Programme (preliminary):
Day 1 (12th March 2026) | |
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| 12:00 | Reception & Registration |
| 13:00 | Welcome Welcome Address of the President – Prof. Dr. Eva-Martha Eckkrammer Welcome Address of the General Secretary of the UniGR - Cornelia Schmidt Other welcoming addresses |
| 13:30 | Presentation of the ICAN of the University of Trier – JProf. Dr. Florian Kasten Presentation of the neuroscientific research topics and infrastructure of ICAN at the University of Trier |
| 13:45 | Keynote: Caitlin Ware, PhD, Université de Lorraine : « Neuroplasticity, Subjectivity, and Emotional Regulation in Second Language Acquisition » |
| Break (30 min) | |
| 15:00 | Research overview of the institutes and networks in the Greater Region Liege (B), Luxemburg (L), Kaiserslautern-Landau (D), Lorraine (FR), Saarbrücken (D) The partner universities of the UniGR will present the focus of their neuroscientific research and methods in short presentations. |
| 16:30 | Scientific Posters Session Scientific poster contributions by young scientists on various topics of cognitive neuroscience : Neurocognitive Development & Aging | Cognition, Perception and Motor Processes | Neural Plasticity & Neuromodulation |
| 17:45 | End of day |
| 18:00 | Dinner with table rotation Tree courses, three tables |
| 21:00 | Pub/Bar Evening |
Day 2 (13th March 2026) | |
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| 8:00 | City Tour through the historic centre of Trier |
| 9:30 | Funding and Collaboration Opportunities in the Greater Region TBA |
| 11:00 | „Scientific Speed Dating“ 1:1 exchange of researchers with similar interests/methods. Researchers are matched on the basis of previously completed questionnaires and present their research with a short “elevator pitch”. Moderation: JProf. Dr. Florian Kasten |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Early Career Symposia Symposium I (Lecture Hall): TBA Symposium II (Conference Room II): TBA |
| Break (30 min) | |
| 15:30 | Round tables : Potentials for cooperation in the Greater Region The participants will meet in various focus groups and discuss ways of intensifying research cooperation in the cognitive neurosciences in the Greater Region. Group 1 (Lecture Hall): Common Research topics in the Greater Region Group 2 (Conference Room II): Research Infrastructure in the Greater Region Group 3 (Conference Room I): Exchange Programs Teaching and Research in the Greater Region |
| 17:00 | Closing |
