The Transfor4Europe Alliance comprises seven universities from different regions in Europe:
- Saarland University (Germany)
- The University of Alicante (Spain)
- The Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonia)
- The University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland)
- Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (Bulgaria)
- The University of Trieste (Italy)
- Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania)
Under the European Universities Initiative of the European Commission the Transform4Europe partners have set themselves the ambitious aim to forge a new type of transnational inter-university collaboration and contribute to the development of the European Education Area.
The First annual Transform4Europe PhD conference “Societal Transformations and Sustainable Development with Respect to Environment in the Post Covid-19 Digital Era“ will be hosted by Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski over two days in Sofia on 8-9 December 2021.
Outstanding keynote speakers will deliver visionary and plenary speeches. Doctoral students and early-stage academics from all scientific areas are kindly invited to participate, showcase the results of their research work, engage in discussions with their peers and with established researchers The participants will receive a certificate jointly issued by the Transform4Europe Alliance universities. The conference papers will be published in Conference Proceedings after scientific review.
Conference mode: Hybrid (onsite in Sofia and online via Zoom)
Conference objectives:
The conference aims to:
- encourage PhD students and young researchers (including outstanding MA students) to involve in research networks with their peers from the seven Transform4Europe Alliance partners,
- provide a forum for exchange of innovative research ideas, knowledge-sharing and co-creation,
- embed a culture of Open Science and a new approach to the scientific process based on openness, inclusiveness and cooperation.
Thematic scope:
The conference is thematically related to the three Transform4Europe focus areas:
- Societal transformation, community building and inclusion
- Digital transformation and smart regions
- Environmental Transformation and sustainability
Important dates
- Submission of application forms: 20 November 2021
- Confirmation of participation: 30 November 2021
- Full paper submission: 15 December 2021