Last Thursday we had the honour to welcome Prof. Sean O’Connell from Nanzan University (Nagoya, Japan), who offered a lecture entitled “Making the most out of intercultural diversity in the workplace for research and Ph.D. training”. The talk is of great interest to anybody that deals with people from different cultural backgrounds in the…
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“Making the most out of intercultural diversity in the workplace for research and Ph.D. training”Thursday, June 1st 10am Paris time, 5pm Nagoya time Prof. Sean O’CONNELLFull Professor, Faculty of Policy StudiesNanzan University, Japan As workplaces, including research institutions, around the world become increasingly diverse, the need for intercultural communication skills and cultural intelligence has heightened.…
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We would like to sincerely thank Prof. Gregoria Arum Yudarwati from Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia, for addressing the potential of the appreciative inquiry method for research and engagement with communities. As a reminder, Prof. Yudarwati currently lectures at the Communications Department, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of Atma Jaya Yogyakarta University. She has specialized in…
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As a reminder, the IFCU International Research Group (IRG) on Social Sciences organizes its next International Conference on the topic of mobility on 11-12 October, 2023 at the Catholic University of Croatia in Zagreb. And the theme chosen for this meeting has been “Youth mobility in the 21st century“. To make sure that the greatest number of people may…
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One of the International Research Groups of the Federation specialized in the educational sciences, ACISE has initiated a three-year Research project (2023-2026) on the topic “Educating in Trust, Educating for Trust“. The project is being implemented according to three phases: Within the framework of this project, the group organized a two-day Research Seminar at…
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Updates on the International Conference “University as an epicentre for social responsibility: commitment to people and the planet” to be held on 19-21 June 2023 at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto First of all, the dates to submit abstracts have been extended. Here below you will find the updated calendar: Secondly, the host university offers some…
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RESEARCH TALK “Appreciative Inquiry as a Research as well as an Engagement Method with Communities” Prof. Gregoria Arum Yudarwati, S.I.P., M.Mktg.Comm., Ph.DAssociate ProfessorCommunications DepartmentFaculty of Social and Political SciencesUniversitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia April 11th, 20233.00 PM in Yogyakarta (Indonesia)10.00 AM in Paris (France) Prof. Yudarwati will present us the appreciative inquiry technique, which is part…
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The IFCU International Research Group (IRG) on Social Sciences organizes its next International Conference on the topic of mobility on 11-12 October, 2023 at the Catholic University of Croatia in Zagreb. The theme chosen for this meeting is “Youth mobility in the 21st century“. The issue of mobility is of great importance in the century…
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We would like to sincerely thank Prof. Rochelle Ge from Saint Joseph University in Macao, SAR, for sharing with us her knowledge on the Chinese model of Government-University-Industry collaborations (the so-called triple helix model). As a reminder, Prof. Ge is a sociologist currently working as the Dean of the School of Education at the University…
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The Universidade Católica Portuguesa at Porto will host the International Conference “University as an epicentre for social responsibility: commitment to people and the planet” between 19 and 21 June 2023. This pioneering event aims to build an innovative and enthusiastic international scientific forum to promote knowledge and discussion among academic staff, teachers and students focused on…
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The NHNAI Project has just issued its first PRESS RELEASE taking stock of the various activities carried out so far and announcing the forthcoming ones. The project, which is now entering its second year, has accomplished several milestones, including the organization of the first Academic Workshop at Catholic University of Lyon, France, the organisation of…
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Dr. Brian Patrick Green, the director of technology ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University co-edited a special issue of the Journal or Moral Theology on “Artificial Intelligence”. Brian Patrick Green – Thematic coordinator of NHNAI network (AI Ethics) Brian Patrick Green is the director of technology ethics at the…
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A new call for papers for the journal EDUCA-International Catholic Journal of Education, number 9 (2023), is open on the theme “Educating Trust, Educating for Trust“. Contemporary societies experience a widespread crisis of trust. Political, economic, scientific, educational and religious institutions are increasingly affected by it. The protests against the vaccination for Covid-19, the abstention…
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Short reflection on the DCS and the intuitions, challenges and opportunities of the synodal process Prof. Dr. Isabel Capeloa Gil President – International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) Catholic universities are at the forefront of the Church’s intervention in the world. Their (our) mission is to promote spiritual, intellectual and professional formation of…
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Save the Date! Understanding Chinese Model of Government-University-Industry Collaborations in Research and Education:The Case of Macau SAR Prof. Rochelle GeUniversity of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China Wednesday March 1st, 20235.30 PM (Seoul – Tokyo) / 4:30 PM (Macau – Manila) /3.30 PM (Bangkok – Jakarta) / 9.30 AM (Paris) / 12.00 AM (Mumbai) Higher Education…
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In this first issue you will find a presentation of the main features of this international multi-actor project relying on selected world-class academic experts from different backgrounds and a large network of multiplier agents. Likewise, you will have access to various excerpts from the first workshop held in Lyon, France, last March, which are timely…
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The UNISERVITATE project on Service-Learning in Catholic Higher Education has launched the UNISERVITATE Collection. With the contribution and collaboration of outstanding international academics and specialists, the collection’s objective is to offer contributions from different regions and to share multicultural perspectives on topics of interest related to spirituality and the pedagogy of service-learning in the world.…
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The Federation’s International Research Group in the Social Sciences (IRG) has recently launched the journal ” Beyond Borders : Advances in Global Welfare “, co-published with Boston College (Boston, USA). It is an open access, peer-reviewed journal with a global orientation but with a particular focus on social work issues. The second volume of the…
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As part of its “Research Talks” series, CIRAD-IFCU held a webinar on the topic of “Research and Statecraft: An Encounter with the Global South” on Wednesday January 19th 2022 with the aim to better apprehend the dynamics of approaching policy-making from research. For the first webinar of the year, we were delighted to welcome Hon. Frederick…
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COMIUCAP, the scholarly group bringin together philosophers from IFCU universiites around the world, organized its First Online Conference entitled «Refacing Humanity After the Pandemic» on 7-10 December, 2021. The videos of the Presentations that took place during the event, are available by clicking directly on the name of each speaker: Europe|7th& 9th of Dec.|Org.: Prof.…
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As part of its membership in the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) network, Seton Hall University will oversee an intercontinental working group focused on exploring how the Catholic Intellectual Tradition can be integrated into curriculum for all disciplines. Led by Director of Catholic Studies Ines Murzaku, Ph.D., the group will bring together scholars from…
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Saint Paul Institute (SPI) in Cambodia organized a Webinar on 23-24 November 2021 on the topic of achieving social inclusion at the national level, which falls within the disabilities inclusion strand that CIRAD keeps on promoting and developing. More than 100 participants from higher education institutions, NGOs, the national Catholic community, local governmental agencies and…
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