Pre-Summit Workshop

October 13, 2014 - Institute of Computer Science (Room 119), University of Wroclaw (Joliot-Curie 15, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland)

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"Workshop for Deans, Department Chairs and Research Directors"

Workshop chair: Prof. Branislav Rovan, Department of Computer Science, Comenius University, Slovakia

In the last decade there have been many substantial changes in universities across Europe. Several countries in Central and in Eastern Europe have changed their political systems and widely opened for international cooperation. In other countries universities became less dependent on respective ministers, and in some governing boards, consisting of stakeholders from outside, universities have been created. This all have given a lot of opportunities for development, but also created challenges and sometimes problems.

The goal of the workshop is to exchange experience of departments that have already undertaken the changes, and to discuss opportunities and challenges that are yet facing others.

Participants of this workshop in addition can exchange experience and learn best practices from heads of departments and research labs. The workshop will also provide a networking platform for department heads.

Confirmed Speakers:

• Krzysztof Diks, University of Warsaw, Poland
• Pekka Orponen, Aalto University, Finland
• Gerald Steinhardt, Technische Universität Wien, Austria
• Tanya Stanko, Innopolis University, Russia
• Horváth Zoltán, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

 --------Detailed Program - Monday, October 13, 2014----------

Workshop will be at the Institute of Computer Science, University of Wroclaw

- ROOM 119-

10:00-10:30  Registration

10:45-11:15  Branislav Rovan, Comenius University

                   "Opening and introduction to the workshop"

11:15-11:45  Tanya Stanko, Innopolis University

                   "Innopolis University - a dedicated IT resource in Russia" [Slides]

11:45-12:30  Pekka Orponen, Aalto University

                   "Informatics at Aalto, a university reinvented" [Slides]

12:45-13:30  Lunch Break (at the hall just outside the room)

13:30-14:00  Krzysztof Diks, University of Warsaw 

                    "Training excellent programmers" [Talk Cancelled]

14:00-14:30 Horváth Zoltán in collaboration with Zotán Istenes and Zsuzsa Várhalmi, Eötvös Loránd University

                   "Industry –University partnership in ICT at Eötvös Loránd University" [Slides]

14:30-15:00  Gerald Steinhardt, Technische Universität Wien

                    "Strategic changes at the Faculty of Informatics of Technical University of Vienna"

15:00-16:00  Discussion

17:30-19:30 Welcome Drink at Hotel im. Jana Pawła II (ul. Św. Idziego 2, 50-328 Wrocław)