Graduate Education Symposium, Jyväskylä 14.8.
Pekka Orponen
GRADUATE EDUCATION IN A CHANGING EUROPEAN SOCIETY
Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Lecture Hall YAA303
Monday 14th of August, 2000
As part of its 10th anniversary program, the Jyväskylä Summer School
organizes a symposium on the past experiences and future prospects
of Finnish graduate education in the European context. The timetable
of the symposium is as follows:
12.15 Opening: Prof. Matti Manninen (University of Jyväskylä),
"The Jyväskylä Summer School- Connecting Youth and Expertise"
12.30 Prof. Juris Hartmanis (Cornell University),
"Directions in Graduate Education in the USA - The Case of
Computer Science and Engineering"
13.00 Dr. Marja Simonsuuri-Sorsa (Ministry of Education),
"The Finnish Graduate School System - Present and Future"
13.20 Academy Prof. Risto Nieminen (Helsinki Univ. of Technology),
"Who Needs a Doctor? Challenges for Graduate Education"
13.40 Director General Hannu Vornamo (Chemical Industry Federation
of Finland), "Collaboration between Universities and Companies
in the Context of Graduate Education"
14.00 Coffee Break
14.30 Prof. Peter Butler (Univ. of Liverpool),
"The British Graduate Education in Science"
15.00 Acting Head of Unit Georges Bingen (Marie Curie Fellowship
Unit, EC), "Training and Mobility of Researchers as a Contribution
Towards a European Research Area"
15.30 Research Director Jorma Hattula (Academy of Finland),
"Post-Doctoral Research and Training as a Part of an Academic
Career Path"
15.50 Director Raimo Pakkanen (Ministry of Trade and Industry,
National Technology Agency), "Graduate Education and New
Technology
Development Programmes"
16.10 Panel Discussion
For further information on the Symposium and on the Summer School,
see "http://www.jyu.fi/summerschool". The symposium is free of charge,
and all interested parties are welcome.