Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity – Science for Society and Human Beings
Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity – Science for Society and Human Beings
International Conference, 17 April 2018
We invite you to participate in a conference on the state of contemporary academia, held as part of Central European International Week organised by the University of Opole.
This conference is devoted to multiple aspects of interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity in various national and global contexts. Special focus will be given to how (social) sciences can be used to enhance academic interactions and communication. The topics include the following:
● the (dis)advantages of interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity
● doing science for (rather than on) society and human beings
● local identities vs. globalization of science and academia
● cultural diplomacy and higher education
● English as a lingua franca of academia; dominance of Anglo-American academic traditions
● research and teaching cooperation programmes – good practices and achievements,
● quality and comparability of research/teaching programmes;
● new methods/technologies in academic teaching/research
● research excellence indicators: global/local perspectives
Students and PhD candidates who would like to share their research projects and discuss them with experts are welcome to join the conference panel for students held on 18 April 2018.
To take part in the conference, please register through an online form and submit the topic of your proposed presentation with a short abstract by 1 April 2018. Papers accepted for the conference will not be longer than 15 minutes.
Conference proceedings shall be published in ‘Pogranicze. Polish Borderlands Studies’, an on-line academic, open access journal, funded and published by the Institute of Political Sciences, University of Opole. Published papers are either in Polish or English.
The participation in the conference is free of charge.
Web: http://hello.uni.opole.pl/international_week/
Should you have any questions, please email us at international@uni.opole.pl.