PROGRAMME
22–23 October 2026 · Kaunas, Lithuania · EEST (UTC+3)
DAY 1
Plenary session
22 October 2026 · 9:30–17:00 · EEST (UTC+3)
Kauno kolegija HEI, Kaunas · Pramonės Av. 22A, 4th Floor, Room 407 and 2nd Floor, Room 202 · Pramonės Av. 22, 1st Floor, Room 1-57
Chairperson: Assoc. Prof. Dr Marijana Prodanović, Language Centre, Kauno kolegija HEI, Lithuania
9:00–9:30
Registration, next to Room 407
9:30–9:40
Conference Opening and Welcome Speech
Plenary session
9:40–12:15 · EEST
Keynote 01
Crowd Sourced Ethics: How Can We Involve Citizens in The Co-Design of New Technology?
Dr Bart Wernaart
Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Keynote 02
Authenticity: The AI-Antidote?
Boris Eldagsen
Photo & video artist, Germany
Keynote 03
Why Matter (Still) Matters: Materials, Meaning, and Transition
PhD candidate Nathalie Dalle Molle
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
10:40–11:00
Questions
11:00–11:15
Break
Keynote 04
One Classroom, Many Englishes: Language, Inclusion and Belonging in a Superdiverse Medical Classroom
Dr Borjanka Đerić-Dragičević
University of East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
11:35
– 11:55
KEYNOTE 05
Beyond the Paper: AI, Diversity, Ethics, and New Ways of Sharing Research
Dr Bogdan Pătruț & Dr Ionuț Virgil Șerban
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași and University of Craiova, Romania
Dr Bogdan
Pătruț
Dr Ionuț Virgil
Șerban
11:55–12:15
Questions and closing of the plenary session
12:15–13:00
Lunch break
Discussion
Practical Discussion. Professional Well-Being of Social Service Professionals
Pramonės Av. 22, 1st Floor, Room 1-57
Workshop
Researchers Workshop. AI and research ethics – a friend or a foe
Pramonės Av. 22A, 2nd Floor, Room 202
DAY 2
Panel sessions
23 October 2026 · 10:00–13:10 · EEST (UTC+3) · Online
Three parallel panels · All times are EEST (UTC+3). Online joining details will be announced.
Inclusive Education and Social Practice: Access, Well-Being and Intercultural Competence
Chairperson: Deimantė Karalė, Lecturer, Department of Education, Kauno kolegija HEI, Lithuania
10:00–10:10
Opening of the session
10:10–10:30
Experiential Learning in Preschool Education: the Connection Between Theory and Practice in the Context of Neurodidactics
Greta Slapšytė, Kaunas Nursery-Kindergarten “Malūnėlis”; Dr Jovita Starkutė, Kauno kolegija HEI, Lithuania
10:30–10:50
To Explore Sustainability Coordinators’ Contributions Through World Café to Building a Sustainable Inclusion Framework for People With Disabilities
Dr Salomėja Karasevičiūtė, Dr Valentina Demidenko, Dr Inga Mikutavičienė, Kauno kolegija HEI, Lithuania
10:50–11:10
Towards Grief-Informed Pedagogy: Mapping Grief Education Across Higher Education Programmes in Latvia
Laura Ilze Rode-Treigūte, PhD Student, University of Latvia, Latvia
11:10–11:30
Meaningful Access to Dental Care is More Than a Ramp
Liina Käär, Greta Pedaja, University of Tartu, Pärnu College, Estonia
11:30–11:50
Break
11:50–12:10
“There is room for everyone”: ‘strong’ and ‘weak’ languages in a multilingual world
Dr Marina Tzakosta, University of Crete, Greece
12:10–12:30
From Cultural Difference to Superdiverse Practice: Developing Intercultural Communication Competence Among Social Workers Supporting Forced Migrants
Dr Valentina Demidenko, Kauno kolegija HEI, Lithuania, Dr Stefanos Spaneas, University of Nicosia, Cyprus
12:30–12:50
Closing remarks
Artistic Research and Contemporary Visual Culture: Memory, Resistance and Materiality
Chairperson: Ida Daiva Povilaitė, Lecturer, Arts Academy, Kauno kolegija HEI, Lithuania
10:00–10:10
Opening of the session
10:10–10:30
City as a Nonlinear Narrative: Inhabitant Experience in a Contemporary Urban Environment
Ida Povilaitė, Kauno kolegija HEI, Lithuania
10:30–10:50
The Post-Traumatic Period of Contemporary Ukrainian Art
Dr Viktor Karpov, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University, Ukraine
10:50–11:10
Immersion as an Artistic Strategy of Visceral Resistance in Alfredo Jaar’s 06.01.2020 18.39 (2022)
Dr Geistė Marija Kinčinaitytė, Kauno kolegija HEI, Lithuania
11:10–11:30
The Dark and Light Sides of Lunadrom: Artistic Dialogue and Pedagogical Exchange
Cvetka Hojnik, Wood Technology School Maribor, Higher Vocational College for Wood and Design, Slovenia, Zdravko Milić, Croatia
11:30–11:50
Break
11:50–12:10
Proposition as Method
Sarah Hager, Kauno kolegija HEI, Lithuania
12:10–12:30
From Archaeomythology to Concrete Shelters: Artistic Research of Dual-Purpose Materials
Dr Saulius Leonavičius, Kauno kolegija HEI, Lithuania
12:30–12:50
Beyond Generation: Human Creative Judgment and Authorship in AI-Assisted Fashion Design
Milda Grikšaitė, Kauno kolegija HEI, Lithuania
12:50–13:10
Closing remarks
Field of Philology – Joint Sessions with the University of Tirana
The Philology panel session at ADLES 2026 is organised in collaboration with the University of Tirana (Albania). The session presentations will be included in the University of Tirana’s conference programme, bringing together researchers from both institutions for cross-institutional exchange and discussion