Agenda
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08.30-09.30 |
Registration and coffee |
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09.30-10.00 |
Conference opening |
Erik Bergqvist, Chairman of the Council of Region Västerbotten |
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Harriet Claesson, Municipality of Skellefteå |
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Maria Kristofferson, local government commissioner of the Municipality of Vilhelmina |
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Summary of the purpose and goals of the UNICREDS project |
Nicolas Wallet, UNICREDS Project Manager |
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10.00-10.45 |
Cooperation between Higher Education, Business and Public Sector for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth |
Peter Baur, Deputy Head of Unit and Directorate General for Education and Culture, European Commission |
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10.45-11.15 |
Design of a higher education model that fits with the specific geographical and social characteristics of the region |
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Case study 1: University of the Highlands and Islands Millennium Institute |
Linda Stewart, Head of European Development, University of the Highlands and Islands |
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11.15-11.45 |
Case study 2: Combined Universities in Cornwall |
Nicolaas Heerens, Researcher, and Nigel Hewitt, Coordinator, Combined Universities in Cornwall |
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11.45-12.15 |
From a students’ point of view |
Short films from Akademi Norr |
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GIS a tool to illustrate the demographic effects of higher education |
Harry Häggström, Learning Centre, Akademi Norr |
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12.15-13.30 |
Lunch and poster session – a chance to see and discuss how other regions are working |
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13.30-14.15 |
Blended learning, course redesign and new access to education |
Anders Norberg, Umeå University |
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14.15-15.00 |
Tour of Campus Skellefteå – meeting with a few researchers and see how it all began |
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15:00 |
Closing summary |
Nicolas Wallet, UNICREDS Project Manager |
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15.00-15.30 |
Coffee |
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Download presentations from the conference here.
