The UNICA-ENCS Rectors Seminar 2012 “Europe-Canada: The Future of Academic Cooperation”, Brussels, 24-25 September 2012

The Rectors Seminar 2012 “Europe-Canada: The Future of Academic Cooperation” brought together Rectors/Presidents from European and Canadian universities, high-level policy makers from the European institutions, and representatives of the Canadian embassies.The results of the Seminar will be disseminated as policy recommendations to European and Canadian decision-makers.

The Seminar was held under the patronage of Mrs Androulla Vassiliou, Member of the European Commission.

• Programme - update: 19 September 2012
• List of participants
• Biographies & abstracts of Speakers and Chairs
• Practical guide

 PRESENTATIONS 

• Gilles Breton, former Vice-Rector for International Relations, University of Ottawa.  "Europe-Canada Cooperation and the Canadian strategy of internationalization"
• Donald Dingwell, Secretary General of the European Research Council. "Europe-Canada: The Future of Academic Cooperation"
• Chad Gaffield, President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. "Understanding People in the 21st century: International Perspectives from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada"
• Suzanne Fortier, President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. "Towards a Borderless World for Science and Innovation"
• Jan Škrha, Vice-Rector, Charles University Prague. „Postdoc“ Programme at Charles University
• Britta Baron,  Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President International, University of Alberta.  "Good Numbers, Great Inspiration: Academic Mobility between Europe and North America"

• Dominique Arlettaz, Rector, Université de Lausanne. "Dimensions of Europe-Canada Mobility. A case study : Switzerland-Canada"
• Melita Kovačević, Vice-Rector Research and Technology, University of Zagreb, Acting Chair of the Steering Committee at EUA Council of Doctoral Education. "Doctoral Education and Knowledge Society: New Ways of Collaborations between Europe and Canada"
• Louis Maheu, former Vice-Rector for Graduate Studies, Université de Montréal, Fellow of Royal Society of Canada. "Doctoral Education facing the Challenges of New Knowledge Production Systems and Collaborative Research Clusters"
• Hélène David, Vice-Rector International Relations, Université de Montréal.  "Exploring and identifying innovative approaches for Europe-Canada academic cooperation"
• Inga Bostad, Pro-Rector, University of Oslo, Member of the UNICA Steering Committee. "Europe-Canada: The Future of Academic Cooperation"