Event: SciCultureD Final Conference: Embedding a transdisciplinary approach to education focused on social impacts in universities
Date: Tuesday 29 October 2024
Time: 09:00-18:30
Venue: AULA room, Valletta Campus, Valletta
In a world of complex challenges such as climate change, social injustice and loss of green spaces, what is the role of education and training in driving positive impact out there?
In a world of complex challenges such as climate change, social injustice and loss of green spaces, what is the role of education and training in driving positive impact out there?
Join the Conference to explore how cross-sectoral partnerships and creative approaches in education can mobilise innovative thinking and cutting-edge solutions for a sustainable future.
Hosted by Dr Annette Klinkert (city2science and COLOURS Alliance) and Dr Edward Duca (Science in the City and Senior Lecturer at the University of Malta), the programme will explore three key aspects of both formal and informal education:
- Harnessing the potential of artistic embodied approaches: How does creativity manifest differently between the sciences and the arts, and how can we harness it? Keynote speaker: Prof. Isabelle Gatt, Associate Professor at the Department of Arts, Open Communities, and Adult Education, Faculty of Education, University of Malta;
- Social entrepreneurship: How can we integrate social entrepreneurship in University and training curricula for real-world impacts? Keynote speaker: Thorsten Jahnke, CEO and founder of Social Impact Gmbh;
- Embedding transdisciplinary and socially-focused approaches to university education and structures: What is transdisciplinary education and how can we integrate it into university structures? Keynote speaker: Dr Lindsay Hetherington, Associate Professor of Science Education and Co-Director of the Centre for Research in STEM Education at the University of Exeter.
The Conference will also launch a two-week long art & activism exhibition ‘CONNECT - Communities for Change’ curated by the University of Malta in collaboration with the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL). The exhibit will engage participants in artistic views and interpretations on how we move towards inclusive and sustainable societies and environments.
Registrations are open!
Register for free on the link below before 22 October 2024 - although we are striving for an engaging face-to-face event, online participation is also possible.
Stay tuned to discover more about the content of the workshops and the final programme online.
Registrations are open (compulsory and free of charge).
More information is available online.
