TARGET ACTIVE TRAINING

Their core work

Target Active Training is a Romanian private company specializing in science communication and public engagement with research. They design and run nationwide science outreach programs — including mobile science caravans, hands-on experiment workshops for young people, and TV-integrated educational content — under the long-running "Researchers for Humanity" (R4H) brand. Their core work bridges the gap between researchers and the general public, making science accessible through interactive, non-formal education formats.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 period (2014-2017), TAT focused on building national infrastructure for science communication — a national platform, TV inserts, and connecting public and private research institutions to broader audiences. From 2018 onward, they shifted toward direct, field-based engagement: mobile science caravans, hands-on workshops targeting youngsters, and recurring annual programs under the consolidated R4H brand. The evolution shows a move from broadcast-style outreach to participatory, community-level science engagement.

TAT is deepening its focus on direct youth engagement through mobile and hands-on formats, likely positioning itself as a go-to partner for science education and European Researchers' Night-style activities.

How they like to work

TAT overwhelmingly leads its projects — coordinating 4 out of 5. They work in very small consortia (only 3 unique partners across all projects) within a single country, suggesting tight, trusted relationships rather than broad networking. This makes them a reliable lead organizer for nationally-scoped outreach activities, but prospective partners should note their limited cross-border consortium experience.

TAT has a compact network of just 3 consortium partners, all within one country (Romania). Their collaboration pattern suggests deep, recurring partnerships rather than broad European networking.

What sets them apart

TAT's standout quality is consistency and specialization: they have run essentially the same program — Researchers for Humanity — across five consecutive funding cycles, refining their approach each time. This gives them deep operational knowledge of science engagement in Romania that a generalist consultancy cannot match. For any consortium needing a proven Romanian outreach partner for MSCA or science-society activities, TAT offers a track record few competitors can demonstrate.

Highlights from their portfolio

• R4H1819
  Their largest single grant (EUR 223,325), representing a significant scale-up of the Researchers for Humanity program and likely their most ambitious outreach campaign.
• R4H1415
  Their founding H2020 project and only one as participant rather than coordinator — included a TV broadcasting component (SCENe) that distinguished it from later purely field-based formats.