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It is with great pleasure that we announce the fourth edition of the Lower Saxony – Scotland Joint Forum, taking place on Monday, 20 November 2023 and Tuesday, 21 November 2023!
The first day of the Joint Forum will enable dynamic discussions on current topics relevant to higher education in both regions and society as a whole. Renowned experts from Lower Saxony and Scotland as well as partners from industry and politics will be invited to provide a holistic overview of the different perspectives.
The second day is built on individual workshops hosted by selected academics, staff and students. They are encouraged to present their own ideas for successful collaborations, research and exchange aimed at enhancing the cooperation between higher education institutions in Lower Saxony and Scotland.
The Joint Forum is a unique event providing for plenty of opportunity to network, engage in discussions and find new partners across the North Sea.
Further information will follow soon.
Looking back on two successful editions, is with great pleasure that we announce the third edition of the Lower Saxony – Scotland Joint Forum, taking place on Monday, 21 November 2022 and Tuesday, 22 November 2022 as a hybrid conference.
During the first day of the Joint Forum, renowned experts from Lower Saxony and Scotland will be invited to discuss current topics relevant to higher education institutions in both regions as well as partners from industry and politics.
On the second day, our eager academics, staff and students are invited to present their own ideas for successful collaborations, research and exchange between higher education institutions in Lower Saxony and Scotland by hosting their own individual workshop.
Next to this, there will be plenty of opportunity to network, engage in discussions and find new partners. We are looking forward to seeing you there! Please find the official invitation here.
At the end of March 2022, the Lower Saxonian Prime Minister, Stephan Weil, accompanied by a political delegation as well as members of the ECAS team, was scheduled to visit the University of Glasgow.
The aim of the meeting was to reflect on the history of successful and diverse collaboration between Lower Saxony and Scotland thus far, and subsequently to look ahead to what continues to be a promising bilateral academic and political future. Scenarios for various forms of forthcoming cooperation including even more joint study programmes and research groups, as well as the strengthening of existing and the development of new significant projects between the two regions.
The European Union has launched an EU citizen’s initiative: the Conference on the Future of Europe. Until Spring 2022, interested EU citizens are invited to utter their views on EU policies and actively contribute to the further development of the EU.
The Ministry of Federal and European Affairs and Regional Development in Lower Saxony is funding a workshop for students from Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Leuphana) as part of the Conference on the Future of Europe. The workshop is organized by the European Centre for Advanced Studies (ECAS) in cooperation with Leuphana and the University of Glasgow. Students will jointly work together and develop their own ideas for the future of Europe.
The European Centre for Advanced Studies cordially invites you to the Tandem Fellowship Conference.
We are pleased to announce that the Selection Committee of the Lower Saxony – Scotland Tandem Fellowship Programme has selected the first four tandems, each consisting of two researchers from both regions working together on a project. We received many very good applications from excellent researchers from both regions. The committee has selected four of them who cover an excellent range of topics and represent the research landscape of both regions.