On June 25-26, 2024, Mykolas Romeris University (Vilnius, Lithuania) hosted the Fourth Summit of the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA) and the international scientific conference SOCIN'24 (Social Innovations for Transformative Society), which was attended by Halyna Sienohonova, a lecturer at the Department of International Business at «KROK» University.
«The European Reform University Alliance» (ERUA) is a consortium of eight European universities that aims to explore innovative approaches to research, teaching and institutional development. As part of the European Universities Initiative (EUI), one of the key initiatives of the European Commission, ERUA aims to promote the development of the European education area and implement the European strategy for universities.
The conference was attended by representatives of the following universities:
- Paris 8 (France),
- University of the Aegean (Greece),
- New Bulgarian University (Bulgaria),
- SWPS University (Poland),
- University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain),
- University of Macerata (Italy),
- European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) (Germany),
- Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania),
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine),
- «KROK» University (Ukraine).
During the two-day plenary sessions of the conference, participants explored the role of social innovation, focusing on social innovations in areas such as migration, exile and refugees; democracy, human rights, inclusiveness and gender equality; transition to a sustainable environment; interculturality and multilingualism; art and borders, cross-sectoral cooperation and ethics of care. This format provided an excellent opportunity for participants not only to listen to the presentations, but also to actively participate in discussions and propose new ideas.
We sincerely thank the organizers for the invitation and all the participants of the international scientific conference SOCIN'24! We look forward to further scientific cooperation!
