ICA Rectors and Deans Forum

This annual ICA Forum, for Rectors, Presidents, Deans, and senior academic and management staff in life science Universities in Europe, aims to provide these university decision makers from ICA’s member universities with the opportunity to meet, to discuss current issues in the bioeconomy and life sciences, and to exchange views on these issues with relevant stakeholders in industry, government and NGOs.

List of past ICA Rectors and Deans Fora

15^th ICA Rectors and Deans Conference 2025, Vienna

• Navigating Complexity: ICA Leading the Circular Bioeconomy Transformation

14^th ICA Rectors and Deans Forum 2024, Zagreb

• The Future of Agriculture and Forestry in Europe: implications for Life Science Universities

13^th ICA Rectors and Deans Forum 2023 Lille

• Artificial Intelligence
• The One Health Triad

12^th ICA Rectors and Deans Forum 2022, Kaunas

• Bending the Curve for Biodiversity: challenges and opportunities for life science universities
• Life science universities addressing Knowledge Security

11^th ICA Rectors and Deans Forum 2021, Leuven

• The Role of Life Science Universities in Transitioning to Climate Neutrality
• Open Science

10^th ICA Rectors and Deans Forum 2020, Online

• Agricultural and Life Science Universities Responding to Covid-19
• Agricultural & Life Science Universities responding to the European Green Deal

9^th ICA Rectors and Deans Forum 2019, Beauvais

• Collaboration between European & African Life Science Universities for a Sustainable Future

8^th ICA Rectors and Deans Forum 2018, Wageningen

• High Tech to Feed the World Sustainably: Innovation from Spade to Fork
  

7^th ICA Rectors and Deans Forum 2017, Louvain-la-Neuve

• Life Science Universities Deliver Impact in Addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

6^th ICA Rectors and Deans Forum 2016, Ghent

• The Life Science University in the 21stC Global World

5^th ICA Rectors and Deans Forum 2015, Piacenza

• Educating the Young Professionals to Feed the Planet & Provide for the Sustainable Bioeconomy
  

4^th ICA Rectors and Deans Forum 2014, Ghent

• Challenges and Policy Implications of the new EU Programming period 2014 - 2020 for Life Science Universities
  

3^rd ICA Rectors and Deans Forum 2013, Ghent

• Engagement of Life Science Universities in Supporting the Growth of the Bioeconomy – the social, environmental, and economic implications
  

2^nd ICA Rectors & Deans Forum 2012, Ghent

• Engagement of Life Science Universities in the Knowledge Society and Innovation Networks

1^st ICA Rectors & Deans Forum 2011, Ghent

• Life Sciences Universities and Faculties: Meeting the Challenges and Expectations