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Welcome to the Coimbra Group Annual Conference and General Assembly, hosted by the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University on 4-7 June 2024 in Turku, Finland. The topic of the Annual Conference is Research and Education – Most Impactful Together.
Registration
This event is targeted for the academic and administrative staff of Coimbra Group universities. If you are a student from the member university, you can ask for support from your home university.
You can sign up for the conference by using the link below. Deadline for the registration is Wednesday, 1 May.
After the sign up, you will receive a personal confirmation including the event's details and your own registration choices. If you wish to make changes later on, you can edit your information or contact Aboa Events at aboaevents@certia.fi.
On the conference website you will find more information of the programme, practicalities, as well as a list of the conference hotels with special prices for participants.
We strongly encourage you to make the hotel reservation well in advance as there are many events happening in Turku around the time of the conference.
Event locations: Arken, Aurum and Logomo.
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Programme
Coimbra Group Executive Board Meeting
Location: The Main Building of the University of Turku
Meeting Room: Joutsen & Oterma. All times local time.
14:00–18:00 Executive Board Meeting
Meeting of the Coimbra Group Executive Board, Coimbra Group Representatives and Working Group Chairs, Working Group meetings, Working Group meetings or workshops/ Inter-working group meetings
Location: Arken (Tehtaankatu 2)
Meeting Rooms will be updated later. All times local time.
9:00–10:00 Meeting of the Coimbra Group Executive Board, Coimbra Group Representatives and Working Group Chairs
10:15–13:00 Working Groups meetings
13:00–14:00 LUNCH (Arken)
14:00–15:00 Working Groups meetings and group photo
Parallel sessions (please choose one)
- 15:00–17:00 Working Groups meetings
- 15:00–17:00 Inter-Working Groups Meeting on Artificial Intelligence (1–2 participants/ WG, upon nomination by each WG) FULL!
- 15:00–17:00 “Decolonizing the University”, Inter-Working Groups Workshop (open to all) FULL!
- 15:00–17:00 "Good Practices in Science Communication", Inter-Working Groups Workshop (open to all) FULL!
17:15–18:15 Meeting of the Coimbra Group Executive Board, Coimbra Group Representatives and Working Group Chairs
19–20:30 Evening Reception
Public Conference: Research and Education – Most Impactful Together
Location: Logomo (Junakatu 9)
Meeting Rooms will be updated later. All times local time. Please note that changes are possible.
9:00–12:00 Public Conference: Research and Education – Most Impactful Together
9:00–9:30 Opening of the Conference
Video greeting by Iliana Ivanova, EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Education
9:30–10:00 Keynote speeches (tba)
10:00–10:30 Commenting speeches by Rectors of Coimbra Group Universities (tba)
10:30–11:00 Coffee break
11:00–12:00 Panel Session moderated by Piia Björn, Vice Rector and Member of the Executive Board of the Coimbra Group
Bengt Kristensson Uggla, Professor in Philosophy, Culture & Management, Åbo Akademi University
Rector Roberto Di Pietra, University of Siena
Rector Giovanni Molari, University of Bologna
12:00 Group Photo
12:15–13:15 Lunch (Logomo)
13:30–14:00 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Final
14:00–15:00 Open Session on the European Universities Alliances: “Synergies between education and research: what can we learn from the Alliances?”
- 4EU+ Alliance, representative tbc
- Arqus Alliance, Dorothy Kelly (University of Granada)
- EC2U Alliance, representative tbc
- ENLIGHT Alliance, Emmy Sköld (Uppsala University)
- CHARM-EU Alliance, Raúl Ramos Lobo (University of Barcelona)
- Una Europa Alliance, Stanisław Kistryn (Jagiellonian University in Krakow)
- Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, Head of Unit, Higher Education, DG EAC, European Commission - tbc
15:00–15:30 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Results Announcement
15:30–16:00 Coffee Break
16:00–18:00 Parallel Meetings
- Closed Rector Meeting
- Working Groups Meetings/ Inter-Working Groups Meetings
16:00–17:30
- Erasmus Student Network Meeting with Coimbra Group Universities
19:00 Buses leave from hotels (tba)
20:00 Gala Dinner
Location: Ruissalon Telakka, Lindblom Hall (Hevoskarintie 23)
General Assembly
Location: Aurum (Henrikinkatu 2)
Auditorio Argentum.
9:00–11:00 General Assembly
11:15–11:45 Open Session – Inspiring examples of communities of practice in higher education in Turku/Åbo,
Moderated by Marko Joas, Vice-rector for Collaboration, Åbo Akademi University
Ilari Sääksjärvi, Professor, Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku
Gunilla Widén, Vice-rector for Education, Åbo Akademi University
(partly parallel: 11:15–12:15 Executive Board meeting)
12:00–13:00 Farwell Lunch: Arken (Tehtaankatu 2)
13:00 Cultural Programme (choose one)
Visit to Kurjenrahka National Park
Cruise to Naantali with Steam Ship Ukko-Pekka
Meeting Point: Linnankatu 40
11:00–13:00 Cruise from Turku to Naantali, Guided tour in English (1h)
You can read more about the cruise here
Returning back to Turku with Föli Bus (Public transportation)
The full programme will be updated here.
Contacts:
For questions and information concerning registration, please contact:
Aboa Congress & Event: aboaevents@certia.fi
For other questions concerning conference arrangements, please contact the organising team: int-events@utu.fi
Coimbra Group at a glance
Founded in 1985 and formally constituted by Charter in 1987, the Coimbra Group is an association of long-established European multidisciplinary universities of high international standard. The Coimbra Group is committed to creating special academic and cultural ties in order to promote, for the benefit of its members,
internationalisation, academic collaboration, excellence in learning and research, and service to society. It is also the purpose of the Group to influence European educational and research policy and to develop best practice through mutual exchange of experience.