The separation of economic and non-economic activities for universities and research organisations in the EU that receive public funding is obligatory.The European Commission applies specific criteria to evaluate the State aid character of public funding for universities and research organisations. The criteria are defined in the community framework for State aid for research, development and innovation (R&D&I). The financial accounting and reporting of projects funded by FP7, ERDF (including INTERREG), ESF, and CIP are considered very time consuming and complex. Many universities and research institutions use therefore full costing as it is a perfect tool for separating economic and non-economic activities. Receive first-hand knowledge in the following crucial topics: Why and how to separate economic and non-economic activitiesHow to avoid a spill-over from public funding into economic activitiesHow to find out if there is a State aid element in technology transferHow to identify unlawful State aid in R&D&I projectsWhat is the impact of State aid regulations on R&D&I projects between industry and research organisationsHow to implement full costing successfully and what are possible ChallengesHow to calculate direct and indirect costs of an R&D&I projectHow to implement full costing in R&D contractsHow to prepare for a financial audit in R&D&I projects From leading European Experts from European Commission, DG CompetitionMinistry for Economic Affairs, Employment, Transport and Technology, Federal State Schleswig-Holstein, GermanyUniversity of Amsterdam, the NetherlandsUniversity of Birmingham, United KingdomTechnical University Dresden, Germany