Join us in a European Partnership event in Brussels, 9 December
Join us in an inspiring event exploring how universities are contributing to the European partnerships and how they can work more effectively with companies to achieve the goals of the EU!
The European Partnerships bring together the European Commission and the private and/or public partners with the aim to find solutions to European and global challenges through research and innovation, they are a key element in implementing the Horizon Europe programme. Lessons learned from partnerships are also feeding into the next Framework programme.
The event organized by the four Universities and Universities of Applied Sciences in Turku, Finland, will focus on two case partnerships together with the European Commission and industry partners Zero Emission Waterborne Transport and Circular Bio-based Europe.
Register to the event at latest 1st December 2024.
The role of European partnerships in facilitating a sustainable and competitive Europe
December 9, 2024 at 14.00-16.30
Permanent Representation of Finland to the EU
Avenue de Cortenbergh 80, Brussels
Programme
14.00 Coffee, mix and mingle
14.30 Opening words and welcome
Jukka Kola, Director EU & RDI Affairs, University of Turku
Niina Nurkkala, Senior Specialist research & Innovation, space, Euratom, Permanent Representation of Finland to the EU
14.35 Short talks from scientists
THE ROLE OF RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS IN EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIPS: SUCCESSES, STRENGTHS, BOTTLE NECKS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES
Jukka Kola, Director EU & RDI Affairs, University of Turku (chair)
Yagut Allahverdiyeva, Professor, Molecular Plant Biology, University of Turku
Advancing solar fuels and chemicals through a circular approach
Jarkko Paavola, Research Group Leader of Wireless Communications and Cybersecurity, Turku University of Applied Sciences
Digital transformation of the waterborne sector
Inka Orko, Head of Business Development, Sustainable products and materials, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
How to be successful in Circular Bio-based Europe JU
15.30 Panel discussion
HOW CAN UNIVERSITIES WORK MORE EFFECTIVELY TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF THE EU?
Marion Jamard, Policy Officer, DG RTD, Common missions and partnerships service
Anders Öster, General Manager, Research Coordination & Funding, Wärtsilä
Samuele Ambrosetti, Innovation and Programming Manager, Bio-based Industries Consortium
Mirva Salokorpi, Research Manager, Technology and Seafaring, RDI, Novia University of Applied Sciences
16.20 Closing remarks
Reko Leino, Vice-rector, Åbo Akademi University
This European Partnership event is organized by TRUEnet, Turku Region Universities EU Network. TRUEnet aims to strengthen the co-operation between the region's universities to increase and diversify the share of received EU funding and to support them in developing larger, more effective projects, and to increase their visibility. TRUEnet partners are University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, Turku University of Applied Sciences and Novia University of Applied Sciences.