Special Event: From the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe to the Regional Cooperation Council – A New Momentum for the Western Balkans’ Perspective in Higher Education and Research?
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Hotel Böglerhof
Breakout
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in englischer SpracheSignificant progress has been made on regional cooperation with the countries of South East Europe assuming responsibility for the Regional Cooperation Council, a regionally owned cooperation framework building on the achievements of the Stability Pact for South East Europe. Five priority areas for cooperation have been defined for the RCC encompassing economic and social development, infrastructure, justice and home affairs, security cooperation and building human capital with parliamentary cooperation as an overarching theme.
This special event will give a short overview of the developments and the achievements in higher education and research in the Western Balkan Countries both in the framework of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe and in the context of the European Perspective for the region and will discuss the potential for the region offered by the Task Force Fostering and Building Human Capital of the Regional Cooperation Council.
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Dr. Erhard BUSEK
Vorsitzender, IDM - Institut für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa, Wien
| 1959-1963 | Studium an der Universität Wien, Juridische Fakultät |
| 1964-1968 | Parlamentssekretär im Österreichischen Nationalrat |
| 1966-1969 | Vorsitzender des Österreichischen Bundesjugendringes |
| 1972-1976 | Generalsekretär des Österreichischen Wirtschaftsbundes |
| 1975-1976 | Generalsekretär der Österreichischen Volkspartei |
| 1976-1978 | Stadtrat in Wien |
| 1976-1989 | Landesparteiobmann der Wiener Volkspartei |
| 1978-1987 | Landeshauptmann-Stellvertreter und Vizebürgermeister von Wien |
| 1989-1994 | Bundesminister für Wissenschaft und Forschung |
| 1994-1995 | Bundesminister für Unterricht und kulturelle Angelegenheiten |
| 1991-1995 | Vizekanzler der Republik Österreich und Bundesparteiobmann der Österreichischen Volkspartei |
| 2000-2001 | Regierungsbeauftragter der österreichischen Bundesregierung für EU-Erweiterungsfragen |
| 2002-2008 | Sonderkoordinator des Stabilitätspaktes für Südosteuropa |
| 2004-2005 | Vizepräsident des Vienna Economic Forums (VEF) |
| 2008-2009 | Berater des Außenministers der Tschechischen Regierung in Fragen des westlichen Balkans während der EU-Präsidentschaft 1. Hälfte 2009 |
| 2000-2012 | Präsident des Europäischen Forums Alpbach |
| 2005-2014 | Vorsitzender der ERSTE Stiftung |
| Aktuelle Funktionen: | |
| seit 1995 | Vorsitzender des Instituts für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa (IDM) |
| seit 1996 | Koordinator der Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) |
| seit 2005 | Präsident des Vienna Economic Forums (VEF) |
| seit 2008 | Vorsitzender des Universitätsrates, Medizinische Universität Wien |
| Jean Monnet Chair ad personam | |
| seit 2009 | Präsident des Herbert-Batliner-Europainstituts |
| seit 2010 | Präsident des EU-Russia Centre |
Dr. Anton DOBART
Director General, Division for General Education, Educational Planning and International Affairs, Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture, Vienna
| Lehramt für Volksschulen und Hauptschulen | |
| Lehramt für Pädagogik an Pädagogischen Akademien | |
| Studium der Philosophie, Erziehungswissenschaft und Politikwissenschaft (Dr. phil.) | |
| 1970-1980 | Lehrer an einer Hauptschule in Wien |
| 1980-1987 | Mitarbeiter im Zentrum für Schulentwicklung (verantwortlich für Schulentwicklung, Evaluation und Lehrerfortbildung) |
| 1988-1990 | Leiter der Abteilung für Bildungsplanung und Schulentwicklung |
| seit 1990 | Leiter des Zentrums für Schulentwicklung |
| seit 1992 | Leiter der Sektion für Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen, Bildungsplanung und internationale Angelegenheiten |
Dr. Klaus SCHUCH
Strategic Research Manager, ZSI - Centre for Social Innovation, Vienna
| Studied Geography and Economic Sciences; History and Social Sciences at the University of Vienna | |
| 1987-1992 | Research fellow, Department of Economic Geography, Vienna University of Business Administration and Economics and Austrian Research Centres Seibersdorf |
