DANUBE RECTORS’ CONFERENCE Conference on the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, Budapest...

DANUBE RECTORS’ CONFERENCE

Conference on the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, Budapest 25.02.2010


• regional network

from the Black Forest to the Black Sea

• founded in 1983 (Rectors of the Universities of Ulm, Linz, Vienna and Budapest)

• members: 50 higher education institutions (13 countries)

MEMBERS

• Austria (7)• Bosnia and Herzegovina

(2)• Bulgaria (2)• Croatia (6)• the Czech Republic (7)• Germany (2)• Hungary (8)

• Romania (4)• Serbia (3)• Kosovo (1)• Slovakia (5)• Slovenia (2)• Ukraine (2)

MEMBERS


Objectives:

• to raise the level of academic performance;

• to promote mobility,

• to reduce drop-out rates and

• to lower the cost of tertiary education.

ANNUAL ASSEMBLY - 2006

NEXT ANNUAL ASSEMBLY

6th DRC Summer School

“Regime Change and Transitions across the Danubian Region: 1989 – 2009”

Budapest, July 5-12, 2009

1st DRC Regatta

Budapest, May 5-7, 2009

We call for:

▪ intensive networking and cooperation among all universities in the Danube Region

▪ intensifying cooperation between the universities and national, regional political institutions, and municipalities, as well as industrial, social, cultural, environmental bodies in the Danube Region

We express the highest interest in:

▪ contributing to the development of the EU Danube Strategy,

▪ in formulating parts of the EU Danube Strategy concerning research, education, technology transfer and cooperation with the society,

▪ implementing the EU Danube Strategy by

intensifying research, developing and enriching study programs,

stimulating mobility, stimulating innovation and technology transfer.

▪ active participation in the next Conferences on the EU Danube Strategy .

III.A Values and heritage protection The boost the Danube identity and co-operation:

The protection of values and heritage i.e. the propagation of common European values like tolerance, democracy and the protection of minorities, the protection, reconstruction and accessibility of the built intellectual and factual heritage.

Connection: The European Agenda for Culture: cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue; May, 2007

III. Strengthening regional identity and co-operation in the Danube Area

• III.C Educational co-operation

• Promoting experience and knowledge transfer

• Development of education and research networks and educational programs in the Danube area

• Improvement of environmental consciousness

Connection: Lifelong Learning Programme

DANUBE RECTORS’ CONFERENCEPresident for 2011

Rector Prof. DSc Hristo Beloev

Bulgaria

Angel Kanchev University of Ruse

Website: http://uni-ruse.bg

Info data on the University 8 basic and 2 affiliated faculties in

the towns of Silistra and Razgrad

Students Full time and part time students

more than 10 500

PhD students 223

Foreign students about 500 from 17 countries

About the University of RuseAbout the University of Ruse

Academic Staff

Total of 498 staff members, including 14 DSc degree holders, 26 full professors and 324 Assoc. professors and PhD degree holders

Specialties 44 Bachelor Degree Programs (BSc) and

72 Master Degree Programs (MSc)

Joint International Degree Programs

2, one with France & Romania, and Russia

Annual turnover 15 212 516 euros

About the University of RuseAbout the University of Ruse

Implemented programs and projects• LLP (ERASMUS, COMMENIUS, LEONARDO da VINCI) – 95• CEEPUS – 3• FP6 & FP7 – 12

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Partnerships

Implemented programs and projects

• COST

• NATO

• DAAD

• Cross border cooperation


Outgoing student mobility


Implemented programs and projects

• Structural funds – 5

• Others - 12 (Germany, Austria, U.S.A., Japan, Russia, Norway)

• Financial input – 750 000 eurosMeeting of the European

ERASMUS Thematic Network for Doctoral Education in Computing

RESEARCHRESEARCH

Fields & Technologies

Vacuum & nano technologies;

Robotics and expert systems for the automation of production;

Rapid prototyping, risk management and automation;

Resource saving technologies;

Ecological agriculture

RESEARCHRESEARCH Fields & Technologies

Computer and Information Technologies;

e-Learning & Distance Learning;

Environmental Protection;

Machine-engineering Technologies;

Systems and Technologies for Agricultural Production

Fields & Technologies Energy saving technologies and

renewable energy sources ; Artificial intellect

RESEARCHRESEARCH

Centres, Institutes, Laboratories Technology Transfer Centre; Innovation Centre; Career Development Centre; Research & Scientific Centre for

Vacuum Technologies and Systems; Centre for Sustainable Agriculture; Institute of Scientific Instrument

Development; Robotics and Automation Laboratory

DRC – BEYOND 2010DRC – BEYOND 2010 Tuning and harmonization with the

European Danube Strategy of the European Commission

Further development of the bilateral and multilateral cooperation partnerships in the field of science & education

Initiatives for the establishment and development of an International Centre of Excellence within the DRC potential

New initiatives and activities, involving academic and research staff in the Danube Academy

New initiatives for mutual exchange of students, professors and administrators, focusing on cultural and social life

Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!

Prof. DSc. Hristo BeloevProf. DSc. Hristo Beloev

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Assoc. Prof. Nicolay MihailovAssoc. Prof. Nicolay Mihailov

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