Igniting Innovation:
The EURECA-PRO Flagship Debut
At the Language Centre of the Technical University of Crete | Chania
25 Sep, 2025
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The “Igniting Innovation: The EURECA-PRO Flagship Debut” event marks an important milestone for the EURECA-PRO Alliance. It will highlight the key achievements of the first Core Groups and officially present and establish the first EURECA-PRO Flagships.
Open to all researchers (Professors, Post Docs, PhD Students) of EURECA-PRO Partner Institutions, the event will take place both onsite and online on the 25th of September 2025 at The Language Centre of the Technical University of Crete, in Chania, Crete.
Target audience:
- Academics who are already involved in an emerging Flagship, as this will be an opportunity for them to exchange with other academics interested to contribute to its co-construction.
- Academics who are interested to join the EURECA-PRO momentum and would like to present new ideas or perspectives in relation to the EURECA-PRO strategic challenges for the emergence of new core groups.
Key details
Event type: Hybrid
Registration Start Date: 1 July, 2025
Registration End Date: 31st August, 2025
Other information: Will be provided to the selected participants via Moodle
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9:30-10:00
Registration
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10:00-10:30
Welcome
Presenter: Welcome and presentation by TUC Vice Rector of Research and Innovation Prof. Konstantinos-Alketas Oungrinis
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10:30-11:30
EURECA-PRO Strategic Challenges and Flagships
Presenters: Benoit Grasser (UL), Noni Maravelaki (TUC)
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Α. Presentation of the general process for the emergence of flagships
The EURECA-PRO strategic descriptors, concept and development of flagships, flagship as a backbone in a long-term view of the European University, Status of emergence process.
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Β. Moving forward towards Flagships Proposals
Share and present research identified in the REVIEW WEEK (Nancy), strengthening networks between academics and moving forward towards the establishment of the first Flagships Proposals.
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11:30-12:00
Coffee Break
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12:00-12:30
Connecting Flagships and the EURECA-PRO I&E Programme
Presenters: Eleni Mylona (TUC) and Afroditi Fotiou (TUC)
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12:30-13:30
Workshop: Sustainable building materials
Presenters: Noni Maravelaki (TUC) & Wouter Schroeyers (UH), Marcin Gorski (SUT), Eryk Goldmann (SUT), Michail Galetakis (TUC), Dia Andreouli (MIRTEC)
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13:30-14:30
Light Lunch
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14:30-16:30
Flagship proposals presentations
Presenters: Researchers from the different partner institutions who are present at the event showcase their proposals.
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16:30- 18:00
Parallel Sessions (five Strategic Challenges)
- Strategic Challenge A: led by Noni Maravelaki (TUC)
- Strategic Challenge B: led by TBD
- Strategic Challenge C: led by TBD
- Strategic Challenge D: led by Nikolaos Diangelakis (TUC) & Lefteris Doitsidis (TUC)
- Strategic Challenge E: led by TBD
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18:00
Wrap-up from the EURECA-PRO team