| 1992-1994 | Research Assistant, Department of Economic and Social Geography, Vienna University of Business Administration and Economics |
| 1992-1995 | Lecturer, Vienna University of Business Administration and Economics and Johannes Kepler University in Linz |
| 1994-1996 | Head, branch office Sofia, OSI - Austrian Institute of East and Southeast European Studies, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 1996-2001 | Head, unit for Third Country Co-operation, BIT - Bureau for International Research and Technology Co-operation in Vienna/Austria (INCO-NCP) |
| 1997 | Lecturer, master class "Central and Eastern Europe", Vienna University of Business and Economics |
| Topic: Transformation of the Economic Geography and Regional Development in the CEECs | |
| 1998 | Lecturer, Regional Competitiveness, Vienna University of Business and Economics |
| 1999 | Consultant, PHARE-Project "Polish Participation in EU-RTD Programmes", Poland |
| since 2001 | Senior Researcher, Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), Vienna (Managing Director from 2002-2012) |
| since 2006 | Lecturer, "Design, Evaluation and Monitoring", University of Vienna |
| Lecturer, postgraduate SOQUA course for vocational education in social scientific research | |
| 2012 | Member of the International STI Cooperation Expert Group of DG Research and Innovation |
Dr. Albena VUTSOVA
Executive Director, National Science Fund, Ministry of Education and Science, Sofia
| since 1991 | National Science Fund, General secretary |
| 1993-1996 | University of world economy-Sofia, Study of Financial Management |
| 1999 | HRK Germany and ERASMUS University Netherlands, NATO-Internship on Research evaluation |
| since 1999 | Coordination Council of Association at the Council of Ministers, Head of Work Group 17 for EU association |
| negotiations on Chapter 17 "Science and Researches" | |
| Ministry of education and Science, National Coordinator for EU Sixth Framework Programme | |
| 2002 | Twente University, Course for European research evaluation |
| 2004 | Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) |
| Ministry of Education and Science, Director Department "Scientific research and projects" |
Mag. MA Barbara WEITGRUBER
Director General, Scientific Research and International Relations, Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Vienna
| Barbara Weitgruber was founding staff member and Director of the Office for International Relations and lecturer at Karl-Franzens Universität Graz and then Director of the Office for European Educational Co-operation of the Austrian Academic Exchange Service in Vienna. In December 1994 she joined the Austrian Ministry in charge of higher education and research as Director and later became Deputy Director General for Higher Education and Director General for Scientific Research and International Relations. Weitgruber holds a Master degree in English/American and Interdisciplinary Studies, a Certificate in Mass Media and a Translator´s Diploma in English from Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz and an M.A. in Communications from the University of Illinois in Chicago where she started her professional career as a Fulbright Scholarship Holder and Teaching Assistant. She is - among others - member of the Task Force for Research, Technology and Innovation of the Austrian Federal Government, the Austrian Fulbright Commission, the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation, the European "Research Policy Group" and chair of the Scholarship Foundation of the Republic of Austria. |
Dr. Anneliese STOKLASKA
Ehemals stellvertretende Sektionsleiterin sowie Leiterin, Abteilung II.6 - Internationale Forschungskooperationen, Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Wien
| 1970-1971 | Austrian newspaper "Kurier" |
| 1971-1991 | Administrative Assistant, Vienna University of Technology |
| 1984 | Ph.D. Degree, Medieval History, University of Vienna |
| 1991 | Department for International Research Co-operation, Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture |
| 1994-2011 | Head, Department for International Research Co-operation, Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture |
| 2009-2011 | Deputy Director General, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research |
