Round table 3-4 December 2010

Organized by the University of Zagreb UNESCO Chair for Governance and Management of Higher Education group (Matko Barišić, Pavel Gregorić, Ksenija Grubišić, Helena Jasna Mencer, Marko Rogošić, Hrvoje Šikić and Ksenija Turković), with generous assistance of Aleksa Bjeliš.

In times of economic recession, many academic institutions are faced with financial cuts that threaten normal research and teaching activities. Universities and institutes are forced to adapt to that situation, and there is a variety of measures and steps they can take in order to secure its functioning and development. One aim of this round table is to formulate and explore possible measures and steps. Apart from actions that research academic institutions can take on their part, there are reasons to think that investing more money into research and teaching, both from the public and the private sector, is a more promising way of tackling economic recession. The other and perhaps more urgent aim of this round table is to investigate these reasons and identify preconditions for the success of such a policy.

The round table will be organized into three thematic sessions: (1) Global Trends, (2) Regional Approaches, and (3) Public vs. Other Sources of Funding. International experts as well as academics and policy-makers from the region and from Croatia will come together to share their views on these matters and exchange ideas in a stimulating environment.

PROGRAMME

FRIDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2010
10.00 - 10.05	Welcoming Address Aleksa Bjeliš, Rector, University of Zagreb
10.05 - 10.15	Introduction Pavel Gregorić, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (UNESCO Chair group member)
SESSION 1	GLOBAL TRENDS Moderator: Blaženka Divjak, Vice-Rector, University of Zagreb
10.15 - 10.45	Funding Research Universities in Economic Recession: An American Perspective (30 min) Edward G. Simpson, Jr., Distinguished Public Service Fellow Emeritus, Institute of Higher Education
10.45 - 11.05	Higher Education: "It's all about the economy" (or is it?) (20 min) Peter J. Wells, Head of Office, CEPES – UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education
11.05 - 11.20	Coffee break
11.20 - 11.35	Performance agreement: sources of funding (15 min) Vesna Vašiček, Vice-Rector Elected, University of Zagreb
11.35 - 11.50	Financing of Ruđer Bošković Institute: Current and Future Challenges (15 min) Danica Ramljak, Director, Ruđer Bošković Institute
11.50 - 12.05	Economy: With or Without Knowledge? (15 min) Mladen Vedriš, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law
12.05 - 13.00	Discussion
	Lunch
SESSION 2	REGIONAL APPROACHES Moderator: Matko Barisic, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (UNESCO Chair group member)
14.30 - 14.50	Efficient public spending in the case of financing of higher education in Slovenia (20 min) Duša Marjetič, Directorate for Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia
14.50 - 15.10	Financial Management of a Public Research Institute in Economic Recession (20 min) Sandra Švaljek, Director General, Institute of Economics
15.20 - 15.50	Discussion
15.50 - 16.10	Coffee break
16.10 - 16.30	Scientific Infrastucture Investment Initiative in Serbia (20 min) Darko Đukić, Special Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (tbc)
16.30 - 16.50	The New Scheme for University Funding - Towards Autonomy and Accountability (20 min) Hrvoje Meštrić, Director, Directorate for Science, Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia
SATURDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2010
SESSION 3	PUBLIC VS. OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING Moderator: Ksenija Turković, Vice-Rector, University of Zagreb (UNESCO Chair group member)
10.00 - 10.20	From Knowledge and Innovativeness to Competitivenes - Ericsson Nikola Tesla as an Example (20 min) Darko Huljenic, Manager for Technology and Scientific Activities, Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d.
10.20 - 10.40	University - Today and Tomorrow (20 min) Radovan Stanislav Pejovnik, Rector, University of Ljubljana
10.40 - 11.10	Discussion
11.10 - 11.30	Coffee break
11.30 - 11.50	Science Function in Croatia (20 min) Niko Raič, Director, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia
11.50 - 12.10	Research Funding with the European Research Area (ERA): Towards University Excellence (20 min) Melita Kovačević, Vice-Rector, University of Zagreb
12.10 - 12.30	Discussion
12.30 - 13.00	CONCLUDING REMARKS Edward G. Simpson, Jr., Distinguished Public Service Fellow Emeritus, Institute of Higher Education Hrvoje Šikić, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science (UNESCO Chair group member)

Posljednja promjena: 09.12.2010.

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Round Table

Beyond the Crisis: Funding Research Universities in Economic Recession

PROGRAMME

FRIDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2010

SATURDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2010