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Keynote Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Dr. STEPHEN HARMON
Dr. Stephen Harmon serves as associate dean of research at Georgia Tech Professional Education (GTPE), executive director for the Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U), and as professor at the Georgia Tech College of Design. At GTPE and C21U, he leads the invention, prototyping, and validation efforts associated with educational innovation and with managing facilities available to all Georgia Tech researchers and faculty members.
His previous position was professor and chair of the Learning Technologies Division in the College of Education and Human Development at Georgia State University. After majoring in English literature at Furman University, Dr. Harmon moved to Upper Egypt to teach fourth-grade English for two years. While traveling through the Middle East and Africa, he realized the tremendous need, and scarce resources, for education and training in developing countries. He returned to the U.S. and earned a masters and doctorate in instructional technology, with a cognate in global policy studies, from the University of Georgia.
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Dr. Rimantas Želvys
Prof. Habil. Dr. Rimantas Želvys has studied at Vilnius University and University of Wolverhampton (United Kingdom). His doctoral degree was awarded at Leningrad V. Bechterev psychoneurologic scientific research institute (Russia), degree of habilitated doctor – at Vilnius Pedagogical University. He is a former Director of Lithuanian In-Service Teachers Training Institute, former Vice-Rector of Vilnius Pedagogical University, former Head of Department of Education at Vilnius University. Currently Rimantas Želvys is a Professor of Education and Head of Education Policy Centre at Vilnius University. He was a consultant and expert of the World Bank, OECD and European Commission in a series of educational projects in post-communist countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. He was a visiting professor at Leipzig University (Germany), University of Latvia (Latvia), Semey Shakarim University, National Womens‘ Pedagogical University, Silkway University, Yessenov University, Zhetysu Zhansugurov University and National Abai University (Kazakhstan).
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Prof.Dr.Vladan Devedžić
Vladan Devedžić is a Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences. He also used to teach several Computer Science courses at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of Belgrade, and at the Military Academy of Serbia. He also worked at the Institute for Nuclear Sciences in Vinca (1982–1985) and the "Mihajlo Pupin"Institute in Belgrade (1985–1995). He is the founder and head of the research group focused on Artificial Intelligence (GOOD OLD AI research network). He is also the founder of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at his home faculty. Since 2021, he has been a corresponding member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SASA) at the Department of Technical Sciences. Vladan Devedžić is a Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences. He also used to teach several Computer Science courses at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of Belgrade, and at the Military Academy of Serbia.
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Prof.Dr. Carlos Sousa de Reis
Is an Auxiliary professor of Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, CEIS20, University of Coimbra.
-Academic and professional degrees
2008: Doctorate (PhD) in Education Sciences, specialty of Philosophy of Education, by University of Coimbra. Praise and Distinction
Thesis title: Education and media culture: Analysis of un-educative practices (published by Âncora/CEI).
1998: Specialized Trainer for Educational Technology and Communication (B15), Specialized Didactics
(Philosophy – C05) by the Portuguese Scientific-pedagogical Council for In-service Training.
1996: Master in Education Sciences, by University of Coimbra
Thesis title: Advertising’s (un)educative value (published IUC). Very Good
1995: Specialized trainer for Practical and Pedagogical Research and Specialized Didactics (Philosophy) by the Portuguese Scientific-pedagogical Council for In-service Training;
1991: Graduation in Teaching of Philosophy, University of Porto.
1989: Graduation in Philosophy, University of Porto.
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Prof. Dr Lina Kamiskienė
Prof. Dr. Lina Kaminskienė has been working in the field of education since 1998. She is currently the Chancellor of Education Academy (since 2020). Research and teaching topics are related to the development and implementation of educational innovations, self-regulated, personalized learning, teacher education and their professional development. Implemented and coordinated more than 20 national and international projects, including Erasmus, Horizon, Interreg and other. The author of more than 100 scientific articles, 5 monographs. Member of the editorial board of scientific journals ( Pedagogy (Q3, Scopus), International Journal of Educational Technology
in Higher Education (Q1, Web of Science, Scopus), Sodobna Pedagogy (Q3, Scopus), Frontiers in Education (Scopus, Web of Science).
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Dr. Joanna Paliszkiewicz
Joanna Paliszkiewicz works as a full professor at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS—SGGW). She is the director of the Management Institute. She is a professor at the University of Economics in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Vaasa in Finland. She obtained the academic title “full professor” from the International School for Social and Business Studies in Slovenia. She is well recognized in Poland and abroad for her expertise in management issues: knowledge management and trust management. She has published over 250 papers/manuscripts and is the author/co-author/editor of 23 books. She has been a part of many scholarship endeavors in the United States, Ireland, Slovakia, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and Hungary. She has actively participated in presenting research results at various international conferences. Currently, she serves as the deputy editor-in-chief of the Management and Production Engineering Review. She is an associate editor for the Journal of Computer Information Systems, Expert System with Applications, Issues in Information Systems, Przegląd Organizacji, Intelligent Systems with Applications. She serves as chair of the International Cooperation in European Business Club.
https://paliszkiewicz.pl
Keynote Speaker
Assoc. Prof.Dr. Mirzana Pasic Kodric
March 2017: PhD:“Džemal Bijedić” University of Mostar, Faculty of Humanities, Department of the Bosnian Language and Literature.
April 2012: PhD candidate, “Džemal Bijedić” University of Mostar, Faculty of Humanities, Department of the Bosnian Language and Literature.
April 2012: MPhil, University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of the Literatures of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian language, Postgraduate Studies (Prior to the-Bologna Process).
April 2007: Licensed teacher of the Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian language and literature, Ministry of education and science of the Canton of Sarajevo.
1998 – 2003: BA/MA, University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of the Literatures of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian language, Graduate Studies (Prior to the-Bologna Process).
1994 – 1998: Classical Grammar School “Third Gymnasium”, Sarajevo
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