Art, Design, Languages, Education and Social Work: Innovations in Theory and Practice
International Scientific Conference
CONFERENCE KEYSPEAKERS
Dr. María Bobadilla-Pérez, University of A Coruna, Department of Specific Didactics and Research Methods, Spain. Dr. María Bobadilla-Pérez holds the position of deputy vice-chancellor for international policy and promotion at the University of A Coruna. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Specific Didactics and Research Methods at the University of A Coruna (Spain). She teaches different courses in Foreign Language Teaching and Bilingual/Plurilingual Education. She received a PhD in Languages and Literature at the State University of New York (2004) and has a PhD in the same area from the University Complutense of Madrid (2006). As an interdisciplinary researcher, her main field of study relates to Second Language Acquisition, Bilingual and Plurilingual Education and Didactics of Language, Literatures and Culture.
Dr. Jakub Dąbrowski, Faculty of Artistic Research and Curatorial Studies, the Academy of Fine Arts, Poland. Dr. Jakub Dąbrowski holds degrees in both law and art history. In 2013, he earned his PhD in art history at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Artistic Research and Curatorial Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where he lectures on copyright law and contemporary art history. He is also the author of Cenzura w sztuce polskiej po 1989 roku (English edition: Censorship in Polish Art after 1989: Art, Law, Politics, Mosaic Press, 2019).
Dr. Eveke de Louw, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Centre of Expertise Global & Inclusive Learning, Netherlands. Dr. Eveke de Louw is an experienced internationalisation scholar-practitioner and an expert in curriculum internationalisation, with more than 20 years of experience. In her professional career at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Eveke has performed in key coordinating roles ranging from International Student Co-coordinator, Team Leader, and Senior International Officer. She has also chaired various educational committees and played a leading role in curriculum design projects. She is currently a researcher and academic developer on internationalisation of the home curriculum at the Centre of Expertise Global & Inclusive Learning of The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Her research focuses on discipline-specific implementation of internationalisation at home and the role of educational developers in curriculum internationalisation. Moreover, Eveke is an elected steering group member of the internationalisation at home expert community of the European Association for International Education (EAIE) and the 2019 winner of the EAIE Award for Outstanding Contribution.
Dr. Anna Merry, Frederick University, Department of Arts and Communication, Cyprus. Dr. Anna Merry is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Arts and Communication at Frederick University, Cyprus, where she coordinates both the BA in Interior Design and the PhD programme in Art and Design Practices. With a background in design innovation and spatial environments, her work explores how playful, participatory, and sustainable approaches can transform public space and learning practices. Anna integrates research-led teaching with hands-on creative exploration, encouraging students to address real-world social and environmental challenges. She currently coordinates the EU-funded project Futures Designed: Integrating the New European Bauhaus into Art and Design Education, which has developed Art and Design micro-credential courses supporting the Green Transition and lifelong learning. She also serves as senior researcher and case study lead in the Horizon and UKRI-funded project GREAT: Games Realising Effective & Affective Transformation, which employs dilemma-based games for experiential learning and behavioural change.