Study Trip Programme

European Conference of Science Journalists (ECSJ2015)

STUDY TRIP

Research Centre for Natural Sciences of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
1117 Budapest, Magyar tudósok körútja 2.
4 November, Wednesday, 9.00-14.00

Special buses will be provided at 8.30 from the building of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, (the venue of the ECSJ2015)

PROGRAMME

8.45 Opening address
Ádám Török, Secretary General
Hungarian Academy of Sciences

9.00 Wigner@CERN Data Centre (Second largest data centre of CERN)
Péter Lévai, General director
Wigner Research Centre for Physics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

9.30 General information on main topics and acheivements of the Research Centre for Natural Sciences
Miklós Keserű György, General director
Research Centre for Natural Sciences of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

10.00 National Brain Programme. Backgrounds, aims, acheivements
Ferenc Oberfrank, Director of National Brain Programme
Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

10.30 Coffee

11.00 ELI-ALPS Laser Research Centre
Gábor Szabó, Rector
Szeged University

11.30 European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT). Acheviements and perspectives
Martin Kern, Acting director
European Institute of Innovation and Technology

12.00 Research, development and innovation in Hungary
József Pálinkás, President
National Office for Research, Development and Innovation

13.00 Lunch and visit of labs

14.00 End of the programme