Baltic and Mediterranean – Shared Future in Action: A Euro-Mediterranean Gathering

Konferenssi on englannin- ja ranskankielinen; simultaanitulkkaus.

Ohjelma:

Maanantaina 2.6.

9.00 Registration

9.30 - 11.00 Welcoming Words and Introductory Addresses
Chair Mr. Tuomo Melasuo, TAPRI, Anna Lindh Foundation, University of Tampere
Ms. Krista Varantola, Rector, University of Tampere, Chair of the Finnish Council of University Rectors
Ms. Gemma Aubarell Solduga, Research Director, Institut Europeu de la Mediterrània, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Mr. Markku Lahtinen, Rector, Tampere Polytechnic of Applied Sciences, Finland
Mr. Risto Veltheim, Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Helsinki, Finland

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 – 13.00 Current Forms of Cooperation in the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea Regions
Chair Ms. Gemma Aubarell Solduga, Research Director, Institut Europeu de la Mediterrània, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Baltic-Mediterranean Cooperation: A Baltic Sea Region Perspective
Mr. Esa Kokkonen, Director, Baltic Institute of Finland, Tampere, Finland

The Mediterranean Union: MEDA Expectations
Mr. Nuhad Abdallah, Professor, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria

The Baltic Sea Region as a European Meso-region
Mr. Urpo Kivikari, Professor, Pan-European Institute, Turku, Finland

Les rapports de proximité en espace euro-méditerranéen
Mr. Jean-Robert Henry, Directeur de Recherche, CNRS/IREMAM/MMSH, Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences de l'Homme, Aix-en-Provence, France

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch

14.30 – 16.00 Cooperation in Research and Higher Education
Chair Elisabeth Johanson, Universitary Institut of European Studies. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

Le Devenir des Relations Baltique ‑ Méditerranée en Matière de la Recherche Scientifique
Ms. Fatima Roumate, Doctor, Marrakech, Morocco

University Networking in the Mediterranean
Mr. Anasse Bouhlal, Doctor, MEDA Institute, Tampere Polytechnic of Applied Sciences, Finland

Euro‑Mediterranean Challenges for a European Master Course in Consomer Citizenship towards Global Sustainable Development
Mr. Victor Dordio, Professor, DynMed Alentejo, Portugal

Baltic University Programme Network - A Regional Cooperative Platform for more than 190 Universities and Institutes of Higher Education
Ms. Ea Blomqvist, Doctor, Åbo Akademi University, Turku,  Finland

16.00 – 16.30 Coffee break

16.30 – 18.00 Mobility, Culture, Society
Chair Ms. Anitta Kynsilehto, TAPRI, University of Tampere , Finland

Barcelona Process, Migration, and Challenges for Finland
Mr. Ilkka Rentola, Councelor Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Mobilité Internationale des Marocains vers l'Europe: Structure, Impact et Représentation Sociale
Noureddine Harrami, Professor, Université Moulay Ismail, Meknès, Morocco

Cultural Dialogue of the Minority of Russian Origin in Finland
Veronica Shenshin, Doctor, Aleksanteri Institute, Helsinki, Finland

Getting Beyond Huntington 's West and Islam Polarity: The Somewhat comparable cases of the Sudanese in Cairo and the Roma in Naples
Peter Gran, Professor, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA

19.30 – 21.00 Reception by the City of Tampere at Museum Centre Vapriikki
hosted by the Mayor Timo P. Nieminen

19.20 Walk to the dinner. Meeting point at the hotel reception.

Tiistaina 3.6.

9.30 – 11.00 Economies, enterprises, regions
Chair Mr. Esa Kokkonen, Baltic Institute of Finland, Tampere, Finland

Baltic Sea Region as a Market Area
Mr. Pontus Lindberg, General Secretary, Baltic Sea Chamber of Commerce Association (BCCA), Germany

State of the Region 2008 - Grotwth, Innovation and Competitiveness in the Baltic Sea Region
Ms. Helena Zimmerdahl Torgerson, Communication Director, Baltic Development Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark

Les Ressources des Sols en Algérie: Menaces et Mesures de Protection
Mr. Belgat Saci, Doctor, Université de Mostaganem , Algeria

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 – 13.00 Economies, Societies, States
Chair Mr. Anasse Bouhlal, Tampere Polytechnic of Applied Sciences, Finland

Promotion of SMEs in the Baltic Sea Region
Mr. Max Hogerforster, Project Manager, Hanse-Parlament, Hamburg, Germany

The EU's External O,age in the Mediterranean - The appreciation of power in the relations between Algeria and the European Union
Ms. Yamina Guerfi, Research Fellow, Department of Political Science, University of Helsinki, Finland

La migration dans l'espace européen comme question de sécurité
Mr. Abdelhak Saaf, Research Fellow, CERSS, Rabat, Morocco 

Comparaison des Structures du Tourisme dans les Régions Méditerraneen et Baltique
Mr. Robert Lanquar, Professor, Office de Tourisme, Cordoue, Spain

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch

14.30 – 16.00 Culture of Peace and Dialogue
Chair Mr. Tarik Al-Ani, TAPRI Mediterranean Studies Project, Tampere, Finland

Identité, Mobilité et Dialogue Interculturel dans la Région Euroméditerranéenne
Mr. Michele Brondino, Professor, Encyclopedia de la Méditerranée, Fossano, Italy

Peaceful Change in the Baltic
PhD Frank Möller, Tampere Peace Research Institute, Finland

Etat de lieux de la Société Civile dans les pays arabes partenaires: Le cas de l'Egypte
Ms. Nadine Hani Abdalla, Research Fellow, Arab-European Studies Unit, Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS), Cairo, Egypt

UNESCO Conference 2003 – Working for Culture of Peace
Ms. Anja-Riitta Ketokoski-Rexed, Ambassador, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Helsinki, Finland

16.00 – 16.30 Coffee break

16.30 – 18.00 Closing session: Way Forward?
Chair Mr. Tuomo Melasuo, TAPRI, University of Tampere , Finland

The Challenges of the Baltic Sea Strategy
Mr. Esko Antola, Director, Centrum Balticum, Turku, Finland

Les Baltiques et la Méditerranée, quels enjeux géopolitiques pour l'Europe et pour l'union pour la Méditerránée?
Mr. Ridha Tlili, Liaisons Méditerranéennes, Tunis, Tunisia 

Turkey in Euro-Mediterranean Relations
Pia Alilonttinen, Research Fellow, FIIA, Finnis Institute of International Affairs, Helsinki , Finland

Europe-Maghreb: a Neighborhood to Be Reconstructed
Mr. Frej Stambouli, Professor, Université de Tunis/UCLA

Osallistumisesta kiinnostuneet voivat ottaa yhteyttä Tiina Kanniseen, etunimi.sukunimi@uta.fi