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The team handled project proposals submitted for funding by researchers to local, European and international funding agencies that promote research activities in individual and collaborative projects. During his term at the University of Malta, Dr Bonnici was also member of the Professional Development Working Group within the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators. Before being appointed Director of Research Support 福利在线免费, Dr Bonnici spent two and a half years as head of KPMG Learning Academy in its mission to provide training courses in a wide range of areas for the Continuous Professional Development of accountants, auditors, tax practitioners, IT specialists and project managers, among others. In his doctorate studies, Dr Bonnici specialised on university-based research management in European small island states.
Dr Bonnici conducted a comparative study between the national universities of Iceland, Cyprus and Malta in the management of their research, the researchers and the research environment. Dr Bonnici is also a part-time lecturer at the University of Malta covering subjects in Accounting, Management, Research Methodology and Doctoral Studies. He regularly supervises students in their dissertations at both under-graduate and post-graduate level.
