Thursday, November 13 (in English)
12.00 – 13.00
Registration
13.00 – 13.30
Conference Opening and Welcome
13.00 – 13.10:
13.10 – 13.20:
13.20 – 13.30:
13.30 – 14.15
Introductory Keynote Panel
Aim of the session: To frame the whole discussion with basic inputs from the Czech Republic, especially how we support and evaluate excellence.
14.15 – 15.30
Panel Discussion: Challenges, opportunities, experiences
Aim of the session: Input from top Czech scientists and their opinion on the conditions and challenges of supporting Czech science.
15.30 - 16.00
Coffee Break
16.00 – 18.00
Experience From Abroad and Discussion
Aim of the session: To present individual expert views and experiences on promoting excellence from different countries, in the form of a mix of experiences of scientists and funding agencies.
18.00 – 20.00
Dinner
Friday, November 14 (in Czech language)
09.00 – 10.00
Registration
10.00 – 11.15
Panel Discussion: Institutional view I. - Providers
Aim of the session: Providers' view of the whole system and their implementation of the instruments.
Ondřej Slabý - Chair of the Czech Health Research Agency (AZV ČR)
Petr Baldrián - Member of the Academy Council, Czech Academy of Sciences
Petr Konvalinka - Chair of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TACR)
Radka Wildová - Director General for Higher Education, Science and Research section, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Milan Jirsa - President of the Czech Science Foundation (GACR)
11.15 – 12.30
Panel Discussion: Institutional view II. - Research organisations
Aim of the session: introduction of internal schemes of excellence support of research universities and institutes of the CAS.
Ladislav Krištoufek - Vice-Rector for Research, Charles University
Šárka Pospíšilová - Vice-Rector for research and doctoral studies, Masaryk University
Libor Grubhoffer - Director of the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Jméno a Příjmení - Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Jméno a Příjmení - Brno University of Technology
12.30 – 12.45
Closing Remarks
12.45 – 14.00
Lunch
