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University of Economics in Bratislava

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UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS IN BRATISLAVA, Dolnozemská cesta 1, 852 35 Bratislava, SLOVAK REPUBLIC

The Era of Science Diplomacy: Implications for

Economics, Business, Managementand Related Disciplines

Denisa Čiderová

CUBCCE Budapest, 29 January 2016

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Recent membership in international organisations:

IAU – International Association of UniversitiesEUA – European University AssociationAACSB – Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of BusinessEFMD – European Foundation for Management DevelopmentCIDD – Consortium of International Double DegreesHERMES – Higher Education and Research in Management of European UniversitiesEDAMBA – European Doctoral Association for Master and Business Administration

AMCHAM – American Chamber of CommerceCCFS – Chambre de Commerce Franco – SlovaqueCEISAL – Consejo Europeo de Investigaciones Sociales de América LatinaERSA – European Regional Science AssociationGROUP G10+1 – Strategic Alliance of Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey and 10 Universities from Central and Eastern EuropeSUERF – European Money and Finance Forum

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The most specialised public research Higher Education Institution in the Slovak Republic comprising:

•Faculty of National Economy•Faculty of Commerce•Faculty of Economic Informatics•Faculty of Business Management•Faculty of International Relations (since 2001)•Faculty of Applied Languages (since 2010)•Faculty of Business Economics based in Košice

•Institute of Economics and Management•Slovak Economic Library – University and National Library

One of the three oldest universities in Slovakia (est. 1940)

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Degree programmes with instruction in foreign languages and double/joint degrees:

Degree Programme Partner University Language Type

International Financial Management M. Luther Universität Halle,Germany

German Joint

International Management University of Strasbourg,France

English Double

International Finance NIDA Bangkok,Thailand

English Double

International Finance Nottingham Trent University,United Kingdom

English Joint

Sales Management University of Cergy-Pontoise,France

French Double

BA (Hons) InternationalBusiness Management (Top Up)

Nottingham Trent University,United Kingdom

English Double

Business Economics and Management English

Foreign Languagesand Intercultural Communication

English, German, French, Spanish

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Recent scientific and research-related engagement of UEB:

• International research engagement:– FP7 („Welfare, Wealth and Work for Europe – WWWforEurope“; „Lifelong

Learning, Innovation, Growth and Human Capital Tracks in Europe“);– COST „Social Services, Welfare State and Places – The restructuring of social

services in Europe and its impacts on social and territorial cohesion and governance“;

– HORIZON 2020 („HEALTH”; „Environmental Diplomacy and Geopolitics”);– GREG-PGV „Observatoire des dynamiques socio-économiques européennes;– INTERREG „Digital Cooperatives“;– International Visegrad Fund „Leveraging Success of Young Scholars in Business

Discipline“;– International Visegrad Fund „Current Trends and Perspectives in Development of

China – V4 Trade and Investment“;– Jean Monnet „Integration of the Western Balkans and Turkey into the EU“;

• University Science Park for Biomedicine Bratislava – project funded by the European Social Fund, UEB as participating institution

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Framework of UEB international engagement:

ERASMUS+ Mobility – Bilateral Agreements-Over 30 countries with European & non-European coverage – 293 agreements (on bilateral basis between UEB and Higher Education Institutions)

CEEPUS Mobility – AMADEUS network & REDENE network-outgoing & incoming mobility

CEEPUS Mobility – EDUCATION WITHOUT FRONTIERS network-outgoing & incoming mobility

Memoranda of Understanding/Agreements of UEB with HEIs-European & non-European coverage – 86 agreements

DIPLOMACY IN PRACTICE & SK 2016 TRIO EU PRESIDENCY

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Visualisation of the context of cooperation:

ČIDEROVÁ & KOVAČEVIĆ (European Scientific Journal, 2015)

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The London-based Royal Society publishing the world’s oldest scientific journal in continuous publication Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (since 1665) identified science diplomacy as still a fluid concept that can be applied to the role of science, technology and innovation in 3 dimensions:

Science in diplomacy;Diplomacy for science;Science for diplomacy

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SCIENCE IN DIPLOMACY:Informing foreign policy objectiveswith scientific advice

DIPLOMACY FOR SCIENCE:Facilitating international science cooperation

SCIENCE FOR DIPLOMACY:Using science cooperation to improve international relations between countries

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EDAMBA 2015:

“The Era of Science Diplomacy:Implications for

Economics, Business, Management and Related Disciplines”

University of Economics in Bratislava21-23 October 2015

Exclusive member of EDAMBA in the Slovak Republic

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EDAMBA – European Doctoral Association for Master and Business Administration

AIMS AND SCOPE of the EDAMBA conference at UEB:

The international scientific conference organised in the era of science diplomacy and frontier research aims to provide a forum for exchanging state-of-the-art knowledge and findings of doctoral students and post-doctoral scholars.



