26/06/2024

It was a successful lesson in partnership and international cooperation! On Thursday, June 20, at the University of Oxford, Reuben College, we discussed various topics concerning e.g.: academic leadership and its local and global importance. The event covered a variety of topics and interesting themes. Among the thematic panels there were: Lessons from the management of the Covid-19 pandemic and crisis, Innovation in local communities, Ukraine: the role of experts and academics in peacebuilding and national reconstruction, Academia and businesses in innovative industry.

After the panel session, there was a special matchmaking session focused on energy transition, the reconstruction of Ukraine, medical technologies and digital technologies.

The sessions were moderated by Adam Dawidziuk, Felix Fleschhut, Ievgeniia Kopytsia, and Katarzyna Kolasa. Participants represented a broad range of fields, from sociology and social sciences to economics, political science, engineering, and natural sciences. Also, the geographical diversity of participants was significant, with attendees from the UK, Poland, Ukraine, and the USA, among others.

The matchmaking sessions were highly popular. Participants, using documents provided by Industrial Contact Points on upcoming competitions, discussed opportunities for joint initiatives and their scope. As a result of these meetings, international and interdisciplinary expert groups were formed to work on potential projects.