Pre-conference for PhD students (and Postdocs within 2 year after obtaining PhD)
Welcome to the pre-conference
Organisers: Kerstin Johansen (JU), M. Benedetta Mattei (UNIVAQ)
• Background
• Structure of the afternoon
• Expectations
“Research for Impact: Empowering Early-Career Researchers to Shape Climate-Resilient Futures”.
• Kateryna Kryzhanivska (LUT)
Question and discussions with the keynote speaker
Parallel session introduction
Each track starts their presentations which are coordinated by one chair (moderator)
Track 1. Renewable energy systems: hydrogen, renewable energy sources, storage solutions, societal impacts
• Moderator: Andrea Di Carlo (UNIVAQ)
• Armando Vitale (UNIVAQ)
• Alejandro Pérez Domínguez (URJC)
• Barbara Malsegna (UNIVAQ)
• Sanni Sipinen (LUT)
• Pantelis Manakas (NTUA)
• Ting Pan (BUT)
Track 2. Innovations in advanced materials and smart manufacturing for Sustainable Industry 4.0
• Moderator: To be confirmed (JU)
• Simon Fetzel (STUBA)
• Lotfi Makhlouf (IMT)
• Meysam Norouzi Inallu (LUT)
• Michal Križo (STUBA)
• Ilias Theodoropoulos (NTUA)
Track 3. Climate change, environmental resilience, and green urban transitions: technologies and strategies for a sustainable future
• Moderator: To be confirmed (UNIVAQ)
• Angeliki I. Chronopoulou (NTUA)
• Raghad Awad (STUBA)
• Vanessa Tomei (UNIVAQ)
• Fernanda Gomez Saenz (LUH)
• Ivy Londa (LUT)
• Lenka Pálešová (BUT)
Track 4. Bioengineering, biotechnology, and smart systems for health, mobility, and sustainable communities
• Moderator: Ioanna Giouroudi (TUW)
• Tayyab Rehman (UNIVAQ)
• Rabia Altunay Kan (LUT)
• Neziha Akalin (JU)
• Konstantinos Gounaridis (NTUA)
• Víctor Díaz Mena (URJC)
Short break
Discussions in each track related to the presentations – moderated by a chair
• Purpose is to summaries 2-4 joint ideas for future collaborations (joint paper writing, mobility activities, research proposal writing, joint educational activities etc)
• Depending on the number of participants – this could be organized by breakout rooms related to each presenter (who in that case will be the moderator)
All are welcome to a final summary
• Short summary of each track – chair (moderator) and participants
• Virtual assessment via a virtual tool / questionnaire (ideas of questions are on the conceptual level)
Thank you for a nice session – and goodbye
End of session
Acreditation of participants (entrance hall)
Official opening(Plennary Main Hall, Basement)
• Abraham Duarte. Rector Universidad Rey Juan Carlos.
• María Luisa García Mínguez. Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).
• Miguel Gómez Herrero, Aranjuez City Mayor.
• Pablo T. Salvadores. Chair of EULiST Global Conference Organizing Committee.
Family Photo
Plenary session: sustainability and cities(Plennary Main Hall, Basement)
• Moderator: Antonia Lampropoulou. National Technical University of Athens. International Relations Department
Coffee break
1. Parallel session: Knowledge Through research(Room H213, Second Floor)
Topic 1: RESEARCH- Sustainable solutions to climate change
2. Parallel session: Industrial partners as vectors of transformation(Room H114, First Floor)
Topic 1: Financial cooperation between companies and universities: from the national to the European level
3. Parallel session: Urban Resilience and Climate Neutrality(Plennary Main Hall, Basement)
Topic 1: Adaptive buildings and infrastructures
4. Parallel session: Information and society(Room H126 - First Floor)
Topic 1: Building knowledge in collaborations between academia and industry for sustainable development
Lunch break
1. Parallel session: Knowledge Through research(Room H213, Second Floor)
Topic 2: EDUCATION- Novel Educational Approaches for sustainable solutions
2. Parallel session: Industrial partners as vectors of transformation(Room H114, First Floor)
Topic 2: Structuring Partnerships through Academic projects inside EULiST Alliance
3. Parallel session: Urban Resilience and Climate Neutrality(Plennary Main Hall, Basement)
Topic 2: Urban transformation and circularity
Topic 3: Digitalisation and AI for urban change
4. Parallel session: Information and society(Room H126 - First Floor)
Topic 2: Building knowledge for sustainable practices in collaborations between universities, funding agencies and NGOs within and beyond EU
Social activity
Guided walking tour through the historic centre of Aranjuez.
Meeting Point: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Edificio Antiguo Cuartel de Pavía (inner courtyard). San Pascual Street.
Dinner (dress code: business casual)
Location: Hotel NH Aranjuez, San Antonio Street, 22
1. Parallel session: Knowledge Through research(Room H213, Second Floor)
Topic 3: Connecting education and research in climate resilience and sustainable solutions
2. Parallel session: Industrial partners as vectors of transformation(Room H114, First Floor)
Topic 3: What are companies' expectations when partnering with a European university?
3. Parallel session: Urban Resilience and Climate Neutrality(Plennary Main Hall, Basement)
Topic 4: The societal dimension of urban transformation: Ensuring sustainable and inclusive communities
4. Parallel session: Information and society(Room H126 - First Floor)
Topic 3: Science Communication Workshop - Communicating with companies, funding agencies and NGO’s
Coffee break
Final plenary session(Plennary Main Hall, Basement)
• WRAP-UP of all Parallel sessions and Pre-conference
Closing session(Plennary Main Hall, Basement)
• César Cáceres: URJC Rector's Delegate for EULiST
• Natia Gamkrelidze: EULiST's Secretary General
• Pablo T. Salvadores and Antonia Lampopoulou. EULiST Global Conference Organizing Committee