COLOURS Conference Panel 2025 Reflections on the Future of our Alliance

13.30-13:45 Opening Input: Key Outcomes of the COLOURS Future Robustness Study

• Alena-Marie Tusek, Paderborn University, Germany 

13.45-14:15 Panel 1 — “Future Collaboration and Innovation Across Regions”

• Heike Trautmann, COLOURS President, Paderborn University (Germany)
• Delphine Letort, President, Le Mans Université (France)
• Håkan Pihl, Vice Chancellor, HKR (Sweden)
• Piergiorgio Mazzotti, Student Vice President, University of Ferrara (Italy)
• Marcin Sosnowski, Prorector, Jan Dlugosz University (Poland)
• Sonja Vila, Delegate of the Rector, UNIOS, Croatia

14:15–14:45 Panel 2 — “Strategic Pathways and Long-Term Positioning of COLOURS”

• Sandrine Labory, Delegate of the Rector, University of Ferrara (Italy)
• Igor Nedelkovski, Rector, Univ. “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola (North Macedonia)
• Andris Vaivads, Rector, Ventspils University of Applied Sciences (Latvia)
• Raúl Martín, Vice Chancellor, UCLM (Spain)
• Richard Holliman, Professor of Engaged Research, The Open University (UK)

14:45–15:00 Joint Closing Session — Insights & Future Outlook

• Key takeaways from both panels
• Reflections on long-term Alliance direction
• Open discussion with participants. Closing remarks

The list of panelists may be subject to change.