Dates: May 28-29, 2013
Venue: St.Petersburg State Polytechnical University
Organisers:
| 28 May 2013 (Tuesday) | |
| 09:30 – 12:00 | Visit to Labs, St.Petersburg State Polytechnical University |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Arrival and registration of participants at the Seminar site |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Welcome by the hosts and Official Opening |
| 14:20 – 15:20 | Session 1. International research cooperation |
| Future of EU research and innovation - Perspectives for EU-Russia cooperation
Prof.Manfred Horvat, Honorary Professor, Vienna University of Technology, Austria |
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| Research Activity of St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University. International Aspects
Dmitry Raychuk, Vice-Rector for Research, St.Petersburg State Polytechnical University, Russia |
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| Science, Research, and Development and Their Impact on the Russian University Roadmap for the next generation
Prof. José Carlos Quadrado, President, Lisbon Superior Engineering Institute, Portugal |
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| International Cooperation Policy of Technische Universitaet Berlin
Prof.Harald Ermel, Foreign Relations Director, Technische Universitaet Berlin, Germany |
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| 15:20 – 15:50 | Discussion |
| 15:50 – 16:20 | Coffee break |
| 16:20 – 17:20 | Session 1 (continuation). International research cooperation |
| International academic cooperation programs for comparative health studies on native and immigrant populations
Prof. Sofia Kouidou-Andreou, Vice-Rector, Chair of Research Committee, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
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| ETH Zurich in the Global Research Landscape
Prof. Dr. Felicitas PAUSS, Advisor to the President on International Affairs, ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich), Switzerland |
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| Session 2. International mobility of research staff including international double PhD programmes |
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| Experience of Tomsk Polytechnic University on the organization of young researchers’ international mobility
Prof. Petr Chubik, Rector, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russia |
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| 17:20 – 17:50 | Discussion and Conclusions of Day 1 |
| 18:00 | Departure to the city center |
| 19:30 - 21:30 | Boat trip on the Neva river and Reception |
| 29 May 2013 (Wednesday) | |
| 09:30 – 10:50 | Session 3.International double degree and joint educational programmes: best practice and challenges |
| The best practices of engineering training in Europe (in Slovenia) using practice-oriented technologies. Suggestions for cooperation with Russian partners
Dr. Radovan Stanislav Pejovnik, Rector, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia |
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| International programs with BRICs countries and the leverage effect of engineering schools networks
Prof. Stéphane Flament, Head of Electronics & Applied Physics Department, École nationale supérieure d'ingénieurs de Caen (ENSICAEN), France |
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| Possible Consequences of Russia's Entry into the WTO for Higher Education System
Prof.Mikhail Krishtal, Rector, Tolyatti State University, Russia | |
| Development and realization of the international master programs taught in English, SPbSPU practices.
Elena Nikonchuk, Director of the International Educational Projects Office, St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University, Russia | |
| 10:50 – 11:20 | Discussion |
| 11:20 – 11:50 | Coffee break |
| 11:50 – 12:50 | Session 3 (continuation). International double degree and joint educational programmes: best practice and challenges |
| Experience of Volga State University of Technology in International Cooperation Development in the field of Forestry
Prof. Evgeny Romanov, Rector, Volga State University of Technology, Russia |
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| University and business cooperation for international qualifications
Dr. Jörgen Sjöberg, Chief Development Officer, Chalmers University of Technology |
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| Session 4. International student mobility | |
| Development and Implementation of Academic Programs to Facilitate Students Exchange and Mobility: Opportunities and Challenges
Prof. Arnon Bentur, Vice President & Director General, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Head, Technion International School Haifa, Israel |
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| 12:50 – 13:30 | General Discussion and Seminar Conclusions |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Light lunch |
| 15:00 – 18:00 | Free time (optional Social Programme) |