Plenary conferences

Monday 20 April

Regional cooperation in Europe : overview

Welcome and opening speech
Alain Beretz, President of the University of Strasbourg [video recording]
Francis Kern, Vice-president for international relations [video recording]

The European Charter of local Self-Government: introduction
Ulrich Bohner, Member of House of Europe Strasbourg-Alsace and ex-Secretary General, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (2001-2008)
[video recording]

Questions & Answers session
Alain Beretz, Ulrich Bohner, Francis Kern
[video recording]

Building up a European Campus in the Upper Rhine Region
Janosch Nieden, Eucor Coordinator
[video recording] / [presentation]

Tuesday 21 April

Local and regional cooperation for democracy: a major asset for the European Institutions

The role of regional cooperation in support for promotion and protection of Human Rights and environmental projects
Ulrich Bohner, Member of House of Europe Strasbourg-Alsace and ex-Secretary General, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (2001-2008)
[video recording]

EU Funding and regional cooperation in Human Rights and Environmental projects
Johannes Moisio, Member of Task Force External Borders, Association of European Border Regions
[video recording] / [presentation]

Questions & Answers session
Ulrich Bohner, Johannes Moisio
[video recording]

Thursday 23 April

Cross-border clusters and business cooperation

Making the most of cross-border clusters for business cooperation: Biovalley, a case study
Mona Boyé, PhD Business Development and Scientific Coordinator, Alsace BioValley
[video recording] / [presentation]

New routes for teaching in the Upper Rhine Basin
Jean-Marc Jeltsch, Vice-President in charge of industrial partnerships, University of Strasbourg
[video recording] / [presentation]

Questions & Answers session
Mona Boyé, Jean-Marc Jeltsch
[video recording]