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EDAMBA – European Doctoral Association for Master and Business Administration

BUSINESS LEADERS FORUM partners of the University of Economics in Bratislava at the EDAMBA 2015 conference:

Pontis FoundationAccentureGlaxoSmithKlineVýchodoslovenská energetika



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IMPACT of the UEB EDAMBA 2015 conference:

The 2015 edition of the EDAMBA International Scientific Conference for Doctoral Students and Post-Doctoral Scholars substantially contributed to raising awareness of the science diplomacy concept and facilitated application of an interdisciplinary approach in research & new project-related initiatives.



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FOLLOW-UP of the UEB EDAMBA 2015 conference:

Lecture on science diplomacy by the Honorary President of the World Academy of Arts and Science (WAAS) Dr. h. c. Prof. Ivo ŠLAUS

(The Club of Rome, Academia Europaea, Pugwash Council, European Leadership Network, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ruđer Bošković Insitute, Zagreb, Croatia)at the University of Economics in Bratislavaon 23 November 2015.



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Awarded best presented papers to be published in the Economic Review (ERIH, EBSCO, ProQuest, Index Copernicus) – Scientific Journal (ISSN) of the University of Economics in Bratislava, distributed to 60 institutions (incl. the US Congress Library) in 18 countries;Open Access Policy Conference Proceedings (ISBN) aiming inclusion in the Conference Proceedings Citation Index by the Web of Science database;



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The Business Leaders Forum as partner of the UEB EDAMBA 2015 conference launching a Corporate Social Responsibility semester course at UEB in February 2016 for 02/2016 – 05/2016;Joint project initiative with FH Joanneum (AT) (Intellectual Capital);UEB 2016 call for interdisciplinary research grants for Ph.D. students & post-docs;



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INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH (IDR) is “a mode of research by teams or individuals that integrates information, data, techniques, tools, perspectives, concepts, and/or theories from two or more disciplines or bodies of specialized knowledge to advance fundamental understanding or to solve problems whose solutions are beyond the scope of a single discipline or field of research practice”.

National Academy of Sciences, US (2004) quoted by ALDRICH et al. (2014)


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EDAMBA 2016:

“Open Science & Open Innovation: Opportunities for


University of Economics in Bratislava10-12 April 2016



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Open Science & Open Innovation as leitmotifs of the UEB EDAMBA 2016 edition in terms of the J.-C. JUNCKER Commission’s policy initiatives presented by the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation C. MOEDAS in 2015:

OPEN INNOVATION“Seal of Excellence” for SMEs;mid-term review of HORIZON 2020;European Innovation Council


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Open Science & Open Innovation as leitmotifs of the UEB EDAMBA 2016 edition in terms of the J.-C. JUNCKER Commission’s policy initiatives presented by the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation C. MOEDAS in 2015:

OPEN SCIENCEEuropean Science Cloud Project;Open Access publication under HORIZON 2020;European Research Integrity Initiative


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Open Science & Open Innovation as leitmotifs of the UEB EDAMBA 2016 edition in terms of the J.-C. JUNCKER Commission’s policy initiatives presented by the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation C. MOEDAS in 2015: OPEN TO THE WORLD – Science diplomacy & partnerships.

“Think Visegrad” – V4 THINK TANK

UEB INTERNATIONAL WEEK 11-15 April 2016


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EDAMBA 2016:

“Open Science & Open Innovation: Opportunities for


University of Economics in Bratislava10-12 April 2016



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Q & A:Which of the slides referred

to interdisciplinarity in research ?

What is the degree of familiaritywith the science diplomacy concept ?



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Visualisation of the context of cooperation:

ČIDEROVÁ & KOVAČEVIĆ (European Scientific Journal, 2015)


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Q & A:Which best practices vis-à-vis

open science could be shared ?

Which best practices vis-à-visopen innovation could be shared ?
