RSAI – ENGINES OF SCIENTIFIC CAREER

Thursday, 20th of September 2017

Plenary Session 2
Place: Aula Rotunda

10:00 – 11:00 The role of US based FDI flows for global output dynamics
Keynote speaker: Manfred M. Fischer
11:00 – 12:00 LOOK, WHO’S THERE! FOUNDATION AND APPLICATION OF MIGRATION IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Keynote speaker: Peter Nijkamp
12:00 – 13:00 Networking lunch

Doctoral Sessions

PhD. session 1: Creative, innovative and smart development

13:00 – 15:00
Place: TBA
Chair of the session: Balázs Páger

13:00 – 13:15 Sports events as a factor of competitive advantage and development of the territory Discussion
Katarína Šulajová
13:15 – 13:30 Comparing efficiency of public universities: The case of Slovakia.
Alexandra Lešková
13:30 – 13:45 Co-working spaces as the engine of creative development
András Lévai
13:45 – 14:00 Location of the Software & Videogames Industry: an insight into the case of Barcelona using microgeographic data
Carles Méndez-Ortega
14:00 – 14:15 Does Software firm share same location characteristics across cities? Evidence from Barcelona, Lyon and Hamburg
Carles Méndez-Ortega
14:15 – 14:30 Entrepreneurial aspirations of high-growth young firms in Central and Eastern European regions
Balázs Páger
14:00 – 14:15 Evaluation of the possibility of designing an inclusive smart city
Marcell Borbély
14:30 – 14:45 Estimating Economic Growth of Slovak Urban Regions Using Firm Level Microdata
Oliver Rafan
14:45 – 15:00 Joint investments into innovation activities in business associations
Vasyl Kramarets
15:00 – 15:30 Networking coffee and refreshment

PhD. Session 2: Tourism, Urban and Rural Development

15:30 – 17:15
Place: TBA
Chair of the session: Jakub Zasina

15:30 – 15:45 Drivers of urban and rural poverty in Central Europe
Emese Bruder, Hakan Ünal
15:45 – 16:00 Spatio-consumer Behaviours of Students and The Development of Post-Industrial Cities. A Research Framework
Jakub Zasina
16:00 – 16:15 Assessing the potential of building rural communities’ adaptive capacity through enhancement of the valorisation of territorial resources – case study from Ourika
Anougmar Soukaina
16:15 – 16:30 Regionalization in Latvian International Trade of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Produce
Antons Berjoza
16:30 – 16:45 Sustainable Tourism as a Factor of Development of the Banská Bystrica Region
Matúš Marciš
16:45 – 17:00 Accessible Senior Tourism in the European Union
Martin Zsarnoczky
17:00 – 17:15 Evaluation of the citizen demand for innovation of local public services in Slovak local self-governments
Nikoleta Múthová

Note1: Coffee, tea and refreshment will be served during the PhD. session

Note2: Organization of this session was supported by RSAI grant Nurturing New Talent

Friday, 22nd of September 2017

Plenary Session 3
Place: Aula Rotunda

10:00 – 11:00 Urban processes from a Big Data perspective – daily mobility, segregation and commuting patterns in a an urban region
Keynote speaker: John Östh
11:00 – 12:00 Round table: Engines of scientific career
Discussants: Daniela L. Constantin, Manfred M. Fisher, Peter Nijkamp, John Östh
Moderator: Kamila Borsekova
Wrap up and follow up
12:00 – 13:00 Networking lunch

RSAI Engines of Scientific Career: workshop for PhD. students

13:00 – 16:00
Place: U3
Lead by: Bianca Lindorfer

Preparing your academic career

Can an academic career be planned, and what does it entail? This session will focus on the importance of personal and professional development planning and how to get the most out of your PhD.

This workshop will focus on:

  • the importance of personal and professional development planning
  • how to get the most out of your PhD.
  • importance of supervision
  • soft skills development

Note1: Coffee, tea and refreshment will be served during the workshop

Note2: Organization of this session was supported by RSAI grant Nurturing New Talent