that milestones are respected, and deliverables are submitted in time with high quality (PC + TM)
 • Check with each partner ahead of the planned milestones and deliverables whether they are going to be completed in time and with the required quality (TM)
 • Monitor how the financial resources allocated to each partner are employed (PC)
 • Work in coordination with the administrative offices of UTW to ensure financial compliance and transparency (FM)
 • Check with the technical manager in advance whether each partner respects the milestones and deliverables and in which proportion; and will assign the corresponding budget (FM)

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