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            * Central Europe - what unites and divides us?
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            CENTRAL theme: Central Europe – what unites and divides us? sets the agenda for vivid tran

            discussion across the CENTRAL partner institutions.

            Asking a question of wider societal or political relevance, to the Central European region

            we join forces in answering it. Researchers from different countries, backgrounds and area
            come up with multifaceted ideas and pathways to solutions.


            Following the increasing demand for universities to get involved with the society they are
            Mission), we take the debate beyond the academic sphere and open up to the wider public. W

            see the academic discourse lead to a variety of outreach activities. A joint closing event
            all CENTRAL partners will typically round up the campaign.




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            * Outreach Activities
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            Along the lines of universities’ Third mission, we are eager to open up the academic disco

            audiences and see the debate reflected in manifold outreach activities. These may take pla
            or regional level, ranging from public events to media cooperation.


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            * The Third Mission

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            There is an increasing demand for universities to contribute to society by making good use
            knowledge and output to address growing societal and economic challenges. This so-called T

            to the two traditional purposes of academic institutions: research and teaching.

            The Third Mission has two key priorities:


            1.targeted use and transfer of academic knowledge to help resolve current societal and eco
              challenges;

            2.transfer and utilisation of technologies and innovations through cooperation with public
              enterprises. 


            Not a declared priority but an imperative for the above aims is that universities interact
            society they are an integral part of. Rather than sealing off, as was previously common, t
            open and public discourse, igniting a widespread debate about topical issues.

            In terms of exploitation of their output, universities should ensure major research findin
            in a drawer but are taken up and utilised by industry – so we all, society as a whole, may
            them.

            Acting upon these maxims, the CENTRAL partners [ URL "CN-10.html "]  have joined forces to
            European research area and our academic discourse widely seen, within Europe and beyond. T
            CENTRAL umbrella, a wide variety of outreach activities is taking place.