The new Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities was officially launched with an opening symposium on 21 November 2016 in the Bibliothèque Solvay in Brussels. The Guild is composed of eighteen of Europe’s leading universities from across thirteen countries, including the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.
The meeting featured the JU Vice Rector for Research and Structural Funds Prof. Stanisław Kistryn, the former JU Vice-Rector for Educational Affairs Prof. Andrzej Mania and the Head of JU International Relations Office Dorota Maciejowska.
Excellence and bridging the gap between east and west were the foci of the symposium. Specific topic discussed included:
- the change of culture towards the sharing of information in the age of open science,
- new types of training and skills which universities need to provide, to enable students and the wider public to engage in open science and open innovation,
- the role of citizen participation in science and innovation in bridging the gap between ‘experts’ in universities, and society.
- the critical role of universities in pioneering new ideas for the benefit of society.
