STARS EU Kick-off Conference

Welcome to Sweden, the City of Trollhättan and University West for the STARS EU Kick-off conference, December 4-6, 2023. Join us at our centrally located campus for strategic discussions, work sessions and networking as we begin the four year European University project.

The conference will be the first major meeting in the Alliance since STARS EU was granted official European University status by the European Commission. The conference will bring together representatives from all eight work packages as well as other important functions within the Allliance.

Joint sessions will be mixed with breakout sessions among the different groups to allow for work meetings. The social programme will give participants several opportunities to network.

Below you can find information about the conference programme as well as practical information regarding travel and accomodation. A more detailed program will be posted here at a later stage.

Registration

To register for the Kick-Off conference, please click here >>

Please register by November 13 at the latest.

Programme

December 4th

18:00 – 21:30
Informal Welcome Reception with dinner

December 5th

08.30 – 09.00
Registration

09:30 – 12:00
Opening Session
Room F131
Joining us via Zoom? Use Meeting ID: 262 854 6705

Welcome by Vice Chancellor Mats Jägstam.

Welcome by Anders Carlberg, Regional Development Strategist, Region Västra Götaland.

Keynote by Mikael Ejdebäck
Deputy vice-chancellor for internationalization at the University of Skövde
"EUI after one year. Experiences and challenges from the perspective of a regional higher education institution in Sweden."

Coffee break at 10.45.

Start of the Kick-Off by the Coordinator of the Alliance
“STARS EU – Current situation and actions”
Expectations on the conference.
Practical Information about Work Package break-out sessions.

12:00
Light lunch

13:00 – 16:30
Break-out sessions
Including coffee break.
Joining us via Zoom? Link will be provided by your host contact.

Work package 2. Room: Cambridge (H341). Host contact Lena Lindhé.
Work package 3. Room: Dorpat (D220). Host contact Urban Carlén.
Work package 4. Room: Alexandria (E406). Host contact Gunnar Peterson.
Work package 5. Room: Oxford (G228). Host contact Tobias Ekenstam.
Work package 6. Room: Padua (J424). Host contact Carl-Fredrik Miles.
Work package 7. Room: Humboldt (E433). Host contact Hanna Stafhammar Kjellgren.
Work package 8. Room: J209. Host contact Stefan Kudryk.
TIG leaders and co-leaders. Room: Greifswald (G426). Host contact TBD
Steering Committee (only 16.30-17.00). Room: Alexandria (E406). Host contact Gunnar Peterson.

17:30 – 22:30
Conference dinner with entertainment
Bus pick-up at Town Square (Drottningtorget) at 17.30 sharp.

December 6th

09:00-11:30
Break-out sessions continue
Including coffee break.

Work package 2. Room: Sorbonne (E303). Host contact Lena Lindhé.
Work package 3. Room: Dorpat (D220). Host contact Urban Carlén.
Work package 4. Room: Alexandria (E406). Host contact Gunnar Peterson.
Work package 5. Room: J512. Host contact Tobias Ekenstam.
Work package 6. Room: H315. Host contact Carl-Fredrik Miles.
Work package 7. Room: H321. Host contact Hanna Stafhammar Kjellgren.
Work package 8. Room: J209. Host contact Stefan Kudryk.
TIG leaders and co-leaders. Room: Greifswald (G426). Host contact TBD

11:30-12:30

Additional break-out meetings

Steering Committee Meeting. Room: Alexandria (E406). Host TBD.
SEU Officers. Room: F408. Host TBD.
SEU Funding Experts. Room F410. Host TBD.
SEU Communication. Room TBD. Host TBD.

12.30-14.00
Closing session
Room F131
Joining us via Zoom? Use Meeting ID: 262 854 6705

Closing notes by the Coordinator of STARS EU and summary from Work Package meetings.

Information about the next annual conference at Université de Franche-Comté in France.

Good bye and safe travels!

14:00
Grab-and-go lunch

Travelling to Trollhättan

Trollhättan is located 75 km north of Sweden’s second largest city, Gothenburg.

Address
University West is centrally located in the city of Trollhättan. The street address is Gustava Melins gata 2.

A campus map can be found here >>

Arrival by train or bus
Trains and buses run regularly to Trollhättan from Gothenburg. The trip to the town is approximately 35 minutes by train. Buses complete the trip in approximately 90 minutes. The central bus station in Gothenburg (Nils Ericson Terminal) is located next to the train station (Central Station). Gothenburg also has intercity rail links with Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Oslo.

Arrival by air
Landvetter Airport
The airport has daily flights to and from most major European cities. There is a convenient airport bus service that connects Landvetter to the Central Station in Gothenburg. Buses run 2-4 times an hour. You can book carpooling taxi from the airport directly to accommodation in Trollhättan with the company Trollhättans Hyrverk.
Trollhättan Vänersborg Airport
The airport has frequent services to Bromma airport (Stockholm)

Ground transportation
Trollhättans Hyrverk Transfer AB

Additional transportation
Taxi Göteborg
Taxi Kurir
Taxi Trollhättan

Accommodation

Scandic Swania (approximately a 10-minute walk to University West)

Hotell Bele (approximately a 5 to 10-minute walk to University West)

Clarion Hotel Kung Oscar (approximately a 5-minute walk to UW)

Best Western Hotel Trollhättan (approximately a 5-minute walk to UW)