Towards Path-breaking Research and Societal Impact: the Dynamics of S&T Policy in China and Europe/Nordics/Sweden
Time: 14:00 - 17:00 pm, April 24, 2017
Venue: Room 302, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
Organizer: China Institute for Science and Technology Policy at Tsinghua University
Themes
How S&T policies are formed in China (and in other countries), how priorities are set, how funding is orchestrated and allocated, how institutions (universities, and institutes) are governed and by whom, how recruitment and mobility within and between different research organizations and fields of activity are arranged and stimulated, and how achievements and progress in the S&T system and its various constituent parts are assessed and monitored.How Sweden and China work with creating value, excellence, impact and resilience in their research systems, with and through individuals and institutions and international collaborations.
Coordinator
Dr. Zheng Liang
Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Management, Deputy Director, China Institute for Science and Technology Policy, Tsinghua University
Speakers
Dr. Gunnar Öquis, Professor Emeritus, Umeå University, Sweden and Former Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
-"Fostering Breakthrough Research"
Dr. Mats Benner, Professor in Science Policy Studies at Lund University School of Economics and Management, Sweden
-"Research policy in weden: Trends and Challenges"
Dr. Sylvia Schwaag Serger, Director International Strategy and Networks, Swedish Government Agency for Innovation (VINNOVA)
-"Innovation policies in the Nordic countries: trends and challenges"
Dr. Lan Xue, Professor and Dean, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
-"The Progresses and Future of China's Research System, from the Perspective of High-influential Publications",
Dr. Cong Cao, Professor at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China
-"Some Thoughts on the State-led Development of Science and Technology"
Dr. Li Liu, Professor, Center of Science, Technology and Society, Tsinghua University
-"Xi Jinping's Thoughts on STI"
