The first Czech-Korean Science and Technology Days

Date: Thursday, November 15, 2007

Venue: Lotte Hotel Seoul, 1, Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

The main objectives of this important event were:

• To facilitate meetings of high-level government officials, leading scientists and top-level business representatives in order to explore and elaborate the details of ways to foster cooperation joint research and development projects and to create innovative high-tech products and bring them to international markets.

• To broaden and deepen the result-focused and success-driven Czech-Korean cooperation in scientific and technological innovations.

• To make Czech-Korean cooperation in science and technology the symbol and benchmark of highly efficient and fully successful international endeavors in this field.

The main speakers from the Czech Republic included:

Dr. Josef Koubek, Representative of the Institute of Chemical Technology Prague: The Institute of Chemical Technology as the largest Czech tertiary educational institution in all fields of chemistry

Prof. Václav Hlaváč, Department of Cybernetics, Czech Technical University in Prague: Experience from research and technology transfer at the Department of Cybernetics, Czech Technical University in Prague

Dr. Petra Žáčková, Manager of the biotechnology laboratory of DEKONTA, Inc.: Research and development in Czech environmental companies

Prof. Václav Havlíček, Rector Czech Technical University in Prague: Presentation of Czech Technical University in Prague and its cooperation with industry

Dr. Josef Fulka Jr., Deputy Director of the Institute of Animal Science: Ex Ovo Omnia

Prof. Miroslav Václavík, CEO of the Research Institute of Textile Machines Liberec s.r.o.: Research, development, design and manufacturing of hi-tech textil machines and equipments for manufacturing industry

Dr. Karel Čada, President of the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic: Protection of intellectual property rights as a tool for innovation and technology

Prof. Václav Sklenička, Member of the Academy Council, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic: The role of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in fostering innovation and knowledge absorption

Prof. Petr Zuna, President of the Engineering Academy of the Czech Republic: Engineering education and cooperation with Southeastern Asia from the perspective of the Engineering Academy of the Czech Republic