WELCOME TO TURKU, FINLAND

The Organizing Committee has the pleasure of welcoming you to the EXCELLENCE STEMS FROM PEOPLE - RESEARCH POLICY CONFERENCE.

What makes the best researchers better? How can we make sure that we recognize excellence when we meet it i.e., what are the qualities to look for? What is the ideal environment for excellent research? And how can we make NORIA – the Nordic Research and Innovation Area – the habitat of excellence in research?

Gathering European researchers, industry representatives, policy and decision makers, the Conference “Excellence Stems from People” aims to promote understanding of the circumstances relevant for building national, regional and global excellence in research, with a focus on NORIA as a building block of the European Research and Innovation Area.

The sessions will review criteria and indicators for identifying excellence at its different stages and in its different forms; attracting and maintaining excellence; building creative and innovative research environments and infrastructures; and evaluating the geographic, intersectoral and interdisciplinary mobility of excellence.

We hope that the outstanding scientific program together with the social events in light summer nights in Turku will create an unforgettable atmosphere for informal and stimulating scientific discussions.

The Organizing Committee