Programme “German / Latin American Cooperation in Business and Science” Launch Event of the Bayreuth International Alumni Network in Latin America on 11th November 2015 Location: Auditorium 1, Chemical Engineering Department Federal University of Florianópolis, Brasil 10 – 10.10 a.m. Welcome Reception Prof. Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho Secretary for International Affaris 10.10 – 10.40 a.m. Welcome Address of German Representatives and introduction to the University of Bayreuth Thorsten Parchent 10.40 – 10.50 a.m. Presentation the Bayreuth International Alumni Centre (BIAC) Amandeep Saini 10.50 – 11.10 a.m. Coffee break “Trends and career options with focus on the German/Latin American economic and scientific area” 11:10 – 11.40 a.m. Career options in the industry KSB Bombas Hidráulicas S/A André Saravalli (Product Management & Marketing) 11.40 – 12.10 a.m. Funding and Ciência sem Fronteiras DAAD Serviço Alemão de Intercâmbio Acadêmico Rita Meyer 12.10 – 12.40 (noon) Topic to be announced German Research Foundation (DFG) DFG Office Latin America 12:40 – 1 p.m. Cooperation with the University of Bayreuth Prof. Dachamir Hotza 1.00 – 1.20 p.m. The Behind the Scenes Look at University of Bayreuth Alumni of the UBT 1.20 Group Photo 1.40 p.m. Business lunch Cooperation and Alumni Network Founding 3.00 – 3.30 p.m. Inaugural regional Bayreuth Alumni Network in Latin America : Presentation of the coordinators, registration , planning for future activities Excursion 3.30 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. Research Laboratories for emerging technologies in cooling and thermophysics Department of Mechanical Engineering Federal University of Santa Catarina