From Theory to Practice (and Back?)
26th March 2009, 14:30–16:30
Workshop 1
Fostering Cooperation Between University and Industry
This workshop will be dedicated to possible forms of cooperation between university and industry and its fostering by different means: How can industry contribute to the cooperation? What can academia offer to industry? How is the cooperation supported (can be supported) by different EU organizations? What are the effects of and benefits from the cooperation and are they balanced?
- Marc Bacon, Associate Director, Enterprise and Business Partnerships, The Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
- Juraj Kavecký, Director, Park of Science and Technology in Žilina, Slovakia
- Elisabeth Shemtov, Directrice Générale Adjointe, APEC (Association pour l’emploi des cadres), Paris, France
- Hannelore de Grande, Junior researcher in sociology at the Expertisecenter O&O Monitoring (ECOOM), University of Ghent, Belgium
- Milota Vetrakova, Vice-rector for pedagogical activities, Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
Chair: Elena Xeni, Eurodoc
Rapporteur: Christiane Holländer, Eurodoc
Workshop 2
Success Stories of Intersectorial Mobility – Doctoral Candidates’ Views
Mobility between different sectors (industry, academia, NGOs,…) has a growing importance in Europe. Excellence in research requires input from practice and vice versa. This workshop will present examples of how intersectoral mobility can become true.
- Stephan Tratter, young researcher and R&D, Sales and Marketing expert, Treventus Mechatronics, a young spinoff company of Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
- Stanislava Svecova, Executive Manager, Career & Job Portal Career Beyond Boundaries (KarieraZaHranicami.sk), Slovakia
- Juraj Kovac, founder, Uni2010 , Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Chair: Snezana Krstic, Eurodoc
Rapporteur: Andreas Fritsch, Eurodoc
