2020 -The National Centre of Excellence Investments Conference

PROGRAMME

Hosts: Maria Bergström and Helena Bornholm, Swedish Research Council

09.30	Registration and coffee
10.00	Welcome address Sven Stafström, Director General, Swedish Research Council Göran Marklund, Deputy Director General, Vinnova Olle Lundberg, Secretary General, Forte
10.15	Presentation of the results from the four evaluations Presented by the external evaluators. Linnaeus Centres - Jürgen Mlynek, Germany and Marja Makarow, Finland Berzelii Centra and VINN Excellence Centres - Anders Hylmö and Mats Benner, Sweden Forte Centres of Excellence - John Solomos, United Kingdom
11.45	What have we learned? Discussion between the external evaluators. Moderator: Maria Bergström, Senior Analyst, Swedish Research Council
12.15	Lunch
13.15	A European perspective on Centre of Excellence programmes Reinhilde Veugelers, professor of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, KU Leuven and Senior Fellow at Bruegel
14.00	The Norwegian Programme for Centres of Excellence – SFF State secretary for Research and Higher Education, Aase Marthe Johansen Horrigmo, Norway
14.30	Ministry of Education and Research, Director Jonas Björck, Sweden
14.45	Coffee break
15.15	Does Sweden need a new programme for Centres of Excellence? Panel discussion Reinhilde Veugelers, Professor, KU Leuven Hans Adolfsson, Vice-Chancellor, Umeå University Peter Aronsson, Vice-Chancellor, Linnaeus University Tobias Krantz, Head of Policy for Education, Research, and Innovation, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Svenskt Näringsliv) Moderator: Christina Moberg, professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
16.15	Closing Remarks The representatives from the research agencies conclude the conference
16.30	The conference ends