LERU's 10Th Anniversary Conference
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Programme booklet LERU’s 10th Anniversary Conference European Research Universities: Guide and Engine for Europe 2050 Barcelona, 9-10 May 2012 Welcome Dear participant, The League of European Research Universities (LERU) and the Universitat de Barce- lona welcome you to LERU’s 10th Anniversary Conference. The conference, entitled “European Research Universities – Guide and Engine for Europe 2050”, provides a unique forum for the leaders of some of Europe’s leading research universities to exchange views with their counterparts from outside Europe and with high level representatives from the government and business sectors. We will focus on the present and future role of European research universities, rela- ting it, in particular, to the EU research and innovation policy of the coming years. A comparison will be made with the situation in other parts of the world, including the US, Australia, and China, looking at topics such as frontier research and innovation, research assessment, management, funding, training and careers, mobility and the nexus between teaching/learning and research. The leaders of LERU universities will share their views regarding the future of research universities in Europe and formulate proposals for how European research universi- ties should evolve in order to remain a guide and engine for Europe 2050. Comments on those proposals will be voiced by representatives from the EU institutions, the business world, and LERU’s network counterparts such as the AAU, Go8 and C9. This two day event is designed to think forward and discuss the research university of the future. We will be featuring discussions with university leaders, entrepreneurs and policymakers and there is plenty of time in the programme to network. Finally, we would like to thank the Universitat de Barcelona for hosting and suppor- ting this conference. For the next decade, LERU intends to keep pushing the frontiers of innovative re- search! Prof. Kurt Deketelaere Secretary-General LERU The League of European Research Universities The League of European Research Universities (LERU) is an association of twenty- one leading research-intensive universities that share the values of high-quality teaching within an environment of internationally competitive research. Founded in 2002, LERU advocates education through an awareness of the frontiers of human un- derstanding; the creation of new knowledge through basic research, which is the ul- timate source of innovation in society; and the promotion of research across a broad front in partnership with industry and society at large. The purpose of the League is to advocate these values, to influence policy in Europe and to develop best practice through mutual exchange of experience. LERU regularly publishes a variety of papers and reports which make high-level policy statements, provide in-depth analyses and make concrete recommendations for policymakers, universities, researchers and other stakeholders. The LERU universities are: Universiteit van Amsterdam / Universitat de Barcelona / University of Cambridge / Uni- versity of Edinburgh / Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg / Université de Genève / Uni- versität Heidelberg / Helsingin yliopisto (University of Helsinki) / Universiteit Leiden / KU Leuven / Imperial College London / University College London / Lunds univer- sitet / Università degli Studi di Milano / Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München / University of Oxford / Université Pierre et Marie Curie / Université Paris-Sud 11 / Université de Strasbourg / Universiteit Utrecht / Universität Zürich Programme LERU’s 10th Anniversary Conference Wednesday 9 May 2012 12.00-13.15: Reflections from an EU perspective Paranimf 17.00: Arrival and registration of participants Chair: Prof. Kurt Deketelaere, Secretary-General of LERU Hall Mr. Robert-Jan Smits, Director-General, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission 18.00: Opening session Prof. Helga Nowotny, President, European Research Council Gardens Mr. Brian Ager, Secretary-General, European Roundtable of Industrialists Prof. Dídac Ramírez i Sarrió, Rector of the Universitat de Barcelona Mrs. Lesley Wilson, Secretary-General, European University Association Prof. Bernd Huber, Chairman of LERU and President of LMU München 13.15-14.30: Lunch Mr. Robert-Jan Smits, Director-General, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission Paranimf Corridor Prof. Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Adviser to President Barroso, European Commission 14.30-15.15: Plenary Address “The research university of the future”, Prof. Douwe Breimer, former Rector Magnificus of the Universiteit Leiden Prof. Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor, University of Cambridge 19.00: Welcome reception, buffet and music Paranimf Gardens 15.15-16.15: Comments from an EU perspective Paranimf Thursday 10 May 2012 Chair: Prof. Alain Beretz, President of the Université de Strasbourg, Member of the LERU Board of Directors 08.00-09.00: Registration Mr. Robert-Jan Smits Rectorate Hall Prof. Helga Nowotny 09.00-10.00: Welcome and introductory remarks Mr. Brian Ager Paranimf Mrs. Lesley Wilson Prof. Dídac Ramírez i Sarrió, Rector of the Universitat de Barcelona 16.15-16.45: Coffee break Prof. Bernd Huber, Chairman of LERU and President of LMU München Paranimf Corridor Prof. Amparo Camarero Olivas, Spain’s General Secretary for Universities Prof. Andreu Mas-Colell, Catalan Minister for Economy and Knowledge 16.45-17.30: Global Panel Debate Prof. Carmen Vela, Spanish State Secretary for Research, Development and Innovation Paranimf Chair: Prof. Malcolm Grant 10.00-11.30: Research universities in 2012 – A global perspective Paranimf Prof. Bernd Huber Chair: Prof. Jordi Alberch, Vice-Rector Research, Universitat de Barcelonaw Dr. John C. Vaughn Prof. Ed Byrne Europe: Prof. Malcolm Grant, President and Provost of University College Prof. Yang Wei London, Member of the LERU Board of Directors United States: Dr. John C. Vaughn, Executive Vice-President of the Association of 17.30-17.45: Conclusions, Prof. Bernd Huber American Universities (AAU) Paranimf Australia: Prof. Edward Byrne, Vice-Chancellor of Monash University, 18.00-18.30: Piano Concerto Deputy Chair of the Group of Eight (Go8) Paranimf China: Prof. Yang Wei, President of Zhejiang University, 18.30-20.00: Reception Chairman of the C9 League Paranimf Corridor 11.30-12.00: Coffee break Paranimf Corridor Speakers LERU’s 10th Anniversary Conference 9 Prof. Dídac Ramírez i Sarrió Prof. Douwe Breimer Rector of the Universitat de Barcelona Former Rector Magnificus of the Universiteit Leiden Prof. Dídac Ramírez i Sarrió (Barcelona, 1946) holds two Ph.D. degrees from Prof. Douwe D. Breimer was Rector Magnificus of Leiden University from UB, one in Economics and Business and one in Philosophy and Education 2001 till 2007 and also President from 2005 till 2007. He was one of the foun- Sciences. He has been the Rector of the Universitat de Barcelona since 2008 ders of LERU in 2002 and a member of its Board of Directors from July 2003 and a permanent member of the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial until February 2007. Since 1975 he is Professor of Pharmacology at Leiden Sciences since 2002. He was previously Vice-Dean at the Faculty of Economic University; he received several scientific distinctions for his scientific re- and Business Sciences of UB (1984-1989); Vice-Rector for Economics and search among which are honorary doctorates from Universities of Gent, Up- Administration at UB (1990-1994); UB delegate at the University School of psala, Budapest, Pamplona, London, Tokyo and Montreal. He is a member Hotel Management and Tourism (1995-1999); Treasurer of the Futbol Club of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, of the Academia Europaea Barcelona (2003); President of the Catalan Society of Philosophy (a branch and foreign associate member of the Institute of Medicine of the National of the Institute of Catalan Studies, 2001-2007); Director of the Department Academy of Sciences USA. He served on numerous national and internatio- of Mathematics for Economics, Finance and Actuarial Sciences (2001-2008); nal advisory and evaluation committees, including the Innovation Platform and receiver of the Intervida Private Foundation (from the Department of in the Netherlands chaired by the Dutch prime minister. He is also one of the Justice of the Catalan Autonomous Government, 2007-2009). founders of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences (EUFEPS) and served as its president for several years. He currently is a member of the supervisory board of the Technical University Delft, of the Board of KULeu- ven and of the governing body of University College Cork. Prof. Anne Glover Mr. Robert-Jan Smits Chief Scientific Adviser to President Barroso, European Commission Director-General of DG Research & Innovation, European Commission Professor Anne Glover was Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland from 2006- Robert-Jan Smits is Director-General of DG Research and Innovation (RTD) 11. She joined the European Commission as Chief Scientific Adviser to the at the European Commission. In this capacity he is responsible for defining President in January 2012. Anne holds a Personal Chair of Molecular and and implementing the EU policy and programmes in the field of research Cell Biology at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, with current research and innovation (average annual budget 8 billion euro). His previous assig- focusing on the development and application of whole cell biosensors for nment was Deputy Director-General of DG JRC where he was