Programme
Thursday June 11, 2009
09,30 – 10.30 Registration
10,30 – 11.15 Welcome from CTU Rector, opening speeches from Mrs Miroslava Kopicova Czech Minister of Education, Youth and
Sports and Erik Geuss, Deputy-Minister of Industry and Trade, EU commissioners Vladimír Spidla and Jan Figel representatives,
11.15 – 12,45 Key-note speeches: Jacques Lévy , EU industry -Erich Spitz, Czech industry – Pavel Kafka
12,45 – 14,00 Lunch
14,00 – 15,30 Lectures
Anders Flodström: Attractiveness of engineering profession and role of stakeholders
Hans Kaiser: University curricula development and role of industry and its influence on employment
Miroslav Vlcek: Research and innovation leadership
15,30 – 16,00 Coffee break
16,00 – 18,00 Parallel workshops
WS1:Attractiveness of engineering profession
Chair: Yuri P. Pokholkov, Reporter: Fiona Martland
1.1 Attractiveness of engineering education and role of the stakeholders
1.2 Recruitment and selection of students: what is at stake within the Bologna process?
1.3 Institution as a pole of attraction: importance to achieve excellence
WS2: University curricula development
Chair: Jacques Lévy, Reporter: Muzio Gola
2.1 Competences and skills adaptation process
2.2 Virtuous circle of improvement: quality system
2.3 Long-life learning
WS3: Research and innovation leadership
Chair : Anders Flodström Reporter :Juan-Jesus Perez
3.1 How to organise/support the innovation process towards excellence: supporting structures and activities
3.2 How to produce innovation systems for leadership
3.3 Role of Ph.D. in engineering
20,00 – 22,00 Gala dinner
(Martinický palác, Hradčanské náměstí 8/67, Praha 1- Castle,
www.martinickypalac.cz)
Conferences: Miroslava Kopicova and Philippe Herzog
Queste Awards
Concert
Friday June 12, 2009
09,00 – 09,45 Reports about outcomes from workshops: Fiona Martland, Muzio Gola, Juan-Jesus Perez
09,45 – 10,30 T. Phillips, G. Chiocchia: QUESTE programme: reasons for foundation and principles, current status, procedures, awarding methodology, experience of awarded institutions
10,30 – 11,00 Coffee break
11,00 – 12,30 Panel discussion: Peter Skalicky Chair, Yuri P. Pokholkov, Jacques Lévy, Anders Flodström, Pavel Kafka, Régis Lallement, Mats Pahlman, Erich Spitz, Aleksandar Sibilia, Alena Kohoutkova, Student observer – Pavel Lysak
How can be ensured the quality of engineering study for the stakeholders?
12,30 – 13,00 Final speeches from Czech Vice-Minister for Higher Education, EU commissioner representative,
Farewell speech from CTU Vice-Rector Ladislav Musilek
Conclusions for EU Swedish Presidency-Anders Flodström
13,00 – 14,30 Lunch
Voluntary programme:
14,30 – 17,00 QUESTE Working session at the event venue
14,30 – 17,00 Visits to Prague city or to laboratories of the Czech Technical University in Prague
20,00 – 22,00 Cultural events in Prague
Invited Speakers
Miroslava Kopicova
Minister of Education, Youth and Sports
Erik Geuss
Deputy-Minister of Industry and Trade
Philippe Herzog
Honorary President of Confrontations Europe, Former Member of European Parliament
Erich Spitz
Former Vice-President and Director of Research of Thomson, Member of the French Academy of Technology
Pavel Kafka
Vice-President of Czech Union of Entrepreneurs in Industry and Transportation
Horst Hippler
President of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Peter Skalicky
Rector of TU Vienna
Anders Flodström
Chancellor of Swedish Universities, Vice-President of EIT (European Institute of Technology)
Hans Kaiser
Vice-Rector of TU Vienna
Miroslav Vlcek
Secretary of Management Committee of CESAER, Vice-Rector of CTU in Prague
Tom Phillips
Quality Assurance Consultant, Advisor of CHEPS (Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies of the University of Twente)
Gianfranco Chiocchia
Director of Department for Aerospace Engineering at Politecnico di Torino
Mats Pahlman
Eurocadres Delegate
Régis Lallement
Former President of EYE (European Young Engineers)
Aleksandar Sibilia
Program Manager of UNITECH International
Petr Zuna
President of Czech Engineering Academy, Former Rector of CTU in Prague