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
