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MSCA 2015 COFUND Conference
December 10 – 11, 2015
Conference Overview
COFUND Conference in a Nutshell : Moderator Beate Scholz Videos
DAY 1- December 10, 2015
Inaugural Session
Minister delegate Marc Hansen
Marc Schiltz FNR Secretary General Opening remarks
Nicklas Bergman Futurologist- Keynote Speaker
Nicklas Bergman – Interview
MP Claude Turmes Green Party
Claude Turmes Interview
Denis Crowley
Day 1 – Plenary Session
DAY 2 – December 11, 2015
Day 2 – Plenary Session
Day 2 – Conference Conclusions
AWARDS CEREMONY – Cercle Cité
COFUND Awards Ceremony (Dec. 10)
Claudie Haigneré – Honorary Speaker
Audio
CONFERENCE Programme DAY 1 – December 10, 2015
1. INAUGURAL SESSION
Marc Schiltz (FNR) – Opening remarks
Luxembourg Minister Delegate for Higher Education and Research Marc Hansen – Welcome address
European MP Claude Turmes Green Party – Intervention
Keynote speaker Nicklas Bergman – HighTech challenges for researchers
Denis Crowley – EC DG Education Culture & Education : Address on the Policy Context
2. PLENARY SESSION
Setting the Scene
Alessandra Luchetti – EC REA COFUND: State of Play and Challenges
COFUND Experiences under FP7
Dr.Olivier Bouin – French Institutes for Advanced Study
Dr.Helke Hillebrand – EMBL
Dr.Seamus Hegarty – CERN
Q&A session
3. PARALLEL SESSIONS
Workshop 1 Inter-sectoral Mobility
Workshop 2 Equal Opportunities, Incl. Gender & Diversity
Workshop 3 Career Pathways & Histories: Excellence in Context
Workshop 4 International Mobility: Recruitment and Retention strategies
Workshop 5 Managing International Programmes: Challenges for COFUND
CONFERENCE Programme DAY 2 – December 11, 2015
4. PLENARY SESSION
Session Introduction
Dr. Conor O’Carroll
New Elements under COFUND
Dr. Julie Sainz – Cofund Policy Officer
Structural Funds and Doctoral Schemes
Prof. David Bogle – University College London, UK
Prof. Roumen Nikolov – Sofia University, Bulgaria
Reaching out beyond Europe: Third country & Migration Testimonials
Luc Siebenaller NGO Le Soleil dans la Main
Shiva Nejati SNT
Q&A and discussions
5. CONFERENCE CONCLUSIONS
CONFERENCE CONCLUSIONS by Beate Scholz ( Conference Moderator)
6. CLOSING REMARKS
Denis Crowley EC Head of Unit in Education Innovatio, EIT, MSCA DG Education and Culture
Marc Schiltz – FNR Secretary General (1)
Marc Schiltz – FNR Secreatry General (2) & Iain Cameron