Programme
COIMBRA GROUP GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Padova, 25-27 May 2011
Palazzo Bo
Agenda
| Wednesday 25/05 | |
| 8.30 am - 3.00 pm | Registration of Participants - Sala Studenti |
| 9.00 am - 1.00 pm | Executive Board Meeting - Sala del Consiglio |
| 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm | Lunch - Sala delle Colonne (Basilica) |
| 3.00 pm - 6.00 pm | Task Force Meeting
African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries - ACP - Sala da Pranzo |
| 3.00 pm - 4.00 pm | Rector's Advisory Group & Executive Board Meeting - Sala del Consiglio |
| 4.00 pm - 6.00 pm | Closed Rectors' Meeting - Sala del Consiglio |
| 7.00 pm | Welcome Buffet Dinner Visit to the Scrovegni Chapel |
Thursday 26/05 |
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| 8.30 am - 3.00 pm | Registration of Participants - Sala Studenti |
9.00 am - 1.00 pm
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Annual Conference - Aula Magna
The Mission of European Universities in a globalized world
Welcome address: Giuseppe Zaccaria, Rector of the University of Padova
Chair:
Speakers: - José Mariano Gago, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal - Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen, Rector, Aarhus Universitet
Panel of Coimbra Group Rectors: discussion - Jean-Pierre Gesson, Université de Poitiers, - Alar Karis, Tartu Ülikool - Ulrike Beisiegel, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen |
1.00 pm - 3.00 pm |
Lunch - Sala delle Colonne (Basilica) |
| 3.00 pm - 3.30 pm | Awarding of the Coimbra Group Arenberg Prize by H.S.H. Prince Leopold d'Arenberg - Aula Magna |
| 3.30 pm - 6.30 pm | General Assembly |
| 7.30 pm | Reception by the Mayor of Padova; cocktail Concert by I Solisti Veneti |
Friday 27/05 |
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9.00 am - 11.30 am
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Task Force Meeting
Doctoral Studies and Research-DRS - Sala da Pranzo
Satellite meeting: Universeum - Debate on University Heritage Today in Europe - Aula Nievo |
| 11.30 am - 1.00 pm | Executive Board & Task Force Chairs Meeting - Sala del Consiglio |
| 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm | Lunch - Sala delle Colonne (Basilica) |
| 3.00 pm - 6.00 pm | Task Force Workshops:
Satellite meeting: Botanical Gardens at Coimbra Group Universities - Sala da Pranzo |
| 8.00 pm | Conference dinner |
Coffee Breaks will be offered every day at 11.00 am and 4.30 pm in Sala delle Colonne (Basilica)
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| Saturday 28/05 | |
| After Conference Tour: Venice and its islands (programme) | |
The International Welcome Office offers some Mini Tour proposals specifically arranged for the accompanying persons: please visit the page Guided Tours.


