Building the Bridge between Research and Business - Czech and Danish Experiences

The seminar, on 18-19th November, 2009, is divided into 2 parts.

The first part , on 18th November, 2009, will be held at Lichtenstein Palace, U Sovovych mlynu 4, Praha 1. Welcome addresses will be done by Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. This conference is about how to strengthen and establish cooperation between high-tech companies and academic institutions; and how to strengthen the international views and contacts. Geographically the scope is development of the academia – Industry corporation in Scandinavia and the Czech Republic. Scandinavia has a long tradition with initiatives linking science – innovation and commercialization that can be of use in Central Europe, but also in the Czech Republic there are several aspiring experiences in this field that can serve as inspiration. During the conference we shall examine those initiatives and see how they can be applied in a Czech context. The main objectives are to transfer / share knowledge and best practices and, empower the participants to start activities to accelerate the cooperation between the commercial and academic sphere.

On 19th November there is a planned visit to National Technical Library, Technická 6, 160 80 Prague 6 - Dejvice. A day on how to create universities that are capable of supporting students, graduates and researchers to realize their entrepreneurial ideas and how universities in general can create an education, which assures that the candidates are albe to act as bridge-builders between research and business on one hand, and academic qualifications and market on the other hand.

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