ScanBalt Campus - Modernizing Europe's universities

Knowledge networks
ScanBalt Campus is a bottom-up collaboration which shall promote critical mass, increase coordination and attract resources. At the conference 8 cross-border ScanBalt Campus Knowledge Networks were presented, shared curricula discussed and the ScanBalt Campus web: www.scanbaltcampus.eu, launched. In addition Industries needs of competencies in ScanBalt BioRegion was debated. The conference was co-organized by Campus Berlin-Buch and ScanBalt.

Bo Samuelsson, Chairman of the ScanBalt Campus Board, says "An important goal of ScanBalt Campus is to create an arena co-owned by the institutions but less encumbered by current rigidities and barriers. This will enable the institutions more quickly to match demand and supply and adapt swiftly to changes".

ScanBalt Academy
To oversee the activities within ScanBalt Campus, the ScanBalt Academy has been established. The Academy is composed of a group of distinguished scientist from Industry and Academia. The President of the ScanBalt Academy, Kaare Norum says "We are delighted that prominent scientists have accepted to build up the Academy. The Academy shall ensure quality, act as an advisory body and undertake specific tasks like electing award winners, giving lectures and being ambassadors".

Industry
Børge Diderichsen, vice president at Novo Nordisk, Denmark, adds "For industry it is crucial that access to quality competencies match the needs for Europe to be globally competitive within the biotech and life science sector. ScanBalt Campus is an important step in the right direction".

ScanBalt Campus web
At the conference the ScanBalt Campus web site, was launched providing a one-stop-entry to the 8 Knowledge Networks which has currently been established.