Erasmus University Rotterdam is proud to host the first UNIC Annual Conference on June 11th. Regenerating Post-Industrial Cities: The Role of Universities is a 1-day event that brings together the entire UNIC community. UNIC staff, students, associate partners, and the public are cordially invited to participate.
The UNIC Conference sessions will be open to the public. The first open session, the “Opening Ceremony,” introduces UNIC and provides a brief overview of our ambitions and achievements.
The second plenary session, “The European Study Experience: The Future of European Higher Education” prompts a panel of stakeholders to discuss what European Universities can contribute to our collective future.
The third plenary session, “Meeting the Challenges of Post-Industrial Cities” focuses a panel discussion on our cities and the role that UNIC can play in their renewal.
Following the plenary sessions, participants can join parallel sessions. Details on the parallel sessions can be found below.
Program
All times in the program are in Central European Time (CET).
Friday, June 11
13:00 - 13:20 | Opening Ceremony
Speakers include: European Commission Deputy Head of UNIT for Higher Education Tine Delva, President of Erasmus University and Rector of UNIC Prof. Dr. Ed Brinksma, UNIC Alliance Coordinator Prof. Dr. Peter Scholten, and a representative of the UNIC Student Board.
13:20 - 14:00 | The European Study Experience: the Future of European Higher Education
Panelists include Rector of KOÇ University Prof. Dr. Umran Inan, Rector of Ruhr University Bochum Prof. Dr. Axel Schölmerich, Rector of University of Zagreb Prof. Dr. Damir Boras, and a representative of the UNIC Student Board. Vice Rector of Academic and International Affairs at Ruhr University Bochum Prof. Dr. Kornelia Freitag will serve as the moderator.
14:05 - 14:45 | Meeting the Challenges of Post-Industrial Cities
Panelists include Rector of University of Liège Prof. Dr. Pierre Wolter, Rector of University of Oulu Jouko Niinimaki, and President of Erasmus University Rotterdam Prof. Dr. Ed Brinksma. UNIC Program Manager of Erasmus University Rotterdam Samira Abbadi will serve as moderator.
14:45 - 15:00 | Break
15:00 - 15:50 | Parallel sessions (round 1)
Session A: UNIC Management Board meeting (this session will end at 16:50 and is closed to the public)
Session B: Solving post-industrial societal challenges with UNIC CityLabs
15:50 - 16:00 | Break
16:00 - 16:50 | Parallel sessions (round 2)
Session A: UNIC Management Board meeting (closed to the public)
Session B: Superdiversity and the COVID19 Pandemic
16:50 - 17:00 | Closing