The State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) and the Laboratory of Industrial and Energy Economics organized the event on the theme: “Emerging Scientific and Technological Areas: Relationships with the New Needs of the Labor Market”, which took place on 22/1 at the National Research Foundation’s auditorium.

The keynote speaker of the event was George Washington University Professor Nikos Vonortas. The topic of the speech was: “Public Policy Challenges and Scientific Human Resource Dilemmas in the Knowledge Economy” and presented the global trends in employment and the way in which technological developments affect them.

As part of the event, a round table was organized on the topic “Overview of new scientific and technological trends and their role in the innovative ecosystem of the Knowledge Society” and was coordinated by Angelos Tsakanikas. The round table was attended by, among others, Emilia Protogerou, who spoke about the prospects and challenges faced by doctoral holders in their professional careers, and Yiannis Kalogirou, who referred to the importance of doctoral and postgraduate studies in general in the knowledge economy.