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HUMAN PLUS 2004

"THE ROLE OF THE HUMANISTIC ARTS AND SCIENCES IN EUROPEAN SOCIETY, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH"

First Conference of the European Archipelago of Humanistic Thematic Networks

26-27 November 2004

Venue: Palace of the Royal Academy of Sciences
Hertogsstraat / rue Ducale 1
1000 Brussels
"Rubens Room"

 
26 November 2004
9:30 Registration
10:00 Meeting opens
Welcome from the European Commission, DG Education and Culture
Marta Ferreira, Ettore Deodato, Philippe Mouraux

Keynote
Research and the Humanities today. Problems and Prospects
Gretty Mirdal
University of Copenhagen
Chair, Standing Committee for the Humanities, European Science Foundation

Discussion


11:15 Break
11:45 Meeting resumes
"Round Table"
Participants:
Leslie Wilson, EUA; Predrag Lazetic, ESIB; Peter van der Hijden, EU Commission, DG Education;
Giulia Amaducci, EU Commission, DG Research; Poul Holm, ERCH; Gretty Mirdal, ESF;

Moderator
Maria Sticchi Damiani
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Meeting resumes

Greetings
Roland Vermeesch
President, EURASHE

Working Meeting of Thematic Network Delegates
Division into groups


16:00 Break
16:30 Group Working Meetings resume
18:00 Meeting adjourns

20:00 Work Groups dine together
27 November 2004
9:30 Working Meeting resumes

Wim Blockmans
Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS), Wassenaar
The Humanities' Mission in Present-Day Europe.
Discussion


11:00 Break
11:30 Group Working Meetings resume
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Meeting resumes
Greetings
Mark Eyskens
President, Royal Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts


Plenary Session

Prospects for the Development and Consolidation of the Archipelago
Reports of the Five Work Groups
Discussion and Operative Decisions

17:00 Meeting Closes

For further information, www.archhumannets.net
or contact
Laura Burgisano