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We are pleased to inform you that the 1st UNeECC Newsletter has been published.
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The University Network of the European Capitals of Culture held its

V. UNeECC Annual Conference
‘Culture in/and Crisis’

on 27-28 October, 2011 in Antwerp, Belgium

Please find the PPT-s of the presentations below

The conference was hosted by Lessius University College.

The conference focused on the following two major themes:

1. Culture in/and Crisis?
2. European Capitals of Culture in/and Crisis?

Programme

Thursday 27 October 2011
Venue: Campus Sint Andries, Sint-Andriesstraat 2

8.30 – 9.30 Registration
9.30 – 11.00 Parallel Sessions I.

Session A: Culture in/and Crisis
Venue: Room STA 1.33
Chair: Carole Gueret, Vice-Rector in charge of International Cooperation, Director of the International Office of the University of Avignon

- Danijel Rebolj, University of Maribor, Maribor: Out of the box University (ppt)
- Marc Delbarge, Lessius University College, Antwerp: Culture in crisis: because of Babel or monolingualism? (ppt)
- François Carbon, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg: Living Culture in the University - Developing Citizens of the world. Review Transatlantic Dialogue Luxembourg ... Focus Way of life (pdf)

Session B: ECC in/and Crisis
Venue: Room STA 2.10
Chair: Bill Chambers, Emeritus Pro Vice-Chancellor, Liverpool Hope University

- Nicole L. Immler, University Utrecht, Utrecht: ECOC - Redefining the Role of Culture? From Identity-Discourse towards Value-Discourse
- Peter Campbell, University of Liverpool, Liverpool: Creative Industries in a European Capital of Culture (pdf)
- Anestis D. Mantatzis, London School of Economics, London: Thessaloniki ’97 European Capitals of Culture as an establishing Mechanism of elite partnerships and coalitions for development: Towards a regime approach? (ppt)
- Graziella Vella, Valletta 2018 – European Capital of Culture Office, Valetta: The Development of Un/Sustainable Cultural Infrastructure for Mega-Events: Towards Valletta 2018. (pdf paper) (pdf presentation)

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break

11.30 – 13.00 Parallel Sessions II.

Session A: Culture in/and Crisis
Venue: Room STA 1.33
Chair: Angela O’Neill, Director of Communications and Languages of the College of Europe, Bruges and Warsaw

- Jo Bastiaens, Lessius University College, Antwerp: ‘Human capital’ in higher education: the potential returns of more cultural diversity (ppt)
- Szabolcs Zalay, Leőwey Klára Secondary School, Pécs: With Holistic Pedagogic View Against the Crisis (ppt)
- Gyöngyi Pozsgai - Attila Kajos - Tímea Németh, University of Pécs, Pécs: The role of creating a multicultural university environment in the era of crisis (ppt)

Session B: ECC in/and Crisis
Venue: Room STA 2.10
Chair: Krystyna Koziec, Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations of the Agricultural University in Krakow

- Alexandra Appleton, University of Liverpool, LIverpool: An Eighteenth Century Capital of Culture? An examination of Liverpool’s historical battle to prove its cultural value (ppt)
- Astrid Huopalainen, Nina Kivinen, Mika Mard, Alf Rehn & Jutta Tailas, Abo Akademi University, Abo: Cultural Capitals and Expectation Management – Solution To A Crisis Or A Crisis In Itself? The Case of Turku 2011 (ppt)
- Boris Grésillon - Marie-Hélene Poggi - Jean-Christophe Sevin, University of Provance, University of Avignon, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Avignon, Paris: Marseille: City and European Capital of Culture in/and crisis

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch

14.30 - 16.00. Parallel Sessions IV.

Session A: Culture in/and Crisis
Venue: Room STA 1.33
Chair: Rodica Miclea Ofelia, Prorector of the "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu

- Ineta Luka - Janis Eriks Niedritis, Turiba University, Riga: The enhancement of prospective managers’ cultural awareness in business related studies (pdf)
- Ákos Tóth, Kecskemét College, Kecskemét: The transition in the state’s role in cultural financing caused by the financial crisis (ppt)
- Sarah Zalfen, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin: Operatic Crises? Cultural strategies to deal with a transformation of the state (pdf)

Session B: ECC in/and Crisis
Venue: Room STA 2.10
Chair: László I. Komlósi, Vice Rector of the University of Pécs

- Jurate Černevičiute, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius: In searching of Vilnius identity: between arts and business (pdf)
- Tuuli Lähdesmäki, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä: Contested Identity Politics in the European Capital Culture Program: comparison between the EU policy objectives and the reception of the program in Pécs2010 (ppt)
- Hatto Fischer, Poiein kai Prattein – Non Profit Urban Society, Athens: ECoC and culture in Crisis (ppt)

17.00 – 18.00 Coffee Break and Press Conference

18.00 – 19.30 Opening Ceremony and Reception
Venue: Conference Hall STA 00.38
Moderator: Wim Coudenys, Head of the International Office of the Lessius University College
1. Plenary address by Flora Carrijn, President of UNeECC
2. Plenary address by László Komlósi, Vice-Rector of the University of Pécs
3. Plenary address by Gabriel Fragniere, Chairman of the ’Europe of Cultures Forum’ and former Rector of the College of Europe: ’Can we get European Cultures out of Crisis?’

