Global Education Dialogue - Universities and Cities will take place from Thursday 30 to Friday 31 March in Bucharest.
Schedule at a glance
Day 1 - Thursday 30 March 2017
08.30 - 09.00 On-site registration opens
09.00 -09.45 Welcome and opening address - Room 2.1
- Mihnea Costoiu, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Rector
- Nigel Bellingham, British Council, Country Director
- Tomnița Florescu, Bucharest City Hall, Vice-Mayor
09.45 - 10.15 Refreshment break
10.15 - 11:00 Keynote Address - Room 2.1
Universities and the Universe of Cities, Between Resilience and Revolution
- Șerban Tigănaș, President of Order of Architects of Romania
11.15 - 12.30 Panel talks- Universities and Cities- Room 2.1
The panel of speakers include:
- Paula Sanderson, Registrar, SOAS, University of London
- Professor Julian Beer, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Birmingham City University
- Professor Ray Lloyd, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Leeds Trinity University
- Kevin Richardson, Local Growth Consultant, Higher Education Funding Council for England
- Professor Alex De Ruyter, Director of the Centre for Brexit Studies at Birmingham City University
A discussion moderated by Anamaria Vrabie and Irina Paraschivoiu (Co-founders Urban INC)
13:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14.00 - 16.15 Speaker sessions (I) - Room 2.1
Chair: Professor Julian Beer, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Birmingham City University
Accelerating innovation in academia
Professor Ray Lloyd, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Leeds Trinity University
- Working in partnership with SMEs
Professor Horia Iovu, Vice-Rector, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest
- The Bioengineering Valley
The Contribution of Universities to Local Growth
Kevin Richardson, Local Growth Consultant, Higher Education Funding Council for England
- Marketisation of Higher Education in England: The Contribution of Universities to Local Growth - Strategic and Organisational Choices
Professor Irina Lungu, Vice-Rector, „Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi
- Committed to the Growth of Iasi county
Professor Alex De Ruyter, Director of the Centre for Brexit Studies at Birmingham City
- The role of “anchor institutions” in promoting regional development
16:15 - 16:30 Refreshment break
16.30 – 17.30 Speaker sessions (II) – Room 2.1
Chair: Caroline Chipperfield, Senior Adviser in higher education policy and strategy, British Council UK
Mutual influence toward internationalisation
James Ransom, Policy Researcher at Universities UK
- International places: cities and universities working together on internationalisation
Professor Romeo Resiga, Vice-Rector, Politehnica University of Timisoara
- Politehnica University of Timisoara-enabler of the city success
17.00 - End of day
Day 2 - Friday 31 March 2017
Workshop presenters to showcase best practices in working together for the development of their cities
9:30 – 10:30 Workshops (I) – Room 2.2
Contributions of universities to their cities (experience of institutions across the UK, Australia and Malaysia)
Workshop lead by Paula Sanderson, Registrar, SOAS University of London
Laser Valley- Smart territorial development
Adrian Curaj, former Minister of Education and Research in Romania
Dan Gabriel Ghiță, Technical Director, Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering
10.30 Refreshment break
10:45 – 11:45 Workshops (II) – Room 2.3
Sources of investment in financing regional and municipal development work lead by universities
Education Policy Debate lead by Kevin Richardson, Local Growth Consultant, Higher Education Funding Council for England
Applying innovation and process design tools
Process design and complex problem solving as instruments for driving urban change. Anamaria Vrabie and Irina Paraschivoiu, Co-founders Urban INC
Smart Campus
Workshop presented by University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest
11:45 – 12:30 Workshops (III) – room 2.2
EFdeN project with N for Nature
Presentation by the EFdeN project multidisciplinary team
Energy efficient solutions for heating control in Commercial & Educational Buildings”
Presentation by Alexandru Toader (on behalf of SALUS Controls)
12.30 Closing addresses: Going Global – Room 2.2
- Mihnea Costoiu, Rector, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest
- Caroline Chipperfield, Senior Adviser, British Council
13.00 Lunch