UNICA General Assembly 2013 & Rectors Seminar
UNICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013
&
Rectors Seminar “UNICA and the Southern Mediterranean: Sharing, Learning, Cooperating”
Rome, 7-9 November 2013
hosted by the Sapienza University of Rome
in cooperation with the Universities of Rome “Tor Vergata” and “Roma Tre”
PRESENTATIONS OF THE SEMINAR:
- International Mobility and Brain Circulation: Food for Thoughtsby Hany HELAL, former Minister of Higher Education of Egypt, Professor of Cairo University
- UNIMED Mediterranean Universities Unionby Marcello SCALISI, Executive Director of UNIMED
- Innovative systems in the research activity of European universities by Giuseppe NOVELLI, Rector, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
- Sharing, learning, cooperation: linking the two Mediterranean shores with new academic bridgesintroduction to the round table by Antonio RENDAS, Rector of Universidade Nova de Lisboa and President of the Portuguese National Conference of Rectors
- Arab-Euro Cooperation on Higher Educationby Professor Sultan Abu ORABI, Secretary General, Association of Arab Universities
- Partnerships and Projects in the MENA Regionby Elke LÖSCHHORN, Acting Dean of International Affairs, Freie Universität Berlin
- Union for the Mediterranean by Ilan CHET, Deputy Secretary General for Higher Education and Research, Union for the Mediterranean
- European University Cooperation Programs in Southern and Eastern Meditarranean: Sport, Health and Development by Paolo PARISI, Senior Professor of Biology and Former Rector of the University of Rome “Foro Italico”, President of the European Network of Sport Education and Employment
PRESENTATIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- Presentation President’s Report 2012-2013
- Presentation Work Programme 2013-2014
- UNICA Student Conference 2014 by Philippe MOREILLON, Vice-Rector of Research and International Relations, University of Lausanne
- UNICA Green Academic Footprint Network, State of the Art – November 2013by Antoinette CHARON WAUTERS, Director of International Relations, University of Lausanne
- UNICA PhD MASTER CLASS and Bologna Lab+ by Luciano SASO, Deputy Rector for International Mobility, Sapienza University of Rome, Member of the UNICA Steering Committee
- University of Luxembourg: Multilingual. Personalised. Connected.by Franck LEPRÉVOST, Vice-President for Organisation and International Relations, University of Luxembourg
- Students at Risk – a pilot program for politically expelled students by Anja Bakken RIISE, Vice-President of Norwegian Students’ and Academics’ International Assistance Fund
DOCUMENTS
Programme with venues (04/11/2013, final) Thursday evening programme List of participants (05/11/2013, final) ReaderPractical info kit
Below you will find the programme outline, as well as information on registration and accommodationProgramme Venue: Sapienza University of Rome – Faculty of Architecture, Via Gramsci 53, Aula Magna
| 09:00-13:00 | UNICA Steering Committee meeting I (for SC members only) | |
| 14:00-15:00 | Registration & welcome coffee (Venue: Foyer of Aula Magna) | |
| 15:00-17:30 15:00-15:30 15:30-16:00 16:00-17:45 | Session I: Mobility & brain circulation: shifting to new paradigms Welcome by Renato MASIANI, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Luciano Saso, Deputy Rector for International Mobility, Sapienza University of Rome, Member of the UNICA Steering Committee, and Isabella CAMERA D’AFFLITTO, Deputy Rector for Mediterranean and Arabic Countries, Sapienza University of Rome Presentation of the Publication “Sapienza in the Mediterranean” by Raimondo Cagiano de Azevedo, Deputy Rector for Institutional International Relations, Sapienza University of Rome Round Table on International Mobility of Students and Researchers and Brain Circulation moderated by Luciano SASO with the participation of Hany Helal, former Minister of Higher Education of Egypt, Professor of Cairo University, Ramon Torrent, University of Barcelona, Member of the Steering Committee of the First Arab-Euro University Conference on Higher Education, Marcello SCALISI, Executive Director of UNI-MED (Mediterranean Universities Union), Giovanni FINOCCHIETTI, Director, Italian Erasmus Mundus Contact Point | |
| 18:00-19:00 | Parallel meetings: Venue: Egyptian Academy, Via Omero 4, Rome · UNICA CP/IRO meeting · UNICA Rectors meeting | Social activity for non-UNICA participants Venue: Egyptian Academy, Via Omero 4, Rome |
| 19:00-22:30 | Dinner at the Egyptian Academy and Academia Belgica with a concert by MUSA (Musica Sapienza) Venue: Via Omero 4-8, Rome |
Friday, 8 NovemberVenue: Main Campus of Sapienza University of Rome, Rectorate Building, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, Room: Aula Organi Collegiali, ground floor
| 09:00-13:00 | UNICA administrative General Assembly and Steering Committee elections (for UNICA members only) |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-17:30 14:00-14:45 14:45-15:00 15:00-15:30 15:30-16:00 16:00-17:30 | Session II: Sharing, learning, cooperating: linking the two Mediterranean shores with new academic bridges Welcome by the Rectors of Sapienza, Tor Vergata and Roma Tre Message by Guido FABIANI, former Rector of the Roma Tre University and Councilor for Productive Activities and Economic Development in the Latium Regional Government Message by Khalid CHAOUKI, Member of the Italian Parliament and Head of the Culture Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly for the Union for the MediterraneanVideo Message from Androulla VASSILIOU, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, Sport, Media and YouthCoffee break and a group photo Round table: Sharing, learning, cooperating: linking the two Mediterranean shores with new academic bridges moderated by Lucio CARACCIOLO, Journalist & Professor of International Relations,with the participation ofSergio PIAZZI, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, Sultan ABU ORABI, Secretary General of the Association of Arab Universities and Member of the Steering Committee of the First Euro-Arab Conference on Higher Education, and Antonio RENDAS, Rector of Universidade Nova de Lisboa and President of the Portuguese National Conference of Rectors |
| 17:30-17:45 | Education First: Malala Yousafzai’s Speech at the United Nations (Video) |
| 20:00 | Dinner at Palazzo Taverna, Via Monte Giordano 36, Rome |
Saturday 9 NovemberVenue: Italian Society for International Organisation – SIOI, Piazza di San Marco 51
| 08:30-09:30 | UNICA Steering Committee meeting II (for outgoing & elected SC members) |
| 09:30-10:00 10:00-10:30 10:30-11:00 11:00-12:30 | Session III: Academic Cooperation with the Southern Mediterranean: Opening up for Horizon 2020 Address by Franco FRATTINI, President of the Italian Society for International Organization (SIOI), former European Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security, and former Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Contribution by Ilan CHET, Deputy Secretary General for Higher Education and Research, Union for the Mediterranean Coffee break Roundtable on Cooperation with the Southern Mediterranean in Higher Education and Research moderated by Paolo PARISI, former Rector of the University of Rome “Foro Italico” with the participation of Didier VIVIERS, Rector, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Elke LÖSCHHORN, Acting Dean of International Affairs, Freie Universität Berlin, and Rectors from the Universities of the Southern Mediterranean countries |
| 12:30-13:00 | Closing remarks |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30-17:00 | Free time and optional (non-guided) visit to the Capitol Museum |
| 17:00 | Private guided visit to the Sistine Chapel and Raphael Rooms Departure from Piazza Venezia |
| 20:00 | End of programme |
7 - 9 November 2013
Rome, Italy
Sapienza University of Rome in cooperation with the Universities of Rome “Tor Vergata” and “Roma Tre”
Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.