Efficient management of quality and finances in research places a great demand on people participating in the implementation of national research programmes. This is especially true for higher administrators working at the ministries responsible for science, as well as at other important state agencies that manage public funds for science.

This article presents the main findings of the participants of the NATO Advanced Training Course (ATC) “Modernisation of Science Policy and Management Approaches in Central and South East Europe”. They were developed by working groups and present a direct contribution of the NATO ATC participants toward modernisation of management, as well as preparation of science and technology policies on the national level.