uropean Commission has appointed five new members to join the EIT Governing Board and strategically steer the European Institute of Innovation & Tecnology (EIT) and its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs).
The new EIT Gonverning Board Members are:
- Anne Borg (NO), Professor and former Rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology;
- Dariusz Jemielniak (PL), Vice-President of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Board Member of the Wikimedia Foundation;
- Kyriacos Kokkinos (CY), Former Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy of Cyprus;
- Anna Lindén (FI), Chairperson of the Board of Innofactor, Vice-Chair of the Board of Åbo Akademi University;
- Michel Mariton (FR), Vice-President for Economic Development, Université Paris-Saclay.
The EIT Governing Board oversees the strategic direction of the EIT as well as the selection and monitoring of its KICs. It is composed of experienced professionals in the fields of education, research and business.