We invite you to partake in the VII Annual International Symposium Education and the City: Designing Development, which will be held in a mixed format on April 18-20, 2024, at Moscow City University (MCU).
Participants of the symposium can anticipate engaging in 4 discussion areas, exploring over 20 topics, experiencing diverse presentation formats, and connecting with hundreds of individuals who share a keen interest in the advancement of modern urban education. The following areas of discussion are planned:
1. University as a centre for urban research:
- Digital urban studies and city analytics
- A human in a city: research data
- Skills for CityChangers
- Digital simulators for learning
- University as a science promoter
- AI and other digital solutions for education
2. The learning space of a city:
- A city as a source for learning and development
- Incorporating urban issues into university’s training programmes
- A child and an adult in a city
- A cultural environment of a city and a citizen
- Educational institutions and quality of living in a city
- Lifelong learning in a city – citizen education to boost the quality of living
- The linguistic landscape of a city
- Internationalisation of the city space
3. The cultural environment of a big city as a space for innovative humanity-oriented projects:
- University as a driver of social and humanitarian practices
- Social entrepreneurship practices of city universities
- Leadership and city changes
- Rights to the City
- Citizens as drivers of city change
- Mental health and wellbeing
- AI for cyber security of the younger generation
- The partnership between university, business, public and state institutions.
4. Professional development, city context:
- Development of the professional human capacity in a modern city
- Network communities as a tool for quality education development
- Training and professional development of a modern teacher
- Professional development and mentorship of newly employed teachers
- Career tracks in education
If you are eager to participate in the symposium as a speaker, you should fill in an application form by March 1, 2024, where the report abstracts are submitted. If you want to be a listener, you should note “without a report” in the line “presentation formats”. All relevant information is provided on the official website of the event.
Location
8 Sadovaya-Samotechnaya Street, Moscow City University, Moscow
Format
online and live
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