The rectors and representatives of the institutions participating in the NeurotechEU - European University of Brain and Technology program met for the first time in person since the outbreak of the corona virus epidemic to discuss the association's activities so far and future opportunities, in full compliance with epidemiological restrictions. The Bonn meeting was attended by Deputy Rector Elek Bartha of the University of Debrecen.
During the meeting, participants heard presentations by the German Rectors' Conference and the European Commission on micro certificates. A system of micro-certificates could be a good way to develop joint trainings, they said.
They also discussed possible forms of further cooperation and further deepened their knowledge of the partners' respective education systems, this time mainly through lifelong learning programs.
At the end of the meeting, participants signed a seven-point statement on the core values and goals of the association. According to this, they attach great importance to the fact that student mobility programs can be implemented in compliance with epidemiological measures.
A NeurotechEU projekt bonni rektori találkozójának résztvevői / balról a második Bartha Elek
Fotó: Barbara Frommann/Uni Bonn
The partners had previously decided to give new members the opportunity to join, so at the event, the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech-Lorraine) was the first to sign a letter of intent after the founding members.
The basic goal of the NeurotechEU project, created with the support of the European Union, is to develop neurosciences in a broad sense. The participants in the consortium will pool their resources in the framework of the cooperation. By encouraging the mobility of students, lecturers and administrative staff, a cross-border university campus based on joint courses and diplomas will be created, thus strengthening European identity and values, while improving the international competitiveness of institutions of higher education institutions.
Fotó: Barbara Frommann/Uni Bonn
NeurotechEU is coordinated by Radboud University in the Netherlands and its founding members are Miguel Hernández University in Elche (Spain), Karolinska Institutet (Sweden), University of Bonn (Germany), Bogazici University (Turkey), University of Oxford (United Kingdom), Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj - Napoca (Romania) and the University of Debrecen.
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