Innovations in Europe
27th March 2009, 10:30–12:00
Workshop 3
Lisbon Strategy and Innovation Policy within the EU
The workshop aims to reflect current developments within the European Union to cope with its own ambitious goals defined in the Lisbon agenda. Eurodoc aims to sum up and assess the achievements especially in the field of innovation, together with high-level speakers from organisations from all over Europe.
- Piotr Swiatek, COST Domain Committee Expert, Brussels, Belgium
- Menbere Workie Tiruneh, Slovak Academy of Science, Slovakia
- Jiří Nantl, Registrar, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- Peter Pisar, Director, Regional European Information Centre, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Chair: Enric Rodriguez, Eurodoc
Rapporteur: Brigita Serafinaviciute, Eurodoc
Workshop 4
The Role of Universities in the Innovative Economy
Universities clearly comprise a key element in the innovative economy: they prepare people capable of innovating. However, this does not seem to be enough these days and universities are facing a political and economical pressure to turn basic research into innovations themselves. This workshop will address the effects of producing innovations at universities on carrying out basic research, openness of the environment, scientific collaboration and, in particular, the ability to prepare the innovators of tomorrow: doctoral candidates.
- Jiří Zlatuška, former rector, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- Roman Nedela, Vice-rector for science and research, Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
- Thomas Joergensen, EUA CDE, Brussels, Belgium
Chair: Max Reinhardt, Eurodoc
Rapporteur: Sverre Lundemo, Eurodoc
