UNIVERSITY NETWORK
OF THE
EUROPEAN CAPITALS OF CULTURE

UNeECC Conference Vilnius Presentations

Plenary Addresses

- Prof. Flora Carrijn, President of UNeECC (doc)
- Gintautas Babravicius, Deputy-Mayor of Vilnius
- Vidmantas Egidijus Kurapka, Vice Rector of the Mykolas Romeris University
- Alfonsas Daniunas, Vice Rector of the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
- Patrizia Baralli, Policy Officer, European Commission Directorate General for Education and Culture (doc)
- Rolandas Kvietkauskas, Director, Public institution of Vilnius - European Capital of Culture 2009
- Julia Stoff, Assistant to the Artistic Director, European Capital of Culture Organization, Linz (pdf) (pdf)
- Edward de Bono, EU Ambassador for the Year of Creativity, 2009: ’The biggest problem is not climate-change, but inadequate thinking’

Parallel Sessions I.

Session A:
Cultural diversity as basis for Creativity and Innovation

- William Chambers, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool: 'The role of the three Universities of Liverpool in Liverpool '08'
- Tuuli Lähdesmäki, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä: Strategies representing cultural diversity in three European Capitals of Culture (pdf)

Session B:
Creativity and Innovation and European Capitals of Culture

- Xavier Tudela, Communication of the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona: The International Bureau of Cultural Capitals (ppt) (pdf)
-Hilmar Rommetvedt – Christin Berg, University of Stavanger, Stavanger: Stavanger as European Capital of Culture 2008: The Citizens’ Perspective (pdf)
- Ágnes Simon, Pécs2010 Management Centre Nonprofit Ltd., Pécs: Sustainable development in the light of creative industry and the Pécs2010 European Capital of Culture programme
- Georg Simet, University of Applied Sciences of Neuss, Neuss: The Importance of Creativity and Innovation for Adopting Istanbul as European Capital of Culture (pdf)

Parallel Sessions II.

Session A:
Creativity and Innovation in University Culture

- Wim Coudenys, Lessius University College, Antwerpen: Mainstream and the Death of University Culture. Or how the Rush for Innovation Threatens Creativity (pdf) (ppt)
- Rein Raud, Tallinn University, Tallin: Tradition vs Dynamism: Academic Culture in Times of Change
- Tamás Molnár, University of Pécs, Pécs: Temporary City Workshop – cooperation between universities of European Capitals of Culture 2010 (ppt)
- Marcin Witkowski, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poznan : Celebrating Academic Tradition and Demand for Innovation

Session B:
Didactic Innovation and the University

- Laura Baker, FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Graz: Between Heaven and Earth in Innovative Investments-Innovation Creativity and Cultural Awareness in an Industrial Management Undergraduate Course
- Juozas Lakis, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius: Education in Conflict Resolution as Element of Participatory Democracy in Transition of Lithuania (ppt)
- Lucia Pavlescu, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Sibiu: Innovative Aspects in Access to a Teaching Career in Romania (ppt)

Parallel Sessions III.

Session A:
Cultural diversity as basis for Creativity and Innovation

- Péter P. Müller, University of Pécs, Pécs: Civilian contribution to the Pécs2010 ECC initiative, the case of a critical review: ECHO (doc) (pdf) (pdf)
- Stephan Sonnenburg, Karlshochschule International University, Karlsruhe: Project Creativity: What can we learn from the Beatles, Picasso & Braque and other famous groups? (pdf)
- Dariusz Gafijczuk, Lancaster University, Lancaster: Composition of Centrality: A Historical Look at Musical Innovations at the turn of the 20th Century
- Ewa Matuska, Hanseatic Academy of Management in Slupsk, Poland: Managing of skills and talents during crisis time – what for? (ppt) (doc)

Session B:
Creativity and Innovation and European Capitals of Culture

- Lennart Rosenlund, University of Stavanger, Stavanger: Stavanger as European Capital of Culture 2008: Social Determinants of the Reception
- Roberto Grandi – Adriana Galvani, University of Bologna, Bologna: Proposal for innovating the European City of Culture Program (pdf)
- Szabolcs Zalay, University of Pécs, Pécs: The Roots of Learning Cities (ppt)

Parallel Sessions IV.

Session A:
Creativity and Innovation in University Culture

- Adrienn Bognár, University of Pécs, Pécs: The youth participation purpose in common events (ppt)
- Silvia Florea, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Sibiu: Between Knowledge and Accessibility: Research and University/Industry Collaboration (ppt)
- Witold Ostafinski, The Pontifical Academy of Theology in Cracow, Cracow: Unity in plurality – Days of John Paul II in Cracow (pdf)
- Jurate Černevičiute, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius: Creativity dilemma in learning environment: to live up or kill? (pdf)

Session B:
The Impact of Innovation and Creativity on Culture

- Silvia Keller - Julia Stoff, University of Linz, Linz2009 Office: The Joys of Learning (doc)
- Rune Dahl Fitjar, International Research Institute of Stavanger, Stavanger: Innovation, Collaboration and the Soft Institutions of the Stavanger region (pdf)
- Magnar Am, Volda University College, Volda: Creativity and Resistance - the difficult balance between freedom and limitation in creative processes and solution-searching activities (pdf)

Parallel Sessions V.

Session A:
Creativity and Innovation and European Capitals of Culture

- Tomas Kačerauskas, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius : Cultural tradition and novelty: clashes or interactions? (ppt) (doc)
- Knud Knudsen, International Research Institute of Stavanger, Stavanger: “Does an Open Port widen people’s minds?” (pdf)
- Piotr Bozyk, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Cracow: New approach to Innovativeness in the Field of Industrial Design (doc)

Session B:
Didactic Innovation and the University

- Domenico Crisafulli, University of Messina, Italy: Vilnius- European Capital of Culture 2009: Institution and Civil Society (pdf)
- Alexandre Frey Pinto de Almeida, University Fernando Pessoa, Porto: A Challenge to Innovation and Creativity at University Fernando Pessoa (Porto, Portugal): Acting upon Speech-Language Disorders as a Technique and as an Art (ppt)

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