The participation of CEI Secretary General, Amb. Gerhard Pfanzelter in the Knowledge Economy Network Workshop in Gorizia (Italy), organised within the Alps – Adriatic and Danube Rectors’ Conferences on 13 May 2011, was an opportunity to illustrate the CEI contribution to the implementation of the Danube Strategy in the fields of education and science and technology.
The CEI can act as a valuable partner of the EU in the implementation of the Strategy, whose targeted countries include almost all members of the CEI. It has, as a matter of fact, taken part in the elaboration of the Strategy and is mentioned in its Action Plan as a possible partner in the field of energy and business support. “We are also ready to offer our added value and know how in Priority Area 7 concerning the development of a knowledge society through research, education and information technologies”, said Amb. Pfanzelter.
The CEI is considering a possible Joint Project with the two Rectors’ Conferences, recognizing the importance of free movement of human capital and knowledge for sustainable development. The three parties are willing to engage in identifying common solutions towards removing obstacles to international university cooperation addressing the mobility of students, professors and researchers and the recognition of curricula by developing suitable policies and good practices. Regional networks of excellence will have to cooperate in order to ensure trans-national synergies in scientific research development.
