Priorities for Prosperity in Baltic Sea Region

Andrzej Zielinski Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

Priorities: main aspects

People Knowledge Technologies Cooperation

Education for development of knowledge-based society

Nanotechnology Center of GUT New intelligent building for Faculty of

Electronics, Telecommunication and Informatics Modern lecture halls Arm-in-arm with Einstein Grants for junior students of

supported technical directions Grants for industry-oriented

Ph.D. theses

Nanotechnology Center of GUT

Education Center 4 Laboratories: Nanomaterials, Biomaterials,

Environment Protection, Optoelectronic Materials

Modern lecture rooms New educational equipment

Proposal for BSR Strategy

Modern education for based-knowledge society in BSR: Joint (double and triple) diplomas Open Educational Software Implementation of e-learning and Long Life

Learning Correlation of programmes and implementation of

common education quality systems Development of modern and specific of BSR

education fields

New technologies for industry: Center of Advanced Technologies POMERANIA

Research andDevelopment

Domains

Biotechnology:

Biobaltica Center

Information and Diagnostic Technologies

Functional Materials and Nanomaterials

Enviroment Protection

Contents of the Project Research infrastructure of Specialised Laboratories

Wireless Technologies Civitronics Optoelectronics Luminescent Materials Composites and Nanocomposites Polymers Biomaterials Nanomaterials Environment Diagnostics and Protection

Modernisation of laboratories Development of cooperation with industry and

technology transfer mechanisms (Technology Transfer Center, Academic Initiative Incubators)

Proposal for BSR Strategy

BSR Advanced Technologies Network: Development of cooperation between national

centers of advanced technologies Development of R & D in selected fields (e.g. sea

protection, bioengineering, information technologies, modern materials, sea and river transport)

Development and implementation of technology transfer and innovation financing mechanisms

Joint development of IP management

Pomerania Knowledge Metropolis

Universities Clusters Technological parks Transfer Technology

Center Initiative incubators Center of Advanced

Technologies and innovation centers

Baltic Sea Region Knowledge Metropolis Idea: create a new network of Baltic Sea Region

universities as a part of Research and Education European Area

Aims: Intensification of cooperation of universities interested in

implementation of Sea Baltic Region Strategy Increase in value of initiatives of importance

for Baltic Sea Region Increase in influence on local and state

authorities Increase in education and research position

of Northern Europe Better utilisation of human, technical,

economic and informatic resources

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