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SATURDAY: 26 September 2009
University of Latvia, Raiņa bulvāris 19
Main building, Aula Magna

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

12.00-13.15	CHAIR: Prof. Ivars Lācis
12.00 - 12.15	*Welcome addresses* prof. Marcis Auzins, Rector of the University of Latvia *prof. Tatjana Koķe, Minister of Education and Science, Latvia (welcome address) Uldis Cērps* Chairman of the Advisory Board of the University of Latvia, Director of Prudential Supervision, Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Sweden (welcome address)
12.15 - 12.45	Prof. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia 1999-2007 ON THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA (address)
12.45 - 13.15	Prof. Ellen Hazelkorn, Director of Research and Enterprise, and Dean of the Graduate Research School Higher Education Policy Research Unit (HEPRU), Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland A STRATEGY FOR SMALL NATIONS IN A TIME OF ECONOMIC CRISIS Presentation
13.15 - 14.00	*Refreshment break*
14.00 - 15.30	CHAIR: Prof. Indriķis Muižnieks
14.00 - 14.30	Prof. Stavros A. Zenios, Rector of the University of Cyprus, President of UNICA (Universities of the Capitals of Europe) INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: KNOWLEDGE REGIONS IN SMALL COUNTRIES Presentation
14.30 - 15.00	Prof. Sheila Embleton, Research Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, at York University, Toronto, Canada CANADA AS A SMALL COUNTRY Presentation
15.00 - 15.30	Prof. Alar Karis, Rector of the Tartu University, Estonia ACADEMY AND SOCIETY – ON THE PERSPECTIVE OF COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
15.30 - 16.00	*Coffee and tea break*
16.00-17.00	CHAIR: Prof. Juris Krūmiņš
16.00 - 16.30	Prof. Benediktas Juodka, Rector of the Vilnius University UNIVERSITIES IN LITHUANIA: QUA VADIS? Presentation
16.30 - 17.00	Prof. Ingjaldur Hannibalsson, Head of the School of Business, University of Iceland THE STRUGGLE OF A SMALL NATION TO DEVELOP A GOOD UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. WHAT EFFECT WILL THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN ICELAND HAVE ON ITS DEVELOPMENT? Presentation