Programme (preliminary):

Day 1 (12th March 2026)

12:00Reception & Registration
13:00Welcome
Welcome Address of the President – Prof. Dr. Eva-Martha Eckkrammer
Welcome Address of the General Secretary of the UniGR - Cornelia Schmidt
Other welcoming addresses 
13:30Presentation 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
13:45Keynote: Caitlin Ware, PhD, Université de Lorraine : 
« Neuroplasticity, Subjectivity, and Emotional Regulation in Second Language Acquisition »
Break (30 min)
15:00Research 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.
16:30Scientific 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
17:45End of day
18:00Dinner with table rotation
Tree courses, three tables
21:00Pub/Bar Evening

Day 2 (13th March 2026)

8:00City Tour through the historic centre of Trier
9:30Funding and Collaboration Opportunities in the Greater Region
TBA
11:00Scientific 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
12:30Lunch
13:30Early 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