INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE Societal Interactions: Rethinking Modern Issues

We invite you to join the International Scientific Conference „Societal Interactions: Rethinking Modern Issues" organized by SMK University of Applied Social Sciences as a part of Erasmus+ International Staff Week programme.

• The conference is free, and it will be held online on Youtube and ZOOM platforms
• REGISTRATION is mandatory

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• Watch the opening ceremony and plenary session of the conference on Youtube:

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• ZOOM links for the particular discussions and sessions will be shared with the registered participants prior to the event.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Modern issues of global development have been intensified under the impact of global pandemics. The “new normal” requires rethinking forces of power, stakeholders of and approaches to modern issues. The scientific community, business, governments, and society at large need to establish interactions anew.

SMK University of Applied Social Sciences organizes this scientific conference to gather the academic communities of Lithuania and foreign countries, representatives of science and business to solve the problems of societal interactions and rethink modern issues.
AIM OF THE CONFERENCE – is to share scientific advances, novelty, and research findings on topics within the following work themes:

• Creative economy
• Wealth, health, and wellness trends
• Transition to a green economy
• Communication in the digital age
• Educational innovations for human development

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THE PROGRAMME

10:00 – 10:10   OPENING CEREMONY // Viktorija Palubinskienė, Director of SMK University of Applied Social Sciences 

10:10 – 11:30   PLENARY SESSION

10:10 – 10:30  (INTER) NATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACHES ENABLING INTEGRATION AND STIMULATION OF SOCIETAL IMPACT // Aurelija Povilaikė, Representative of the Research Council of Lithuania (LMT)

10:30 – 10:50 VALUE CONFLICTS IN CONTEMPORARY LITHUANIAN SOCIETY // dr. Rūta Žiliukaitė, Assoc. Prof. of Sociology, Vilnius University, Faculty of Philosophy  

10:50 – 11:10 IDENTITY NARRATIVES OF LITHUANIAN ACADEMIC YOUTH IN THE DIGITAL AGE // dr. Giedrė Vaičekauskienė, dr. Miglė Černikovaitė, Raimondas Paškevičius, SMK, VMU, MRU, Lithuania

11:10 – 11:30 BREAK

SECTION I

HEALTH AND WELLNESS EMPOWERMENT // Moderator: dr. Inga Iždonaitė-Medžiūnienė, SMK University of Applied Social Sciences

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11:30 – 11:45 EFFECTS OF WATER INTAKE ON HUMAN HEALTH: BENEFITS AND RECOMMENDATIONS // dr. Inga Iždonaitė-Medžiūnienė, SMK, Lithuania

11:45 – 12:00 POISON IN THE WELL(-BEING) – IT IS TIME TO TREAT THE WATER, NOT THE WORKER: SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF THE EMPLOYEE’S EXOSYSTEM // Samuel Boyce, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

12:00 – 12:15 CHANGES IN DRY SKIN MOISTURE LEVEL DURING A MASSAGE AND HYALURONIC ACID TREATMENT COMPLEX // Austėja Diržaitė, SMK, Lithuania

12:15 – 12:30 RESEARCH OF THE WELL-BEING OF THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY DURING THE SECOND QUARANTINE // Laima Leščinskienė, Laima Milkintaitė, Šiauliai State University of Applied Science, Lithuania

12:30 – 12:45 COSMETIC CARE FOR PIGMENTED SKIN // Emilija Zaleskytė, SMK, Lithuania

12:45 – 13:00 MINDFULNESS PRACTICE IN YOUTH' LIFE: HOW IT COULD HELP TO DEAL WITH MODERN WORLD // dr. Aleksandra Batuchina, SMK, Lithuania

13:00 – 13:15 EFFECTS OF MASSAGE THERAPY ON A WOMAN WITH DYSFUNCTION OF THE LOWER JAW JOINT. CASE STUDY // Monika Kavaliauskienė, SMK, Lithuania

13:15 – 13:30 CONCEPTUALIZATION OF SALUTOGENESIS AND PATHOGENESIS IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH // Gintarė Aukštikalnytė, SMK, Lithuania

SECTION II

CREATIVE ECONOMY AND TOURISM // Moderator: Jurgita Virbalė, SMK University of Applied Social Sciences

