LEGACY OF CHARLES IV
Education and Academic Freedoms, Innovation and Open Society
Coimbra Group, Europaeum, UNICA
Friday, 13 May 2016, 9 am — 2 pm
Carolinum
The meeting of three international university associations – Coimbra Group, Europaeum, and UNICA – will take place on Friday, 13 May 2016. The rectors, members of these associations, and prominent experts will gather to discuss the topical issues related to the legacy of the Charles University founder at the conference called Legacy of Charles IV, Education and Academic Freedoms, Innovation and Open Society.
Programme
9:00 Introductory word
Prof. Tomáš Zima
Rector of Charles University
Mgr. et Mgr. Věra Jourová
Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, European Commission
Welcome address
by the Presidents of Coimbra Group Europaeum and UNICA
Prof. Dorothy Kelly
Chair of the Executive Board of the Coimbra Group
Dr. Andrew Graham
Chair of the Europaeum Academic Council
Prof. Luciano Saso
President of UNICA
9:20—9:40 Charles IV, Enlightened Monarch
prof. Jan Royt
Vice-Rector, Charles University
9:40—11:20 EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC FREEDOMS
Chair: prof. Lenka Rovná
Vice-Rector, Charles University
Legal Framework of Academic Freedoms
prof. Kurt Deketelaere
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Freedom from Traditions
prof. Rainer Klump
Rector, Université du Luxembourg
Freedom from the Outside World
prof. Gary Marks
University of North Carolina
Freedom from the Government
prof. Beate Schücking
Rector, Universität Leipzig
Freedom from the Private Sector / Companies
prof. Carel Stolker
Rector, Universiteit Leiden
Discussion 11:20—11:45
Coffee Break
11:45—13:30 INNOVATION AND OPEN SOCIETY
Chair: prof. Martin Kovář
Vice-Rector, Charles University
Universities and Innovation
prof. Bernhard Eitel
Rector, Heidelberg Universität
Universities in Troubled World
prof. Kalypso Nicolaïdis
Director, Centre of International Studies, University of Oxford
Universities in International Competition
prof. Alain Beretz
Rector, Université de Strasbourg
The Role of Universities in International Economics
prof. Jukka Kola
Rector, University of Helsinki
Universities as universal enterprises
prof. Fabio Rugge
Rector, University of Pavia
13:30—13:50 Discussion
13:50—14:00 Closing remarks:
Prof. Tomáš Zima
Rector, Charles University
14:00 Lunch
