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8 August
9 August
- Prof. Fuada Stankovic, Member of the Permanent Committee of the Danube Rectors’ Conference, Rector of the University of Novi Sad
- Prof. József Tóth, Rector Emeritus of the University of Pécs, former President of the Danube Rectors’ Conference
- Prof. László Komlósi, Vice-rector of the University of Pécs
- Prof. Márta Font, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Pécs
- Zoltán Horváth, Vice-mayor of the City of Pécs
- Dr. Christian Buchmann, City of Graz
11.00 Keynote addresses:
1., Geographical and geopolitical overview of the Danube Region
Prof. József Tóth, Rector Emeritus of the University of Pécs, former President of the Danube Rectors’ Conference
2., “Carpathian Basin – East Central Europe”The historical background of a European Region
Prof. Márta Font, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Pécs
13.00 Lunch
The EU policy on territorial co-operation
Esben Poulsen, European Commission, Directorate General for Regional Policy; Directorate C - Territorial Co-operation, urban and innovative actions, Brussels
The Chances and future of Regionalisation in Hungary
Prof. Ilona Pál-Kovács, Director of the South Transdanubian Regional Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pécs
Styria and the “Future Region”
Maria Elsser-Eibel, Styria, Dep. for European affairs and external relations, Graz
The role of Hanns Seidel Foundation as partner of Civil Society
Dr. Klaus Fiesinger, Hanns Seidel Foundation, Munich
National and ethnic minorities in Central Europe
Dr. Jenö Kaltenbach, Minority ombudsman of the Hungarian Parliament, Budapest
CEEPUS as example for successful co-operation in education
Mag. Elisabeth Sorantin, CEEPUS, Vienna
19.30 Dinner
11 August
10.00 Plenary lectures
Interregional co-operation and the Working Community of Danubian Regions
Dr. Eugen Scherer, Lower Austria, Working Community of Danubian Regions, St. Poelten
EU Weiterung, Regionalismus, Minderheiten – EU enlargement, regionalism, minorities
Dr. Erzsébet Sándor-Szalay, Assistant professor, Faculty of Law, Department of International Law and European Law, University of Pécs
Theoretical Background of Regional Development
Prof. Zoltán Cséfalvay, Andrássy University, Budapest
13.15 Lunch 20.00 Participation in “Folklariada”
The concept of Civil Society and its significance for Central Europe
Amb. Dr. Emil Brix, Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vienna
19.30 Dinner
The Danube Co-operation Process and Romania’s role in the region
Dir. Cosmin Dinescu, Romanian Minstry of Foreign Affairs, Bucharest
CENTROPE – Building a European Region
Mag. Arkan Zwick, Vienna Business Agency
11.00 Coffee break
The International Relations Strategy and Development Initiatives of the South Transdanubian Region of Hungary
Zsolt Pálmai, Regional Development Agency, Pécs
Regional co-operation projects in Burgenland
Dr. Heinrich Wedral, Burgenland, European Office, Eisenstadt
13.15 Lunch
16.30 Workshop sessions (preparation of the presentations)
14 August
10.00 Presentation and discussion of the workshop results
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