COMMITTEE ON CULTURE AND EDUCATION

PUBLIC HEARING

Universities and the development ofentrepreneurship and innovation

Tuesday, 8 November 2016, 15:00-17:30European Parliament, Brussels

Altiero Spinelli Building, room A3E-2

DRAFT PROGRAMME

15:00 - 15:15 Welcome and opening remarks by Silvia COSTA, Chair of theCommittee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament

Part 1

15:15 - 16:10 A modern UK university: Driving SME business transformationthrough enterprise and innovationMargaret BRUCE, Professor, University of Derby

Enhancing entrepreneurship among university graduates when theeconomy is in distressPericles A. MITKAS, Rector, Aristotele University ofThessaloniki

Q&A session

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Part 2

16:10 - 17:15 Contamination as a key to innovation and entrepreneurshipSauro LONGHI, Rector, Università Politecnica delle Marche

The role of Universities and start-ups in European regionalinnovation strategiesMichael SCHEFCZYK, Professor, Technische UniversitätDresden

Die Hochschule auf dem Land - Eine Symbiose zwischenHochschule und Wirtschaft (Higher Education In Rural Areas – ASymbiosis Between Academia And Business)Albert BAEUMER, Project-Manager, CSB System AG

Q & A session

Concluding remarks

17:15 - 17:30 Silvia COSTA, Chair of the Committee on Culture and Educationof the European Parliament