Conference Call

Conference Call

MELLearN – Hungarian Universities’ Lifelong Learning Network Association, in association with University of Óbuda, will organise its 20th Conference on University Lifelong Learning on Wednesday, the 15th of May, 2024 focusing on the following topic:

Effective and Sustainable Knowledge Transfer and Skills-development at Universities in the Age of Digital Transformation

The topic of this conference will highlight some recent changes and modifications in university lifelong learning according to recent structural and management model-shifts at Higher Education in Europe and in Hungary. Not only sustanaibility issues, but also matters of employment, digitalisation, mobility, quality, access and missions of universities will be discussed in the scope of innovations and developments having recently occurred in European Higher Education Area.

Draft Programme:

Plenary keynotes (tbc)

  • Janika Leoste (Tallin University): EdTech Talents – Academic talents in the service of educational technology. Boosting cross-sectoral talent circulation and academia-business collaboration
  • Ka Ho Mok (Lingnan University): Promoting Quality Student Learning in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Will technology-led Education and AI offer a better Learning Experience?
  • Phillip Assinger (Universität Graz): Knowledge Transfer through Validation of Non-formal and Informal Learning: Between a Generic and a Disciplinary Approach
  • Pekka Neittaanmäki (University of Jyväskylä): Opportunities and Challenges in the Digital Transformation of Higher Education in Finland
  • James E. Katz (Universityof Boston): Could AI in the classroom harm democracy?

Round-table in Hungarian:

Digitális transzformáció és megújuló felsőoktatási LLL célok/Digital Transformation and Renewed Goals of University LLL

  • Fábri György (ELTE PPK)
  • Hassan Charaff (BME)
  • Molnár György (OE)
  • Szűts Zoltán (EKKE)
  • Vörös Zoltán (PTE DOT)

Thematic workshops: (HUN – In Hungarian/ENG – in English)

  • A felnőttkori tanulás digitalizációs kihívásai és tananyagfejlesztési lehetőségei – EPALE Műhely_HUN
  • Demográfiai tényezők és Lifelong Learning_HUN
  • Klímaváltozás, fenntarthatóság és az egyetemek LLL potenciálja_HUN
  • Egészség és jóllét az egyéni és közösségi tanulások tükrében_HUN
  • Kultúraközvetítés és tanulási innovációk: megváltozó közösségek, aktív állampolgárság és a digitális média kölcsönhatása_HUN
  • Munkahelyi tanulások és digitális transzformáció – Humán erőforrás fejlesztési kihívások_HUN
  • Felsőoktatási LLL kutatások a fenntartható tudományos utánpótlás tükrében – Doktorandusz szekció_HUN
  • Internationalisation of higher education – Workshop for Doctoral Students_ENG

Venue: Óbudai Egyetem/University of Óbuda, 1034 Budapest, Bécsi út 96/B.

Date of Conference: Wednesday, 15 May, 2024/ 9.30am – 6.00pm CET

This conference will be a national and international event for researchers, practitioners to discuss university lifelong learnint trends and issues with plenary keynotes and workshop-presentations referring to individual and organisational and community learning to signal matters of process, contents, methods, etc. MELLearN will collect analytical papers based on the presentations and keynotes into a dedicated e-book for late 2024.

In case you wish to participate our event, please send your registration form with the abstract of your planned presentation until 5 th of May, 2024 at www.mellearn.hu Organisers of this conference hold every right to change content, frame and focus of this event! You will find more details at our website! Collaborative partners of MELLearN are: Hungarian Rectors’ Conference (MRK),  Tempus Public Foundation (TKA), EPALE Hungary, EUCEN, ASEM LLL HUB, and the European LLL Platform