The Knowledge Triangle Shaping the Future of Europe
31 August 2009 - 2 September 2009
Austria
From 31 August to 2 September, around 300 delegates from across the EU will gather in Göteborg to discuss how the EU can strengthen the ‘knowledge triangle’.
The knowledge triangle is one way of describing how education, research and innovation interact to achieve the best possible results.
Minister for Higher Education and Research Tobias Krantz will open the conference on 31 August at 18.00 together with European Commissioner for Education Jan Figel. Other speakers at the conference include European Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potočnik, Chairman of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology Martin Schuurmans, and Deborah Wince-Smith, the President of US
Time and place
31 August to 2 September. Elite Park Avenue Hotel, Göteborg.
Press
The conference is open to the media.
Following the opening session, Minister for Higher Education and Research Tobias Krantz and Commissioner Jan Figel will be available for questions. For interviews, please contact Eva-Marie Byberg in advance of the conference.
On Tuesday 1 September at 10.30 the media will have an opportunity to meet Minister for Higher Education and Research Tobias Krantz at a briefing. This will take place in a signposted venue adjacent to the conference room.
The knowledge triangle is one way of describing how education, research and innovation interact to achieve the best possible results.
Minister for Higher Education and Research Tobias Krantz will open the conference on 31 August at 18.00 together with European Commissioner for Education Jan Figel. Other speakers at the conference include European Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potočnik, Chairman of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology Martin Schuurmans, and Deborah Wince-Smith, the President of US
Time and place
31 August to 2 September. Elite Park Avenue Hotel, Göteborg.
Press
The conference is open to the media.
Following the opening session, Minister for Higher Education and Research Tobias Krantz and Commissioner Jan Figel will be available for questions. For interviews, please contact Eva-Marie Byberg in advance of the conference.
On Tuesday 1 September at 10.30 the media will have an opportunity to meet Minister for Higher Education and Research Tobias Krantz at a briefing. This will take place in a signposted venue adjacent to the conference room.