2023 CG High-Level Seminar on Research Policy, Brussels:“Achieving Excellence at Universities: What does it mean in times of multiple crises?”
University Foundation, 13-14 November 2023
The 6th Coimbra Group High-Level Seminar on Research Policy will examine the systemic components of excellence, looking across the spectrum of Universities’ missions (education, research, innovation and service to society) as well as at related human resources-related policies (e.g. careers, equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI), research assessment…). It will also address relevant policy actions under the European Research Area. Furthermore, the seminar will draw on the experience learnt by CG members with the Horizon Europe programme and address strategic questions on how to shape the best possible FP10 in this regard.
With this seminar, the Executive Board particularly intends to:
– Provide a space for reflection at CG leadership level on the concept of excellence in higher education, a concept which is often overused, and in so many ways that it may even be misused sometimes.
– Consolidate CG vision on these issues and provide new input to the implementation of the European Research Area Policy Agenda – notably for action 13 (European Excellence Initiative) as well as for actions 3 (research assessment) and 4 (research careers).
– Offer opportunities to CG Rectors and Vice-Rectors for Research to strengthening links as a community and to establish direct contact with high-level decision makers from the EU institutions.
Achieving these objectives will be facilitated through:
– Keynote speeches providing overview of current research, and insights from the leadership and policy level.
– Quality discussion time with Commission’s representatives at various levels.
– Roundtables with Rectors from CG Universities and other experts, seeking to reflect on existing practices, strategies and trends and to generate new ideas for further improvement.
– Networking lunch and dinner.
We are pleased to already confirm the presence of high-level speakers Signe Ratso, Deputy Director-General for Research and Innovation, and Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council. More speakers will be confirmed in the following weeks.
Coimbra Group High-Level Seminar on Research Policy are geared towards Rectors and Vice-Rectors for Research and for Internationalisation of the CG Universities.
For more information, please contact info@coimbra-group.eu