Event | NordForsk

Although the Nordic countries have made important progress towards gender equality, major challenges remain related to gender balance and gender equality in academia and beyond. NORDICORE – Nordic Center of Excellence for Research on Gender Equality in Research and Innovation, funded by NordForsk aim to better understand and explain processes of change and stability in gender relations in academia, research and innovation.

Increased focus on internationalization, mobility and excellence allegedly creates barriers to women’s academic careers and impede gender equality progress. An opposing claim argues that increasing emphasis on international networks and measurable excellence criteria may in fact help break down old academic hierarchies and nepotism in hiring and promotion.

To enlighten and inspire research and research policy debate, NORDICORE invites to a seminar with three distinguished international scholars and leading experts on the changes in academia, research policies and its gendered consequences.

Schedule

15:30 - 16:00
Guest registration
16:00 - 16:15
Welcome words by Mr. Sami Jääskeläinen

Community Director, Nordic Innovation House Singapore
16:15 - 16:30
Guest of Honor Keynote by Singapore Government Representative
16:30 - 16:45
Keynote by Ms. Darja lsaksson

Director General, Vinnova, Sweden's Innovation Agency
16:45 - 17:45
Revolving Panel: The Journeys of Nordic Companies in Singapore

Moderator: Ms. Marie Claire Maxwell

Head of Technology and Startup Lead, Asia Pacific at Business Sweden