The 16th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI) was held from 13 to 15 November 2023 in Seville (Spain) on “Transforming Education, Transforming Lives“. The Conference provided a unique opportunity to exchange with a wide range of global experts, and also to present the “Equality, Diversity, Inclusion For improving the qualitY of Management EDUcation, training and professions (EDIFY-EDU)” european co-funded project, currently undergoing with the DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU) as the Greek academic project partner.
The International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) has been organizing ICERI on an annual basis for sixteen (16) years in a row. It is a Conference that has become a prominent global educational event and thus, this year it attracted seven hundred and eighty (780) delegates from sixty (60) countries.
DAISSy-HOU was actively involved in the ICERI 2023 Conference contributing five (5) scientific papers, a result of the high-standard achievements and international collaborations of the Group. The papers showcased the results of european research projects, which produce innovative methodologies and tools regarding education in the digital era, that are undergoing by DAISSy with prof. Achilles Kameas as Scientific Coordinator.
With regard to the axis of strengthening the cooperation between Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and the Labour market, the paper and presentation on “A Research Methodology that includes University-Industry Cooperation for the Identification of Stakeholders’ experiences on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in applied Business Management and undergraduate Business Education” has taken place. It was based on the EDIFY-EDU project and developed/ submitted by Ms. Eleni Georgakakou (HOU-Greece), Audrey Stenson (DUN LAOGHAIRE Institute of Art, Design and Technology-Ireland), H. Ikävalko (Aalto University-Finland), Josephine Browne (DUN LAOGHAIRE Institute of Art, Design and Technology-Ireland) and Achilles Kames (HOU-Greece). The EDIFY-EDU project’ presentation was prepared by Ms Audrey Stenson and Ms Eleni Georgakakou, and it has been delivered online also by Ms Audrey Stenson.
The DAISSy-HOU was represented at the ICERI Conference 2023 by Prof. Achilles Kameas, Director of DAISSy, and Ms. Eleni Georgakakou, Senior Project Manager and Researcher of DAISSy, who attended a number of sessions and elaborated on peer learning and networking-new cooperations.
The EDIFY-EDU is a three-year project co-funded by the ERASMUS Lump Sum Grant of the European Union. It is implemented by a consortium of twelve (12) partners in six (6) EU member-states and it also involves three associated partners.
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