Preliminary Programme

Tuesday, 24 November
9:00 - 9:30 Registration and Welcome coffee
9:30 - 10:00 Opening Plenary
  • Welcome address by the Rector
  • Keynote: “New Sustainability Challenges in a Rapidly Changing World”
10:00 - 12:00 Panel Discussion

New Sustainability Challenges in a Rapidly Changing World

  • City of Ostrava
  • MSIC (Moravian-Silesian Innovation Centre)
  • Representatives of U!REKA partner institutions 
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch and networking
13:00 - 16:00 Learning Labs & Site Visits

Participants may choose 2 excursions from several practical learning experiences:

  • Health and biomedicine laboratories
  • IT4I - National Supercomputing Center
  • TL3 - Smart Factory
  • CEET - Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies 
  • Protolab - 3D printing centre
18:00 - 23:00 Networking dinner with cultural programme
Wednesday, 25 November
8:30 - 9:00 Welcome coffee
9:00 - 10:30 Thematic Keynote Sessions

Parallel thematic presentations:

Climate-Neutral and Resilient Cities
Challenges and opportunities for climate-neutral urban development

Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability
AI applications supporting sustainable transformation

Technologies and Innovation in Healthcare
Emerging technologies and their societal impact

From Urban Challenges to Urban Champions - Education and Skills Development
Future skills and educational innovation

Circular Economy
Resource efficiency and circular transition strategies
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 13:00 Interactive Thematic Workshops

Participants select one thematic stream:

  • Climate-Neutral and Resilient Cities
  • Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability
  • Technologies and Innovation in Healthcare
  • From Urban Challenges to Urban Champions - Education and Skills Development
  • Circular Economy
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 17:00 Research Collaboration Workshop led by the Centres of Expertise (CoEs) leaders
  • 14:00 - 15:30 Pitch, Pair, Pilot: Fast-Tracking Research Partnerships in the CoE Transition to Circular Society
  • 15:30 - 16:00 Break/Exchange 
  • 16:00 - 17:00 Bridging Societal Challengers into Education and Research

Coffee and refreshments available throughout the workshop.
Evening Informal networking activities in the city (self-organized) 
Thursday, 26 November
8:30 - 9:00 Welcome coffee
9:00 - 10:30 500 Solutions Challenge

Addressing Urban Challenges Together
Joint session hosted by WP5.3 task leaders

Presentation of identified challenges and collaborative solution development opportunities
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:15 Sustainable University Strategy
  • University sustainability approaches
  • Strategic transformation of higher education institutions
11:15 - 12:15 Building green and healthy cities
  • Why climate adaptation matters more than ever
12:15 - 12:30 Closing Session
  • Event wrap-up
  • Closing remarks
12:30 - 13:00 Lunch
13:30 - 15:30 Study Visit: The Changing Face of Ostrava

The programme is subject to change.

In case of any queries, please contact: Irena Havelková,