NEWS On Thursday 15 October, Tobias Krantz, Minister for Higher Education and Research, and Maud Olofsson, Minister for Enterprise and Energy, will be visiting Umeå University in connection with the 3-day EU informal meeting of competitiveness ministers in Umeå.
Minister of Higher Education and Research, Tobias Krantz, discusses his visions for the future. The public will have the opportunity to ask questions after the lecture.
Time: Thursday 15 October, 11:00 - 11:50 am
Place: Arts Building, Lecture Hall E
Language: This lecture will be given in Swedish
The informal EU meeting of competitive ministers will be held in Umeå during 14-16 October. On 15 October the focus will be on Europe’s competitiveness and the transition to an eco-efficient economy, led by Sweden's Minister for Enterprise and Energy Maud Olofsson. The objective is to discuss how Europe can become more competitive and simultaneously manage current challenges within climate and energ
y.
Directly after the meeting, business owners, students, and employees will have the opportunity to ask questions and meet Maud Oloffson and Vice-President of the EU Commission for Enterprise and Industry, Günter Verheugen.
Time: Thursday 15 October, 3:45 - 4:45 pm
Place: Lindell Hall (near the University Library in the Social Sciences Building), Lecture Hall D
Moderator: Tim Brooks, Director for the International Secretariat at the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise
Language: This meeting will be held in English
Register to attend before Tuesday 13 October:
Phone: 090-786 67 72
E-mail: eva.isander@adm.umu.se
Limited number of seats - "first come, first served" policy
The Swedish Presidency of the European UnionRead about the exhibition for the EU ministers
Photos of Tobias Krantz and Maud Olofsson: Pawel Flato