Trondheim Conference ‘Mapping the future of European research : the universities’ role’ 08-09.06.2000 :

The file contains preparatory correspondence, the programme, the list of participants and of discussion groups at the 53rd Bi-annual conferences, as well as working documents, press cuttings, handwritten notes and conclusions on group discussions, outlines of keynote speeches, and presentation slides.

Working documents include: Joint statement of the Academia Europaea and the ESF on ‘The need for high bandwidth computer-based networking in Europe’; Recommendation No. R (2000) 8 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to member states on the research mission of universities’; Report of a Joint Task Group of the Association of European Universities and the Confederation of European Union Rectors’ Conferences; Internal working document of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly on the Conference on Science and Technology in Europe (Gdansk, 09-11.10), together with the agenda and list of participants to the preparatory meeting (27.01); ‘Project proposal for the European Young Scientist Forum in the Pan-European Conference on Science and Technology’; Draft of ‘Joint Statement of the Academia Europaea and the European Science Foundation on High Bandwidth Computer-based Networking; Document on ‘European Advanced Seminars for Younger Scientists (EASYS)’; Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘Towards a European research area’ [COM(2000) 6 final]; CRE Mid-term report (1998-2000).

Cracow 25.10.2000:

The file contains the minutes of the 91th meeting of the Permanent Committee, a budget report for 2001 and application forms of CRE candidate members.

Cracow Conference ‘Networking for the European space of Higher Education’ 26-27.10.2000:

The file contains preparatory correspondence, the programme, the list of participants and of discussion groups at the 54th Bi-annual conferences, as well as working documents, speech transcripts, and handwritten notes about the groups’ discussions.

Working documents include: Preparatory notes for the group discussions; Preparatory note for the session in the Integration of medical faculties (27.10); Formative evaluation of universities’ ICT strategies: a new CRE service’; ‘The Nineveh Project: interactive knowledge base on universities using information technology’; Abstracts of the case studies presented in workshops 1-6.

Trondheim 07.06.2000:

Working documents related to the 90th meeting include: Statement of the CRE Board regarding the suspension of the Universities of the Republic of Serbia from CRE membership; Annual financial statement as of December 1999; Report of a Joint Task Group of the Association of European Universities and the Confederation of European Union Rectors’ Conferences; Articles of association for the European University Association; Merger agreement between the CRE and the Confederation.

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