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European Conference on University-Enterprise cooperation

University-Enterprise cooperation - The project

Conference agenda (*pdf)

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In collaboration with various European partner organisations the DAAD organised a 1.5 day conference on the cooperation between universities and enterprises in Europe on 18/19 June 2007 attended by more than 160 participants from all over Europe.

The proceedings of the conference are summarized in the narrative conference report as part of the Project Report.

Please find below the statements of the speakers and presentations held during the conference to be downloaded as pdf-documents. 

Monday 18 June 2007

Opening addresses

• Dr. Siegbert Wuttig, DAAD, Germany  (*.pdf)
  
• University-Enterprise cooperation on the European policy agenda and in the Lifelong Learning Programme, Stylianos Katsoulakis, European Commission, Belgium  (*.pdf)

Setting the scene: Presentation of the results of the analysis

Project presentation

• Nadine Burquel ESMU on behalf of the project team    (*.pdf)

Discussion and reactions with external experts

• Bernd Wächter, ACA, Belgium
  
• Jim Herbolich, EFMD, Belgium

Objectives of the conference

• Howard Davies, EUA, Belgium (conference rapporteur)

Plenary Session -  Round Table: University – Enterprise cooperation as key issue in the Bologna process and on the Lisbon agenda?

• Chair: Bernd Wächter, ACA, Belgium

Round table:

• Prof. Dr. Eberhard Becker, University of Dortmund, Germany (*.pdf)
  
• Lauri Tuomi, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Finland (*.pdf)
  
• Dr. Frank Stefan Becker, Siemens AG, Germany (*.pdf)
  
• Gabriella Kemeny, Tempus Public Foundation, National Agency LLP Hungary
  
• Margarete Rudzki, Eurochambres, Belgium  (*.pdf)
  
• Anthony Camilleri, ESU, Belgium  (*.pdf)

Introduction to the working groups for Day 2

• Dr. Alexandra Angress, DAAD, Germany

Tuesday 19 June 2007

Workshops on University-Enterprise cooperation

Workshop 1:
University-Enterprise cooperation: from good practices to the development of strategies at university level

• Chair: Maija Airas, CIMO, National Agency LLP, Finland

Input:

• Erkki Härkönen, University of Turku, Finland  (*.pdf)
  
• Deborah Lock, University of Surrey, UK (*.pdf)
  
• Dr. Caroline Rebensburg, Technical University Berlin, Germany (*.pdf)
  
• Expert: Ina Grieb, EUCEN, Germany
  
• Rapporteur: Prof. Ventura Mello-Sampayo, Instituto Superior Dom Afonso III, Portugal

Workshop 2:
University-Enterprise cooperation: ways of complementing regional and sectoral approaches

• Chair: Prof. Volker Gehmlich University of Applied Sciences of Osnabrück, Germany
  
  Input:
  
• Prof. Mariapia Viola Magni, University of Perugia, Italy  (*.pdf)
  
• Andreea Beraru, University of Brasov, Romania  (*.pdf)
  
• Dr. Frank March, Technical University  Ilmenau, Germany  (*.pdf)
  
• Edmund Zirra, University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe, Germany (*.pdf)
  
• Expert: Stylianos Katsoulakis, European Commission, Belgium
  
• Rapporteur: Rachel Duigou, Agence Europe Education Formation, National Agency LLP, France (*pdf)

Workshop 3:
Enterprise placements for students: sustainable partnership and strategies with companies 

• Chair:
  
• José Ravenstein, NUFFIC, National Agency LLP, Netherlands
  
• Dr. Alexandra Angress, DAAD, National Agency ERASMUS, Germany

Input:

• Maryse Dusselier, University of Bordeaux,  France  (*.pdf)
  
• Mattea Capelli, University Sapienza, Italy  (*.pdf)
  
• Marjo van der Valk, Technical University Eindhoven, Netherlands (*.pdf)
  
• Expert: Ilona Kazlauskaite, National Agency, Lithuania
  
• Rapporteur: Frank Cullen, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland (*.pdf)

Closure session

University-enterprise cooperation on the EU policy agenda and in the new Lifelong Learning Programme (2007-2013)

Towards an integrated approach to university-enterprise partnerships – the EIT, Stylianos Katsoulakis, European Commission, Belgium (*.pdf)

Presentation of workshop session reports, discussion and recommendations with regard to LLP, all rapporteurs

Reactions and outlook: Susanne Burger, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany

Closure: Dr. Alexandra Angress, DAAD, Germany