Shanghai Expo 2010

During the the Shanghai 2010 World Exhibition, Ghent University organizes several general seminars dealing with a variety of scientific subjects.

The seminars take place on 26 and 27 August 2010 during the East Flanders week at the Belgian Pavillion.

Download the brochure with personal reply card to register.

Programme

10:00–12:00 Belgian chocolates: the secrets of their quality and taste (Prof. Dr. ir. Frédéric Depypere, Prof. Dr. ir. Koen Dewettinck)
14:00-15:30 Building in concrete: the case of Shanghai (Prof. Dr. ir. Geert De Schutter; Prof. Dr. ir. L. Taerwe)

16:00-17:30 Food Safety: how to deal with veterinary drugs and mycotoxins (Prof. Dr. Sarah De Saeger, Prof. Dr. Carlos Van Peteghem, Dr. François Van Hove en Dr. Françoise Munaut (MUCL), Prof. Zhang Dabing, Shanghai Jiaotong University; Mr. Xie Minqiang, Deputy director of Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration SH-FDA)
19:00-22:00 Evening Event UGent and reception

10:00-12:00 Ghent Bio-Energy Valley: building the bio-based economy (Prof. Dr. ir. Margriet Drouillon, Prof. Dr. ir. Roland Verhé)
14:00-15:30 The global capacities of cities: the changing position of megacities in transnational networks (Prof. Dr. Ben Derudder, Prof. Dr. Frank Witlox)
16:00-17:30 Working together for a better health: collaborative research projects between the EU and China (Prof. Dr. Marleen Temmerman, Prof. Dr. Zhang Weihong)
19:00-22:00 Concluding UGent Event (guest speaker Prof. Dr. Marleen Temmerman, Director ICRH) and reception hosted by a high level delegation headed by Ghent University's president Prof. Dr. Paul Van Cauwenberge

Isabelle De Coen
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25
B9000 - Ghent
BELGIUM
Tel.: +32 (0)9 264 70 24
Fax: +32 (0)9 264 31 31
Shanghai2010@Ugent.be