Friday 28 October 2011

9.30 – 11.00 Parallel Sessions IV.

Session A: Culture in/and Crisis
Venue: Room STA 1.33
Chair: Bill Chambers, Emeritus Pro Vice-Chancellor, Liverpool Hope University

- Dimitri Goossens, Vrije Universiteit, Brussels: The ugliness and savagery of imagery in popular culture and art: the crisis of beauty in art and popular image as a manifestation of our western culture in crisis? (pdf)
- Ion M. Tomus, ’Lucian Blaga University’, Sibiu: A Case Study: Performing Arts in Sibiu European Capital of Culture, 2007 (ppt)
- Vladimiras Grazulis - Andrius Valickas: Cultural dimension of career development (the Lithuanian case), Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius (ppt)

Session B: ECC in/and Crisis
Venue: Room STA 2.10
Chair: Rodica Miclea Ofelia, Prorector of the "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu

- Georg Friedrich Simet, Neuss University for International Business, Neuss: Possibilities of the ECoC Programme to strengthen European Identity – Istanbul’s ‘Civil Society Dialogue’ as Paradigm (pdf)
- Andrea Schmidt, University of Pécs, Pécs: Success of failure? The economic crisis and its influence on Pécs 2010 (ppt)
- Domenico Crisafulli, University of Messina, Messina: European culture and the two capitals

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break

11.30 – 13.00 Parallel Sessions V.

Session A: Culture in/and Crisis
Venue: Room STA 1.33
Chair: Krystyna Koziec, Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations of the Agricultural University in Krakow

- Pavelescu Lucia-Marilena, ’Lucian Blaga’ University Sibiu, Sibiu: Training Teacher-Mentors in Secondary Schools. A European funded Human Resources Development Project (ppt)
- Krisztina László, University of Pécs, Pécs: The cultural industry of the EU in the light of the economic crisis (ppt)
- Gunilla de Graef, Lessius University College, Antwerp: Culture through crisis: conflict management skills as an essential part of intercultural competence (ppt)

Session B: ECC in/and Crisis
Venue: Room STA 2.10
Chair: Angela O’Neill, Director of Communications and Languages of the College of Europe, Bruges and Warsaw

- Tamara Rátz, Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences, Székesfehérvár: European? Capital? of Culture? A Comparative Analysis of the Images of Pécs, Essen and Istanbul (ppt)
- Vesselina Dimitrova - Stanislava Genkova, Varna Municipality for ECoC, Varna: From local to European identity- case study of Varna, city candidate for ECoC in 2019 (ppt)

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 – 15.15 Parallel Sessions VI.

Session A: Culture in/and Crisis
Venue: Room STA 1.33
Chair: Carole Gueret, Vice-Rector in charge of International Cooperation, Director of the International Office of the University of Avignon

- Renata Kurpiewska-Korbut, Jagiellonian University, Cracow: Cultural policy at the local level in Turkey
- Witold Ostafinski, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Cracow, Cracow: Is there a link between ‘culture’ and ‘cultured’ behaviour? Can art save the world? (ppt)
- Silvia Florea, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Sibiu: Bringing Education and Culture together: on the role and mission of a UNESCO Chair in a UNeECC University (ppt)

15.15 – 15.45 Coffee Break
15.45 – 16.45 Conference Conclusions
Venue: Conference Hall STA 00.38
Moderator: László I. Komlósi, Vice Rector of the University of Pécs

Dear All,

we are pleased to inform you that II and III. UNeECC Forum, Proceedings of the 3rd and 4th Annual Conference of the University Network of the European Capitals of Culture has been published.

The proceedings are available on the website in a pdf format.

UNeECC Forum ISSN number (online) = ISSN 2069 – 8704

To download III. UNeECC Forum please click here (cover) and here (text).

To download II. UNeECC Forum please click here (cover) and here (text).

To download I. UNeECC Forum please click here (cover) and here (text).

TRANSATLANTIC DIALOGUE … a point of view

“Living Culture in the University – Developing Citizens of the World”

was held on 25-27 May 2011, Luxembourg

Result of the Videography Workshop led by Matthew Chilelli

Link: http://dc99.4shared.com/download/2diMFcHB/TAD_promo.mov?tsid=20111010-054734-f11540

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About UNEECC

The University Network of the European Capitals of Culture (UNeECC), an international non-profit ass ociation, was founded in Péécs Hungary in December 2006, by 15 founding members.

The creation of UNeECC originates from the idea that it would be useful for Universities and establishments of Higher Education based in European Capitals of Culture to use this well known and prestigious European institution to stimulate new forms of academic and educational institutional collaboration.