09:00-09:30 | Welcome Remarks and Introduction Ruta Zarnauskaite, Head of Unit ‘Horizon Europe Association’, EC DG R&I Filip Van Depoele, Head of Unit ‘International Cooperation’, EC DG EAC Bibi Gramson, Swedish EU Council Presidency Aleksandar Jovic, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Education, Serbia, WB co-chair Emanuela Bellan, Head of Unit ‘Member States Partnerships and International Relations’, EC JRC |
09:30-10:45 | Preparation of the Ministerial Meeting of the WB Platforms on 4-6 June 2023 Update by DG R&I, DG EAC, DG JRC (15 min) The new European Innovation Agenda (NEIA) – Regional Innovation Valleys (5 min) (Presentation) Logistics by POLICY ANSWERS (10 minutes) WB (5 minutes per WB) Q&A, General Discussion (15 min) |
10:45-11:15 | Preparation of Ministerial Round Table Discussion on Education & Training “Education and Innovation” Topics proposed for discussion: Synergies between education and innovation Teaching and learning in the digital age Questions proposed for Education Ministers’ Round Table DG EAC (5 min) WB (3 minutes per WB) Q&A, General Discussion (5 min) |
11:15-11:45 | Ministerial Round Table Discussion on Research & Innovation “Young researchers and innovators: scaling up the skills” Topics proposed for discussion: Pooling and building skills required for innovation Scaling up skills: market uptake Question proposed for Science Ministers’ Round Table DG R&I (5 min) WB (3 minutes per WB) Q&A, General Discussion (5 min) |
11:45-12:25 | Update on the Western Balkans Agenda DG R&I, DG EAC, DG JRC, (10 min) WB (3 min per WB) Q&A, General Discussion (15 min) |
12:25–12:30 | Concluding remarks and next steps Aleksandar Jovic, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Education, Serbia, WB co-chair Ruta Zarnauskaite, Head of Unit ‘Horizon Europe Association’, EC DG R&I Filip Van Depoele, Head of Unit ‘International Cooperation’, EC DG EAC |