EXCELLENCE 2016: STRATEGIES TOWARDS ACHIEVING A TOP LEVEL OF SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE
EXCELLENCE 2016: STRATEGIES TOWARDS ACHIEVING A TOP LEVEL OF SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE
Date
Monday 17th October
Duration
8:30 am-18:00 pm
Location
Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica
(CRAG, UAB)
The BGSMath participated in the event Excellence 2016 which took place on October 17th. The meeting analyzed the background where UAB has achieved their status of campus with the highest number of institutes with scientific excellence in Spain. At this point the speakers discussed about the structures that led them to achieve the Accreditation and Support of Centres of Excellence “Severo Ochoa” and Units of Excellence “María de Maeztu”.
Monday 17th October
Duration
8:30 am-18:00 pm
Location
Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica
(CRAG, UAB)
The BGSMath participated in the event Excellence 2016 which took place on October 17th. The meeting analyzed the background where UAB has achieved their status of campus with the highest number of institutes with scientific excellence in Spain. At this point the speakers discussed about the structures that led them to achieve the Accreditation and Support of Centres of Excellence “Severo Ochoa” and Units of Excellence “María de Maeztu”.
Organizing Committee
- Prof. Javier Lafuente
Vicerector d’Innovació i Projectes Estratègics (UAB) - Prof. José Luis Riechmann
Centre de Recerca en Agrigenómica (CRAG) - Prof. Teresa Garcia-Milà
Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE) - Prof. Ramon Miquel
Institut de Física d’altes Energies (IFAE) - Prof. Pablo Ordejón
Institut Català de Nanociencia i Nanotecnología (ICN2) - Prof. Xavier Obradors
Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) - Prof. Jordina Belmonte / Prof. Patrizia Ziveri
Institut de Ciencia i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA-UAB) - Prof. Marc Noy / Prof. Lluís Alsedà
Barcelona Graduate School of Mathematics (BGSMath) - Prof. Carlos Miravitlles
Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) - Ms. Montse Salas
Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
Programme
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| 08:30 – 09:00 h | REGISTRATION |
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| 09:00 – 09:45 h | OPEN CEREMONY:
Prof. Francisco Javier LAFUENTE, Vicerector d’Innovació i de Projectes Estratègics and Director of Parc de Recerca UAB Prof. Arcadi NAVARRO, Secretari d’Universitats i Recerca Dr. Carmen VELA, Secretaria de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación Prof. Emilio LORA-TAMAYO, Presidente – CSIC |
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CHAIR: Prof. Ramon PASCUAL President – Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barcelona |
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| 09:45 – 10:30 h | “European Universities’ paths towards excellence” | Prof. Rolf TARRACH President, European University Association Member of Board of Trustees – BIST |
10:30 – 10:50h10:50 – 11:10 h |
Presentation of the Severo Ochoa Centres of Excellence, at UAB campus Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica (CRAG) Prof. José Luis RIECHMANN Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) Prof. Ramon MIQUEL |
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11:10 – 11:40 h |
COFFEE – BREAK |
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11:40 – 12:00 h
12:20 – 12:40 h |
Presentation of the Severo Ochoa Centres of Excellence, at UAB campus
Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2) |
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| 12:40 – 12:55 h
12:55 – 13:10 h |
Presentation of the Maria de Maeztu Units of Excellence, at UAB campus
Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA-UAB) |
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13:10 – 14:30 h |
LUNCH TIME | |
CHAIR: Prof. Xavier OBRADORS Director – Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Barcelona (ICMAB – CSIC) |
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14:30 – 15:00 h |
“The role of scientific excellence in the relationship between technology and research centers, with manufacturing companies” | Prof. Dr. Thorsten POSSELT Executive Director of Fraunhofer Center for International Management and Knowledge Economy in Leipzig |
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15:00 – 16:00 h |
ROUND TABLE: “Human Resources Policies for Institutional Excellence” |
Moderator: Prof. Teresa GARCIA-MILÀ Director Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE)Participants: Dr. Tamyko YSA Vice-Dean of Research. ESADE Business & Law Schools Prof. Antonio HUERTA Prof. Jean-Paul LAINE, President of World Federation of Scientific Workers Prof. Pere PUIGDOMENECH, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) |
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16:00 – 16:30 h |
COFFEE – BREAK |
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16:30 – 17:30 h |
ROUND TABLE: “The strategies for finance and support for the research excellence” |
Moderator: Prof. Núria SEBASTIÁN Vicepresident European Research CouncilParticipants: Dr. Caterina BISCARI Director – ALBA Synchrotron Prof. Francesc SUBIRADA Prof. Miquel A. PERICÀS |
| CHAIR: Dr. Caterina BISCARI Director – ALBA Synchrotron |
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| 17:00 – 17:30 h | “The Scientific Excellence in large research facilities” | Dr. Frank LEHNER Head of International Cooperation – DESY |
| 17:30 – 18:00 | CLOSING REMARKS Prof. Andreu MAS-COLELL President of the Board of Trustees – Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) |
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