The programme of the day can be divided in two parts.
In the morning, the Belgian situation will be reviewed. The Office des Etrangers, universities… will make some presentations. First he question of getting access to the scientific visa will be discussed. Then we will focus on prolonging the visa.
In the afternoon, we will hear some case studies and best practices from Member States, namely France, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands.
8:30-9:00 | Welcome and Registration | |
9:00-9:30 | The “Visa” directive: past and present (Ph. De Bruycker) | |
9:30-13:00 | The Belgian situation | |
9:30-11:00 | Session 1 - Entering in Belgium with a scientific visa | |
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The modus operandi of the scientific visa in Belgium Mr Jacques Goriya (Office des étrangers) |
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Problems and advantages of the visa Ms Brigitte Ernst (University of Liège) |
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A positive viewpoint on the scientific visa Ms Nathalie Orban (University of Louvain-la- Neuve) |
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Questions and discussion with the audience | ||
11:00-11:30 | Coffee break | |
11:30-13:00 | Session 2 - Staying in Belgium with a scientific visa | |
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The Embassies and the scientific visa Mr Edmond Vanhonsebrouck (Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs) |
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The experience of a research centre Ms Marijke Lein (VIB) |
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Questions and discussion with the audience | ||
13:00-14:00 | Lunch | |
14:00-16:00 | Some european best practice | |
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Background thoughts on the Directive 2005/71 Ms Fiona Kinsman (DG Home, EC) |
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The current situation of the scientific visa in Europe Ms Anna Kádár (DG RTD, EC) and Mr. Stefaan Hermans (DG RTD, EC) |
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Implementing the scientific visa in France Ms Loredana Tassone-Mary (FNAK - France) |
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The implementation of the visa in Germany Professor Kay Hailbronner (Germany) |
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The Irish experience on the Host Agreement Ms Magdalena Wislocka (Ireland) |
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Questions and discussion with the audience | ||
16:00-16:30 | Coffe break | |
16:30-17:30 | Where do we go from here? | |
Discussion with the audience on the future of the scientific visa implementation in Europe and Belgium |
After the presentations, time will be left for questions and a debate with the audience. Please note that this programme can be subject to changes in the forthcoming weeks
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