9:00 - 12:30 : Meeting of the Coimbra Group Executive Board
Rectorate, Sala Giunta, Via Zamboni 33
Complesso Belmeloro, Via Andreatta 8
13:30 - 14:30 Welcome and registration
14:30 - 17:30 Working Groups meetings - parallel sessions
17.30 - 18.30 Launch of the book “European University legacies: Problematic Heritage and Contemporary Practice”
Organized by the Heritage Working Group
09:00 – 10:30: Meeting of the Coimbra Group Executive Board, Coimbra Group Representatives and Working Group Chairs and Vice-Chairs
Rectorate Sala VIII Centenario, Via Zamboni 33
11:00 - 13:00 Working Groups meetings - parallel sessions
Complesso Belmeloro, Via Andreatta 8
11:00 - 13:00 Equality & Diversity (ED) WG meeting
11:00 - 13:00 Latin America (LA) WG meeting
11:00 - 13:00 Life Sciences (LS) WG meeting
11:00 - 13:00 Research Support Officers (RSO) WG meeting
11:00 - 13:00 Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) WG meeting
11:00-12:00 AEM-EMP Inter-WGs meeting
(access restricted to Academic Exchange and Mobility and Employability WGs members only)
11:00-12:00 Open session “Digital Heritage and the University” jointly organised by the Heritage WG and Una Europa Alliance (open to all delegates)
Speakers:
11:00-12:00 Open session “University and local authorities: joint models of global partnerships and actions” organised by the Global Partnerships WG (open to all delegates)
12:00-13:00 Open session “Decolonizing University Heritage” organised by the Heritage WG
(open to all delegates)
Speakers:
12:00-13:00 AEM-GP Inter-WGs meeting
(access restricted to Academic Exchange and Mobility and Global Partnerships WGs members only)
12:00-13:00 DS-EMP Inter-WGs meeting
(access restricted to Doctoral Studies and Employability WGs members only)
13:00 – 14:30
14:30 – 15:15: Reflected in Water. Development, resilience, inequalities Keynote speech, Andrea Rinaldo Emeritus Professor, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne & University of Padua
The Q&A session will feature questions from the PhD candidates of the University of Bologna:
15:15 - 16:30: From Durham to Bologna; the climate declaration Organized by Durham University
Speakers:
Karen O'Brien, Vice-Chancellor and Warden
Charlotte Clarke, Durham University’s Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Health,
Judith Akoto, Durham PGT student (Master’s in Sustainability, Energy, and Development)
Daniel Donoghue, Professor of Geography , Member (Treasurer) of the Coimbra Group Executive Board
Rector’s reflections
Q&A session
17:00 – 18:00: Meeting of the Coimbra Group Executive Board, Coimbra Group Representatives and Working Group Chairs and Vice-Chairs
Rectorate, Sala VIII Centenario, Via Zamboni 33
Complesso Belmeloro, Via Andreatta 8
09:30 - 10:00: Opening Remarks
Giovanni Molari, Rector of the University of Bologna
Isabella Conti, Regional Councillor for Welfare, the Third Sector, Childhood Policies and Education
Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission video message
10:00 - 11:00: Global Shifts, Innovative Futures: shaping inclusive excellence Keynote speech, Kum Kum Bhavnani, University of California, Santa Barbara
Chair: Raffaella Campaner, Vice Rector for International Relations
With the participation of Student Ambassadors Onyekachi Kizito Ugwu and Aiswarya Varadarajan Nair, who will contribute to the discussion
11:00 - 11:30: Coffee break
11:30 - 12:30: Empowering Local and Global Communities: from the Poitiers Declaration to the Future
Chair: Maria Letizia Guerra, Delegate for Public Engagement
Round table: Rectors of Coimbra Group Universities and Mayors of the cities.
12:30 – 13:45
Complesso Belmeloro, Via Andreatta 8
13:45 - 14:00: 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Live Final
Moderation: Adriana Zait, Chair of the Coimbra Group Doctoral Studies Working Group
14:00 - 15:00: Open Session on the European Universities Alliances: "How to handle the social responsibility with the Alliances?"
Chair: Prof. Silvia Bianconcini, Delegate for Una Europa
15:00 – 15:15: 3MT Competition Results Announcement
15:15 - 15:45: Coffee break
16:00 - 17:00: Open session “Is your University truly Inclusive and International?” organised by EUniverse (open to all delegates)
16:00 – 18:00: Parallel Meetings:
19:00 Welcome cocktail, Gala Dinner and group photo
09:00 – 11:00 Coimbra Group General Assembly
11:15 - 11:45 Executive Board Meeting (Only for EB members and CG Office)
11:30-12:00 Open Session
Inspiring examples of communities of practice in higher education
12:00-13:00
13:00 - onwards: Cultural Programme
Here you will also find details about the rooms where the various meetings will take place.
How to get to the main venue; how to find your room in the belmeloro complex, secretariat desk opening hour, internet access
For other questions concerning conference arrangements