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DANUBE RECTORS’ CONFERENCE
Conference on the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, Budapest 25.02.2010
DANUBE RECTORS’ CONFERENCE
• regional network
from the Black Forest to the Black Sea
• founded in 1983 (Rectors of the Universities of Ulm, Linz, Vienna and Budapest)
• members: 50 higher education institutions (13 countries)
MEMBERS
• Austria (7)• Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2)• Bulgaria (2)• Croatia (6)• the Czech Republic (7)• Germany (2)• Hungary (8)
• Romania (4)• Serbia (3)• Kosovo (1)• Slovakia (5)• Slovenia (2)• Ukraine (2)
MEMBERS
DANUBE RECTORS’ CONFERENCE
Objectives:
• to raise the level of academic performance;
• to promote mobility,
• to reduce drop-out rates and
• to lower the cost of tertiary education.
ANNUAL ASSEMBLY - 2006
ANNUAL ASSEMBLY - 2007
ANNUAL ASSEMBLY - 2008
ANNUAL ASSEMBLY - 2010
NEXT ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
6th DRC Summer School
“Regime Change and Transitions across the Danubian Region: 1989 – 2009”
Budapest, July 5-12, 2009
1st DRC Regatta
Budapest, May 5-7, 2009
We call for:
▪ intensive networking and cooperation among all universities in the Danube Region
▪ intensifying cooperation between the universities and national, regional political institutions, and municipalities, as well as industrial, social, cultural, environmental bodies in the Danube Region
We express the highest interest in:
▪ contributing to the development of the EU Danube Strategy,
▪ in formulating parts of the EU Danube Strategy concerning research, education, technology transfer and cooperation with the society,
▪ implementing the EU Danube Strategy by
intensifying research, developing and enriching study programs,
stimulating mobility, stimulating innovation and technology transfer.
▪ active participation in the next Conferences on the EU Danube Strategy .
III.A Values and heritage protection The boost the Danube identity and co-operation:
The protection of values and heritage i.e. the propagation of common European values like tolerance, democracy and the protection of minorities, the protection, reconstruction and accessibility of the built intellectual and factual heritage.
Connection: The European Agenda for Culture: cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue; May, 2007
III. Strengthening regional identity and co-operation in the Danube Area
• III.C Educational co-operation
• Promoting experience and knowledge transfer
• Development of education and research networks and educational programs in the Danube area
• Improvement of environmental consciousness
Connection: Lifelong Learning Programme
DANUBE RECTORS’ CONFERENCEPresident for 2011
Rector Prof. DSc Hristo Beloev
Bulgaria
Angel Kanchev University of Ruse
Website: http://uni-ruse.bg
Info data on the University 8 basic and 2 affiliated faculties in
the towns of Silistra and Razgrad
Students Full time and part time students
more than 10 500
PhD students 223
Foreign students about 500 from 17 countries
About the University of RuseAbout the University of Ruse
Academic Staff
Total of 498 staff members, including 14 DSc degree holders, 26 full professors and 324 Assoc. professors and PhD degree holders
Specialties 44 Bachelor Degree Programs (BSc) and
72 Master Degree Programs (MSc)
Joint International Degree Programs
2, one with France & Romania, and Russia
Annual turnover 15 212 516 euros
About the University of RuseAbout the University of Ruse
Implemented programs and projects• LLP (ERASMUS, COMMENIUS, LEONARDO da VINCI) – 95• CEEPUS – 3• FP6 & FP7 – 12
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Partnerships
Implemented programs and projects
• COST
• NATO
• DAAD
• Cross border cooperation
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Outgoing student mobility
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Implemented programs and projects
• Structural funds – 5
• Others - 12 (Germany, Austria, U.S.A., Japan, Russia, Norway)
• Financial input – 750 000 eurosMeeting of the European
ERASMUS Thematic Network for Doctoral Education in Computing
RESEARCHRESEARCH
Fields & Technologies
Vacuum & nano technologies;
Robotics and expert systems for the automation of production;
Rapid prototyping, risk management and automation;
Resource saving technologies;
Ecological agriculture
RESEARCHRESEARCH Fields & Technologies
Computer and Information Technologies;
e-Learning & Distance Learning;
Environmental Protection;
Machine-engineering Technologies;
Systems and Technologies for Agricultural Production
Fields & Technologies Energy saving technologies and
renewable energy sources ; Artificial intellect
RESEARCHRESEARCH
Centres, Institutes, Laboratories Technology Transfer Centre; Innovation Centre; Career Development Centre; Research & Scientific Centre for
Vacuum Technologies and Systems; Centre for Sustainable Agriculture; Institute of Scientific Instrument
Development; Robotics and Automation Laboratory
DRC – BEYOND 2010DRC – BEYOND 2010 Tuning and harmonization with the
European Danube Strategy of the European Commission
Further development of the bilateral and multilateral cooperation partnerships in the field of science & education
Initiatives for the establishment and development of an International Centre of Excellence within the DRC potential
New initiatives and activities, involving academic and research staff in the Danube Academy
New initiatives for mutual exchange of students, professors and administrators, focusing on cultural and social life
Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!
Prof. DSc. Hristo BeloevProf. DSc. Hristo Beloev
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Assoc. Prof. Nicolay MihailovAssoc. Prof. Nicolay Mihailov