IHEPI2009 AWARD

IHEPI2009 Awards: Quality Prize for Quality Papers

The ambitions of the Visegrad Group countries – the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia to contribute to the innovative and technological changes play an increasing role in recent European projects.

A flagship project among them is the decision of the European Union to set up the headquarters of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) - inspired by and modelled on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - in Budapest, Hungary. Other significant examples include the endeavour of innovative and dynamic research, educational and business centres – in Wroclaw, Poland and in Bratislava, Slovakia – to establish Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) operating under the umbrella of EIT.

The IHEPI2009 Awards Objectives

With the aim to promote research, partnership, scientific exchange and innovation in Central European countries, the Visegrad Fund and Budapest College of Communication and Business are proud to launch the IHEPI2009 Awards: Quality Prize for Quality Papers competition.

IHEPI2009 Awards are intended to encourage and focus more attention on current forms and future opportunities of co-operation in research and innovation across border among the Visegrad Group countries.

The Quality Prize will award 25 grants: 22 sponsored by the Visegrad Found and 3 sponsored by Budapest College of Communication and Business to cover the registration costs for IHEPI2009.

Eligibility for competition

Everybody who is interested in issues related to any aspect of the abovementioned topic both from the Visegrad Group countries as well as from other countries is invited to take part in the competition.

The Visegrad Found generously sponsors grants for participants from Visegrad countries: 5 grants for Czech, 5 for Hungarians, 7 for Polish, 5 for Slovakian. In addition, 3 more grants offered by the Budapest College of Communication and Business will be awarded to the authors of quality papers without distinction between the nationalities of authors.

Criteria for the IHEPI2009 Awards: Quality Prize for Quality Papers

Quality Prize for Quality Papers competition is open for papers prepared for the Visegrad Session of IHEPI2009. Papers submitted for the competition should be related to one of the following topics: Scientific exchange and research between Visegrad countries or Scientific exchange and research within Visegrad countries

The professional quality and contribution to the examined themes is going to represent the most important point for evaluation in the selection of the winning papers.

The papers can be either of theoretical and academic nature reflecting research results or of practical approach highlighting experiences and good practices.

However, papers presenting:

1)    hands-on experiences and practices;

2) papers covering the topic: Scientific exchange and research BETWEEN Visegrad countries

may expect a more favourable reception.

In case of papers with more than one author, only one grant per paper can be awarded.

Format of the paper

Please kindly see the instruction.

How to enter the competition?

1. Send the paper which topic is linked with Scientific exchange and research between/within Visegrad countries before 15 July 2009.

2. Include “IHEPI2009 Award” in the heading.

3. State full address, e-mail, phone and fax number of the applicant(s).

4. Sending abstract of the paper is not obligatory but recommended.

IHEPI2009 Award Winners

1. Aleš Vlk from Ministry of Education, Czech Republic

2. Bencsik Andrea, Széchenyi István University, Győr, Méri Gábor, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Noszkay Erzsébet, Budapest College of Communication and Business, Budapest

3. dr.ir. Adri Proveniers, Professor Peter Schmid, Gabriella Schmid-P'al M.Sc. B.Sc. from Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands