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SUMMARY:Professor Anders Flodstrom speaks about EIT - The European Instit
 ute of Innovation & Technology: The First Pan-European University
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DESCRIPTION:EIT\, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology is 
 the first pan-European university. It is being set up by the European Un
 ion with a planned yearly budget close to 1.5 billion dollars. \n\nEIT a
 ims at improving the ‘knowledge triangle’\, the interaction between rese
 arch\, education and innovation – key drivers of knowledge-based society
 . Entrepreneurship will be an inherent mediator for improving the intera
 ction.\n\nThe forthcoming European Strategic Innovation Agency will prom
 ote EIT as a crucial instrument to improve the competitiveness of the Eu
 ropean knowledge society.\n\nEIT is focusing initially on the three area
 s: the future information society\, climate change and sustainable energ
 y. Each area will be addressed by a KIC – a Knowledge and Innovation Com
 munity. Tenders have been issued for setting up the KICs.\n\nEighteen Eu
 ropean consortia have applied for operating KICs. The consortia involve 
 leading European companies\, research institutes and universities. The K
 ICs will be based on co-location nodes and networking activities.\n\nThe
  EIT Governing Board is in charge of the strategic leadership and coordi
 nation of the EIT. It is responsible for the selection\, evaluation and 
 support of the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs). The four mem
 bers of the Executive Committee prepare the board meetings and facilitat
 e the EIT’s strategic decision-making. \n\n
URL:http://events-prod.stanford.edu/events/210/21017
LOCATION:Peter Wallenberg Learning Theater (Rm 124)\nWallenberg Hall\, Bl
 dg 160
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