Heads of University Management & Administration Network in Europe

Study Visit Programme

University of Zurich

Developments in research and innovation management and support: strategy and operations challenges
Wednesday, November 9, venue: Uniturm Restaurant, UZH Main Building, Rämistrasse 71, 8001 Zurich

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER

19:00

Welcome drinks and informal dinner

21:00

Return to hotels

Thursday, November 10, venue: KOL-G-212, UZH Main Building, Rämistrasse 71, 8001 Zurich

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER

09:00

Setting the Scene

Elisabeth Stark

I.

UZH and the Swiss Science and Higher Education System

II.

Outline of UZH and it’s research and innovation strategy

III.

Current Activities I: Young Scientists
(Doc 100, APTT, PostDoc Support)

IV.

Current Activities II: Open Science and Scientific Integrity

10:30

Coffee break and networking

11:00

(1) Research support @UZH

I.

Support in research funding acquisition

Lisa Müller

II.

Internal funding instruments I: People and careers, networks

Lisa Müller

III.

Internal funding instruments in practice: The UZH Research Priority Programme Equality of Opportunity

Silja Häusermann

IV.

Internal funding instruments II: Technology platforms

Thomas Trüb

12:30

Buffet lunch

13:30

(2) Digitalising research administration AVA@UZH

I.

Third party funding @UZH: Pre and post-award support with different funding bodies

Kerstin Press

II.

Core issues in process digitalisation

III.

Live demo

Marko Feistkorn

14:30

Coffee break followed by bus transfer to Andreasstrasse at 15:00

15:30

Visit to the LiRI Platform

Agnes Colmer and Andrew Clark

16:30

Facilitated session: participants reflect on the day’s presentations

17:00

Return to hotels

19:00

Drinks and dinner – Restaurant Hirschberg, Seilergraben 9, 8001 Zurich

21:00

Return to hotels

Friday, November 11, venue: KOL-G-212, UZH Main Building, Rämistrasse 71, 8001 Zurich

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER

09:00

(3) Innovation @UZH

I.

Innovation support and management (Innovation Hub)

Maria Olivares

II.

Innovation clusters

Harald Gall

III.

Entrepreneurship education (innovation, innovator’s camp, …)

Eva Maria Håkanson

10:30

Coffee break

11:00

(4) Transfer @UZH

I.

Innovation and IP, licensing and technology transfer: UZH’s setup and current challenges

Adrian Sigrist

II.

Supporting young researchers in careers within academia and beyond: The Graduate Campus

Claudine Leysinger

12:00

Transfer to Dübendorf & informal lunch
Restaurant Il Faro, Wangenstrasse 59, 8600 Dübendorf

13:45

Visit to Innovation Park Dübendorf
Wangenstrasse 68, 8600 Dübendorf

Davide Scaramuzza and Oliver Ullrich

14:45

Plenary and wrap-up at the Innovation Park Dübendorf

15:30

Coffee break

16:00

Participants depart
Bus transfer back from Dübendorf to Zurich City will be provided

Connections Dübendorf direct to Zurich Airport by public transport:

Dübendorf Innovationspark [3’ walk from venue] Zürich Flughafen Bahnhof
16:13 Bus 759 [Direction Zürich Flughafen, Bahnhof] 16:46
16:28 Bus 759 17:01
16:42 Bus 759 17:18

Additional connections available with transition in Dübendorf Bahnhof.

Note: the programme is subject to marginal change.

Important information:

HUMANE and the University of Zurich fully intend to deliver the Study Visit in Zurich. If however, public health restrictions associated with the Covid-19 pandemic require it to be postponed, participants will be notified with as much notice as possible.

Neither HUMANE nor the University of Zurich are liable for any losses, accidents or damage to persons or objects during the Study Visit in Zurich. Participants attending the Study Visit in Zurich do so at their own risk and responsibility.