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

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