SIA CONGRESS: SEIZE THE SPACE!

Practice-oriented research at universities of applied sciences is research with impact. It plays a big role in solving societal issues and adds to the universities’ education. With the participants of the SIA-congress 2017 we will search for even more space for this research: how can we take space, create space and seize the available space? We will do so in workshops, debates, meet-ups and by learning from good examples.

The SIA-congress is for anyone involved in practice-oriented research at universities of applied sciences. Informative and surprising, with debates, workshops, nice examples of practice-oriented research and plentiful space to meet. This year will be about standing for the quality and relevance of your research and creating the space for that. It’s about the space that programs, initiatives and partnerships offer.
Moderator and chairman of the day of the SIA-congress is Peter van der Geer. He leads the participants through the day filled with debate about the value and authenticity of practice-oriented research, meetings on big research themes, sessions about internationalization, effects of research, research communication, open science and partnership with the SME.

Program
9.30h Walk-in
10.15h Plenary #1 - includes RAAK Award Parade
11.00h Parallel sessions round #1 (see below)
12.00h Lunch (enter in conversation with the RAAK Award nominees)
13.15h Parallel sessions #2 (see below)
14.30h Choose from three sessions:
• Debate: Authenticity of practice-oriented research
• Session Design for Change
• Session research, innovation and the human capital agenda.
15.15h Break (enter in conversation with the RAAK Award nominees) 15.45h Plenary #2 - includes awarding the RAAK Award.
16.15h Drinks

Parallel sessions
Depending on availability, during the congress you will be able to participate in the sessions listed below, divided into two rounds. The session will be held one time. Registration in advance is not necessary.
Parallel sessions round #1
• Better education through practice-oriented research?
• Platform practice-oriented research: Seize the space in the practice-oriented research showroom
• It’s internationalization, stupid
• Inter-vision between platforms; peaking with your platform
• Becoming, being and staying employed sustainably: on the road to a research agenda in the field of labor.
• Research & Entrepreneurship: Make space for new opportunities!
• Socially Responsible Innovation: necessary or nonsense?
• How do you build a strong research group?
• Promotion rights for lectures. It starts with daring.

Parallel sessions #2
• Put your helmet on! Opportunities for research in the built environment
• What opportunities does collaboration with Vlaanderen offer?
• Research communication
• City laboratories as connector between research, policy and education
• Partnership between universities of applied science and the SME
• To slow down is to accelerate, the added value of inter-vision
• City Deal Acquaintance

RAAK Award
There will also be plentiful attention to the RAAK Award nominees. At the end of the congress the jury will announce which research project gets to take the award home. The participants decide among each other who will win the Public Prize. Vote on your favorite project now via our Facebook page.

Practical information
The SIA Congress is for lecturers and researchers at universities for applied sciences, subsidy advisors, research policy makers and anyone involved in practice-oriented research at universities of applied sciences.
Participation is free. To register and get more information, visit this page.