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Welcome addresses and introduction to the theme

• Màrius Rubiralta Alcañiz, Rector of University of Barcelona
• Jordi Hereu, Mayor of Barcelona, Spain
• Georg Winckler, EUA President and Rector, University of Vienna, Austria

Plenary Session I: Higher education and post-industrial societies

• James Duderstadt, Former President, University of Michigan, United States (download the text of his presentation here)
• Peter Scott, Vice Chancellor, Kingston University, United   Kingdom

Plenary Session II: Institutional governance in a changing policy context

• Christine Musselin, Director, Sciences Po and CNRS, France
• Andrew Cubie, Chair of the Governing Board, Napier University, United Kingdom

Work Group Session I: Institutional mission and profile

WG1    Making strategic choices 1 – How to identify strategic goals?

• Gerhard Schmitt, Vice President, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• Federico Gutiérrez-Solana, Rector, University of Cantabria, Vice President, CRUE
• Final report from working group 1

WG2    Making strategic choices 2 – How to engage the academic community?

• Karin Markides, President, Chalmers University, Sweden
• David J Drewry, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Hull, United Kingdom
• Final report from working group 2

WG3    Engaging stakeholders in governance

• Pier Ugo Calzolari, Rector, University of Bologna, Italy
• S.W.J. Lamberts, Rector, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Final report from working group 3

 WG4    Using European, national and regional incentives

• Lászlo Fésüs, Rector, University of Debrecen, Hungary
• Volker Linneweber, President, University of the Saarland, Germany
• Final report from working group 4

Plenary Session III: Knowledge strategies at European, national and regional level

• Jacques, Evrard, President, EURADA
• Krista Varantola, Chair, Finnish Council of University Rectors, Finland
• Rafal Dutkiewicz, Mayor, City of Wroclaw, Poland

Work Group Session II: Institutional effectiveness and efficiency

WG5    Working with neighbours 1 – Increasing critical mass

• Dominique Arlettaz, Rector, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
• Robert Aylett, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
• Final report from working group 5

WG6    Working with neighbours 2 – Increasing critical mass

• Ella Ritchie, Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Newcastle, United Kingdom
• André Oosterlinck, President, KU Leuven Associaton, Belgium
• Final report from working group 6

WG7    Effectiveness and efficiency – Leadership and management issues

• Wilma de Koning, General Secretary of the Executive Board, Tilburg University,  The Netherlands
• Ulrich Bauer, Vice Rector, Graz University of Technology, Austria
• Final report from working group 7

WG8    Regional research clusters

• Lluis Ferrer, Rector, University Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
• Xavier Chapuisat, Former President, University Paris 11 (Orsay) and President, PRES UniversSud Paris, France
• Final report from working group 8

SPECIAL SESSION by Frans van Vught, EUA Board member

 Plenary Session IV: How to enhance the strategic positioning of universities –  The perspective of different actors and general conclusions by Georg Winckler

• Christine Scholz, ESU representative
• David Livesey, League of European Research Universities
• Bertil Andersson, Provost, Nanyang University, Singapore
• General conclusions by Georg Winckler, EUA President