Month: June 2019

Project team member Siniša Kušić, Ph.D participated in the 10th International Scientific and Professional Conference “Improving Life Quality of Children and Young People” held in Istanbul (Turkey) from 21 to 23 June 2019.

He presented a paper “School Volunteering Programmes in Service of Improving Life Quality of Young People” (co-authors Nadja Čekolj and Bojana Ćulum Ilić, Ph.D).

Project team member Nadja Čekolj participated in a study visit to Maynooth (Maynooth University) and Belfast (Ulster University) from June 18-21, 2019. The study visit focused on the importance of intercultural competences in youth workers and the importance of professionalizing of youth work.

On June 6 and 7, 2019, Faculty of Teacher Education (University of Rijeka) hosted the international scientific conference “Educational Systems and Societal Changes: Challenges and Opportunities” (ESSCCO).

Project team member Nadja Čekolj presented a paper “School Volunteer Programs – Contemporary Approach in Education in Croatian High Schools”, co-authored with Bojana Ćulum Ilić.

Project team member Nena Vukelić presented a paper “Can (future) Teachers Initiate Social Change?”, co-authored with Nena Rončević.