International Staff Training Week
May 6 – 10, 2024
APPLIED RDI: CONNECT, CREATE, CHANGE
* All times in Lithuanian time (EET / CET +1 / UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Activity | Place |
| May 6, Monday | 9:00-10:00 | Registration. Morning coffee | Saltoniškių str. 58, Main Hall (3rd floor, room 301) |
| 10:00-11:30 | OPENING Welcome. Overview of the programme. Key speech: Overview of Lithuania’s RDI system: status quo and perspectives. Tadas Juknevičius, Head of the Division of Science of the Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology at the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport Key speech: Strategies for Assessing Research and Development Activities. Daiva Karužaitė, Head of the Research Evaluation and Data Analysis Unit, Research Council of Lithuania Key speech: Is it a crime to make money out of science? Augustas Alešiūnas, AgTech Business Angel, Founder of ART21 Q&A | ||
| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee break | ||
| 12:00-13:00 | Getting to know VIKO and each other: Sophio Tabatadze, Project Manager at International Relations and Project Department, Vilniaus kolegija Dr. Alina Katunian, Head of the Research Department Brief introduction of participants, Vilniaus kolegija | ||
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch (paid by participants) | ||
| 14:00-14:30 | Transfer to the faculties | ||
| 14:30-16:00 | RDI meetings at the faculties | VIKO faculties (see separate programmes) | |
| 15:30-17:30 | EURASHE Research Community of Practice meeting (only for the members) | Saltoniškių str. 58, Main Hall (3rd floor, room 303) | |
| May 7 Tuesday | 10:00-10:10 | Day programme review | Saltoniškių str. 58, Main Hall (3rd floor, room 301) |
| 10:10-11:45 | EURASHE Research Community of Practice. Research competences and strategies: Why should applied HEIs engage in Research? John Edwards, EURASHE Secretary General What competences do researchers need? Ruth Moran, Atlantic Technological University, Ireland, and Nijolė Zinkevičienė, Vilniaus kolegija, Lithuania | ||
| 11:45-12:00 | Coffee break | ||
| 12:00-13:00 | Practical session on researchers’ competences (based on RECAPHE materials). Ruth Moran, Atlantic Technological University, Ireland, and Nijolė Zinkevičienė, Vilniaus kolegija, Lithuania RECAPHE: perspectives for the future. Prof. Marek Frankowicz, Jegiellonian University, Poland Q&A | ||
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch (paid by participants) | ||
| 14:00-16:00 | EURASHE Research Community of Practice. Local and regional impact of research – strategies and public policies John Edwards, EURASHE Secretary General, and Karel Hagerman, Joint Research Centre, European Commission | ||
| 16:15-17:15 | Meeting at VIKO IRO (only for international coordinators) | Saltoniškių str. 58, Main Hall (3rd floor, room 303) | |
| 18:00-20:30 | International Evening with VIKO song and dance ensemble “Voruta” | Studentu 39A, Main Hall (3rd floor) | |
| May 8 Wednesday | 9:00-9:10 | Day programme review | Saltoniškių str. 58, Main Hall (3rd floor, room 301) |
| 9:10-13:00 | How does an institution develop an EU research strategy? Case study of Fulda UAS. Thomas Berger, Fulda UAS, Germany EURASHE Research Community of Practice Interactive workshop to design the EU research strategy | ||
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch (paid by participants) | ||
| 14:00-16:00 | EURASHE Research Community of Practice Good research practices: Fostering a Culture of Open (Applied) Science in Higher Education. Dominik Koc, EURASHE, Ruth Moran, Atlantic Technological University, Ireland, and Lorna Walsh, Technological University of the Shannon, Ireland | ||
| 16:30-18:30 | Guided Tour of Vilnius Old Town | Meeting point – White Bridge | |
| May 9 Thursday | 9:00-13:00 | Horizon Europe: Exploring Opportunities in Staff Exchange, Training and Research. Jolita Česiulytė, Aiga Jonele, Asta Juškienė, Justyna Lučinska, and Gintauta Žemaitienė, Research Council of Lithuania (detailed programme – in a separate file) Q&A | Saltoniškių str. 58, Main Hall (3rd floor, room 301) |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch (paid by participants) | ||
| 14:00-14:30 | Transfer to companies (on foot) | ||
| 14:30-16:00 | Visits in the companies: Option 1: CENCORA/World Courier (Lithuania) (www.worldcourier.com) Option 2: Teltonika (https://teltonika-iot-group.com) | ||
| May 10 Friday | 10:00-10:10 | Day programme review | Saltoniškių str. 58, Main Hall (3rd floor, room 301) |
| 10:10-13:00 | Research Assessment. How we do that in different countries and HEIs. Teamwork and presentations | ||
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch (paid by participants) | ||
| 14:00-15:00 | Summary, feedback, closing |
Contact: international@viko.lt