CEI  2005
28.-29.4.2005, Prague, Czech Republic
     CONTACT:     
CEI WG HRD&T
Miroslava Kopicová
  (Chair Person)
Tel: +420 224 500 511
e-mail: kopicova(zavinac)nvf(tecka)cz

Jarmila Modrá
  (technical assistance)
Tel: +420 224 500 560
e-mail: modra(zavinac)nvf(tecka)cz

ADDRESS:
National Training Fund
Opletalova 25
110 00 Prague 1
Czech Republic


 

Competitiveness - innovation - human resources:
CEI countries in global perspective
Prague, April 2005


Programme


27 April - Wednesday, Bethlehem Chapel
19:00    Welcome meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs
and the concert



28th April - Thursday, Parliament of the Czech Republic
8:30    Registration
9:30    Opening
9:40    Welcome speeches
10:00    Lectures
  • Central European Initiative (Harald Kreid)
  • Competitiveness of Europe in comparison to America (comparative study) (Karl Aiginger)
  • Competitiveness of CEI countries (Lubomír Lízal)
  • 11:00    Coffee break
    11:15    Lectures
  • Innovation development in Europe (Miroslav Janeček)
  • Innovation and human resources in the knowledge economy (Luis Sanz)
  • Challenges for Human resources development (Albert Tuijnman)
  • Transformation of universities (Josef Mestenhauser)
  • Skills for Future (Scott Murray)
  • 13:00    Lunch
    14:30    Workshops 1
    1.  Partners and their role in innovation process (Luis Sanz)
    2.  National policy in HRD - example of Austria (Thomas Mayr)
    3.  New trends in financing of university education (Hans Vossensteyn)
    15:30    Coffee break
    16:00    Workshops 2
    1.  The role of research parks and innovation centres and their relation to universities (Jean-Francois Balducchi)
    2.  Regional Governance and Territorial Knowledge Management: Lesson from Tuscany (Italy) (Paolo Federighi)
    3.  Entrepreneurial universities - centres of knowledge and innovation production (Oili-Helena Ylijoki)
    17:00    Closing first day
    18:00    Dinner



    29th April - Friday, Parliament of the Czech Republic
    9:30    Workshops 3
    1.  Financing of innovation process (Karin Platzer)
    2.  The role of social partners in HRD - example of Finland (Mikko Martikainen)
    3.  Expansion of opportunities and equal access to tertiary education (Scott Swail)
    10:30    Coffee break
    11:00    Panel
    12:30    Conclusions
    13:00    Lunch