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11:30 – 11:45 OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL WATER TOURISM IN THE CURONIAN LAGOON // dr. Klaidas Perminas, dr. Eduardas Spiriajevas,  SMK, Klaipėda State University of Applied Sciences, Lithuania

11:45 – 12:00 SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES OF FUTURE TOURISM SPECIALISTS // dr. Andželika Bylaitė, Ernesta Jonaitienė, Vilma Kalinovienė, SMK, Lithuania

12:00 – 12:15 ROLE OF INNOVATIVE MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES IN TOURISM INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATION // Tomas Tamulevičius, SMK, Lithuania

12:15 – 12:30 AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT AS AN INCLUSIVE LEARNING APPROACH: THE CASE OF A DIGITAL FASHION PROJECT // dr. Rasa Levickaitė, KSU, Lithuania

12:30 – 12:45 IMPLEMENTING THE PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS A GOOD BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PRACTICE // Regina Andriukaitienė, LSU, Lithuania

12:45 – 13:00 NON-SPEECH SOUND DATABASE FOR LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE // Gintarė Laucienė, SMK, Lithuania

13:00 – 13:15 SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE COMPANY. FIRST STEPS AND FINAL GOALS // Brigita Gudonė, SMK, Lithuania

13:15 - 13:30 FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE, AND THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA // Indrė Zagreckienė, SMK, Lithuania

13:30 - 13:45 A CONCEPT OF REFLECTIVE AND NON-REFLECTIVE LEARNING CONTINUUM // Jurgita Virbalė, SMK, Lithuania

SECTION III

BUSINESS TRENDS AND LEGAL ISSUES // Moderator: Rita Karabanovienė, SMK University of Applied Social Sciences.

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11:30 – 11:45 THE BREAKTHROUGH OF Q-COMMERCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC // dr. Miglė Černikovaitė, SMK, MRU, Lithuania

11:45 – 12:00 AN APPROACH FOR A HOLISTIC HYBRID MODELLING OF BUSINESS MODELS IN THE FIELD OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP // Prof. Dr. habil. Christian-Andreas Schumann, Anna-Maria Nitsche, Fabienne Schützner, Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau, Deutschland

12:00 – 12:15 PROBLEMS OF LITHUANIAN TRANSPORT COMPANIES IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT // Indra Mūgienė, dr. Edita Gelbūdienė, SMK, Lithuania

12:15 – 12:30  KLAIPĖDA PORT LOADING COMPANIES’ SOLUTIONS CREATING SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS // Jūratė Cikienė, SMK, Lithuania

12:30 – 12:45  MANIFESTATIONS OF MOBBING IN COMPANIES, INSTITUTIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONS - (UN) REASONABLE PERFORMANCE OF WORK FUNCTIONS - PSYCHOLOGICAL PRESSURE, DISCRIMINATION? // Andželika Šakinienė, SMK, Lithuania

12:45 – 13:00  LEGAL PREVENTION OF FIRE AS A NATURAL DISASTER: THEORETICAL APPROACH // Rolandas Medžiūnas, SMK, Lithuania

13:00 – 13:15  THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF EXCEEDING NECESSARY DEFENSE // Nerija Kovalenkovienė, SMK, Lithuania

13:15 – 13:30 INNOVATIVE CROPPING SYSTEM AS CLIMATE-SMART SOLUTIONS IN GREEN AGRICULTURE //dr. Armine Abrahamyan, dr. A. Melikyan, T. Aloyan, dr. H. Khachatryan, Armenian National Agrarian University, Armenia

13:30 - 13:45 NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS AND NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS IN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS // dr. Vaidotas Granickas, SMK, Lithuania

13:45 -14.00 THE LEGAL REGULATION OF EU’s INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY AFTER 2021: TRANSFORMATIONS, EXPECTATIONS, AND CHALLENGES // dr. Gediminas Valantiejus, SMK, Lithuania

14:00 -14.15 APPLICATION OF THE GREEN LOGISTICS PRINCIPLES  IN MARITIME TRANSPORT // Diana Šateikienė, SMK, Lithuania

SECTION IV

EDUCATIONAL TRENDS FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT // Moderator: dr. Edita Gelbūdienė and Diana Garlytska, SMK University of Applied Social Sciences.

