Academic Centre
Conference Programme
Please note that the Conference was held on September 26-27, 2011.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
ARRIVAL OF PARTICIPANTS
Monday, September 26, 2011
09:00 to 10:00 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
10:00 to 11:45 OPENING SESSION
11:45 to 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 to 13:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS
- Globalisation and the Future of the State
- Legal and Historical Aspects of European Integration
- University - Business Cooperation: Infrastructure and Environment
- EU Internal Market and Social Dimension
- Macro Regions, Territorial and Spatial Developmen
13:30 to 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 to 16:00 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION AND INAUGURATION OF THE JEAN MONNET CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE: European Union External Relations with Focus on the Eastern Partnership and Russia
16:00 to 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 to18:30 THE LATVIA-CANADA PANEL DISCUSSION: Latvia & Canada: Socio-Economic Dimensions within the European Context
19:00 Reception hosted by University of Latvia and the Embassy of Canada to Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia (Invitations only)
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
09:00 - 09:30 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
09:30 to 11:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS
- Legal and Historical Aspects of European Integration (2 Groups)
- EU Internal Market Development and Trends
- Culture, Arts and Education
- Research, Innovation and Competitiveness
- University - Business Cooperation: Promotion of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
11:00 to 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 to 13:00 ROUNDTABLE DEBATE: University - Business partnership through the *triple helix* approach
13:00 CLOSING SESSION: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
13:30 Farewell Reception