Joint greeting from
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Kratzsch, Rector of the University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz and
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Leonhard, Chairman of the DHIK and President of Saarland University of Applied Sciences
Sebastian Gemkow, Saxon State Minister for Science (video message)
Dr. Ralf Gebel, Head of Subdepartment T2 - Innovative Ecosystems, Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR)
Markus Franke, Representative of the Free State of Saxony to the Federal Government in the Saxon State Chancellery
Dr. Lixin Liu, Envoy-Counsellor of the Education Department at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Federal Republic of Germany
Edvard Kožušník, First Deputy Governor of the Liberec Region (Liberecký kraj) in the Czech Republic
Dr. Stephan Meyer, District Administrator of the district of Görlitz
Thomas Zenker, Lord Mayor of the City of Zittau
Talent without borders: A fact check on the immigration of skilled workers
Speaker: Steffen Sottung, Managing Director International Affairs, Federal Employment Agency
Study on the economic added value of international skilled workers
Speaker: Dr. Wido Geis-Thöne, Senior Economist for Family Policy and Migration Issues, German Economic Institute
Speaker: Stefan Bienefeld, Head of Transnational Education and Cooperation Programs, DAAD
Speaker: Dr. Stephan Meyer, District Administrator of the district of Görlitz
Speaker: Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Sophia Keil, Vice President for Research, Transfer and International Affairs, Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
Skilled workers globally, future regionally: location attractiveness and success factors
Speakers:
Ceremonial entry in the Golden Book of the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences:
| Time / Time | Program point / Event |
|---|---|
| 08:30 |
Einlass und Registrierung / Admission and Registration |
| 09:00 |
Eröffnung und Begrüßung / Opening and Welcome Grußworte von / Welcome addresses by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Kratzsch, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Leonhard, Sebastian Gemkow (Video), Dr. Ralf Gebel, Markus Franke, Dr. Lixin Liu, Edvard Kožušník, Dr. Stephan Meyer, Thomas Zenker |
| 10:00 |
Lecture / Keynote: Talents without borders: Fachkräftezuwanderung im Faktencheck / Talent Without Borders: Fact-Checking Skilled Migration Speaker: Steffen Sottung (Federal Employment Agency) |
| 10:25 |
Fachvortrag / Keynote: Studie zum volkswirtschaftlichen Mehrwert internationaler Fachkräfte / Study on the Economic Added Value of International Specialists Speaker: Dr. Wido Geis-Thöne (German Economic Institute) |
| 10:50 |
Kaffeepause und Networking / Coffee Break and Networking |
| 11:10 | Lecture / Keynote: Came to stay?! - Retention Intentions of International Students / Here to Stay?! - Retention Intentions of International Students Speaker: Stefan Bienefeld (DAAD) |
| 11:35 |
Fachvortrag / Keynote: Wirtschaft neu denken: Regionale Strategien im Strukturwandel / Rethinking the Economy: Regional Strategies in Structural Change Speaker: Dr. Stephan Meyer (District Administrator Görlitz) |
| 12:00 |
Lunch Break |
| 12:15 |
Empfang der südafrikanischen THENSA-Delegation / Reception of the South African THENSA Delegation |
| 13:00 |
Fachvortrag / Keynote: Shaping structural change: Erfolgsprojekte der HSZG / Shaping Structural Change: Success Projects of the HSZG Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sophia Keil (HSZG) |
| 13:25 | Podiumsdiskussion / Panel Discussion: Fachkräfte global, Zukunft regional / Global Workforce, Regional Future Participants: Prof. Dr. Knut Petzold, Dr. Andreas Otto, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Scholz, Janett Krätzschmar-König, Steve Federow |
| 14:25 | Eintrag in das Goldene Buch / Signing of the Golden Book Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Leonhard & Prof. Stephen Khehla Ndlovu |
| 14:45 |
Gruppenfoto / Group Photo |
| 15:00 |
Networking & Kaffee / Networking & Coffee |