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11:30 – 11:45  ONLINE EDUCATION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIA IN SPAIN: UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA CASE // dr. Juan Antonio Buendía Sánchez, University of Murcia, Spain

11:45 – 12:00  OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY EDUCATION IN GENERAL EDUCATION  SCHOOL // dr. Nida Ambrasė, Liepa Popescu, SMK, KTU, Lithuania

12:00 – 12:15 BLENDED LEARNING: ATTITUDES AND PREFERENCES TO ONLINE TEACHING DURING THE PANDEMIC OF COVID-19 PERIOD // Neda Radosavlevikj, South East European University, North Macedonia

12:15 – 12:30  THEORETICAL BACKGROUND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL TOUGHNESS SKILLS IN YOUNG ATHLETES // Eimantas Pocius, prof. dr. Romualdas Malinauskas LSU, Lithuania

12:30 – 12:45  TEACHING IN CONTINUING EDUCATION AND BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE IN A MIXED MODE // dr. Sebastiano Maltese, SUPSI, Switzerland

12:45 – 13:00  EMPOWERING SUSTAINABLE FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP – AN OVERVIEW OF THE FIT PROJECT // Alexandra Chimona, Institute of Entrepreneurship Development, Greece

13:00 - 13:15 SUCCESS INDICATORS IN ONLINE LEARNING: CASE OF SEE UNIVERSITY IN MACEDONIA // Ermira Idrizi, South East European University, Macedonia

13.15 - 13.30 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR WOMEN AFTER SURVIVAL OF A  CRISIS SITUATION // dr. Edita Gelbūdienė, SMK, Lithuania

13.30 - 13.45 REMOTE STUDIES DURING A PANDEMIC: THE CASE OF COLLEGE STUDENTS // Nida Ambrasė, Edita Butrimė, SMK, Lithuania

14:15  END OF CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE STEERING COMMITTEE:

Chiefs/chairs/chairmen:

Prof. dr. Remigijus Bubnys (VU, Šiaulių akademija, education science, psychology) 

Prof. dr. habil. Christian-Andreas Schumann (University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, Germany,

business informatics)

Members:

Dr. Inga Iždonaitė-Medžiūnienė (SMK, management, education science)

Dr. Andželika Bylaitė (SMK, creative industries and entertainment, cultural heritage)

Dr. Giedrė Vaičekauskienė (SMK, VU, VMU, new media, television, rhetoric)

Dr. Edita Gelbūdienė (SMK, education science)

Dr. Marina Gušauskienė (MRU, law)

Dr. Julie Davies (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, strategic leadership, gendered organisations,

decent work, HRD, well-being)

Dr. Klaidas Perminas (KU, history, cultural heritage)

Dr. Jolita VVeinhardt (VDU, modern organization theories, management innovations, mobbing)

Prof. dr. Shemsedin Vehapi  (AAB College, Kosovo, Wealth, health, and wellness trends)

Dr. Uranela Demaj (AAB College, Kosovo, communication science)

Dr. Venera Llunji (AAB College, Kosovo, education science, communication science)

Dr. Pawel Tadeusz Kazibudzki (Opole University of Technology, Poland, management)

Dr. Baiba Pētersone (Rīga Stradiņš University, Latvia, strategic communication, stakeholder relationship management, international public relations, mass communication)

Dr. Katarzyna Mazur-Włodarczyk (Opole University of Technology, Poland, economic culture,

Management culture, creative economy, communication) 

Prof. dr. Oleg M. Kokun (Kostiuk Institute of Psychology NAES of Ukraine, psychology)

Prof. dr. Liudmila Z. Serdyuk (Kostiuk Institute of Psychology NAES of Ukraine, psychology)

Dr. Sanja Adjaip-Veličkovski (International Balkan University, Macedonia, communication science)

Dr. Vinnie Guo-Chiang Yu (Providence University, Taiwan, communication)

Dr. Līga Balode (International College of Cosmetology, Latvia, health and medicine)

Dr. Olga Kuprieieva (Kostiuk Institute of Psychology NAES of Ukraine, psychology)

Dr. Olena Chykhantsova (Kostiuk Institute of Psychology NAES of Ukraine, psychology)

CONTACTS FOR INQUIRIES:

conference@smk.lt