Highlighted Speakers
Assoc. Prof. Maria Hełdak
She is a director of the Faculty of Geodetic Agricultural Facilities and Real Estate Economy of the Institute of Spatial Management at the University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław.
Maria Hełdak’s scientific interests revolve around real estate economy and real estate evaluation, spatial economy, the evaluation of the financial and environmental consequences of implementing local spatial development plans and spatial policy. Member of the Society of Appraisers in Wrocław since 2009, Member of Polish Real Estate Scientific Society since 2010. Education: Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Architecture, branch of study – spatial economy, speciality – spatial planning, 1996; Agricultural University of Wroclaw Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy, Postgraduate Studies – Real Estate Valuation, 1998; Agricultural University of Wroclaw Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy, PhD in the field of agricultural sciences, discipline – environment protection and development, 2001; Professional qualifications in real estate valuation, since 2001; Postdoctoral lecturing qualification, habilitation in the field of agricultural sciences, discipline – environment protection and development, since 2013; MBA Business Trends, 2023. Award of the Minister of Infrastructure for the PhD dissertation entitled: The identification and assessment of agritourist development determinants in Lower Silesia, 2003.
Dr. Katarzyna Przybyła
Her research interests initially focused on the subject of special economic zones, especially in the context of their impact on the urban economy. Then they evolved into a broader interest in the transformations taking place in Polish cities. She is interested in how urban centers function in a dynamically changing environment, including the institutional and legal frameworks.
Dr. Ly Quyet Tien
Lecturer and Researcher at Eastern International University (Binh Duong), Doctor Ly Quyet Tien has been guest lecturer at many universities in Vietnam. He holds bachelor’s degrees in History & in English from University of Social Sciences and Humanities. He also holds M.A. degrees in FLE from University of Rouen, in Vietnam History from the Southern Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities in HCMC. In 2008, he received his Ph.D. in Oriental Studies and Humanities from University of Paris 7- Diderot. Specialist in Vietnamese studies, he has participated as presenter in international conferences since 2014. His research interests focus on LGBTQIA+, music, culture and international relations.
Mr. Mohamed Amine Benkhaoua
Mohamed Amine Benkhaoua Is A PhD Student At The University Of Limerick, Ireland. A Former Teacher Of English At The University Of Medea, Algeria. He Is A Novice Researcher In The Department Of Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences, With A Focus On The Use Of Mythology In Politics, Comparing The American And Egyptian Political Contexts Using Critical Discourse Analysis.
Ms. Najla Lilya Jaballah
Najla jaballah is s PhD researcher in Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Limerick University. She did her Masters in teaching English as a foreign language at djelfa University, Algeria. She is, however, currently researching an interdisciplinary topic that relates both news media studies and linguistics with a particular interest in critical discourse analysis.
Past Speakers
Dr. Kevin Matlock
Kevin A. Matlock has been a PhD research fellow in medical psychology at the University of Southern Denmark since 2019. Currently, he is using mixed methods to investigate quality of life in adults with type 2 diabetes. Prior to 2019, Kevin worked as a data analyst and taught a wide range of psychology courses at universities in the North America, Asia, and Europe.
Dr. Erkan Akgöz
He graduated from Erciyes University, School of Tourism and Hotel Management in Nevşehir 1996. He started his academic life at Selcuk University in 1997. He completed master’s and doctorate education at Selcuk University Social Sciences Institute. He had officiated as Asst. Assoc. Dr. at Beysehir Ali Akkanat Tourism Faculty between 2010 and 2017. Akgöz, who was awarded the title of Associate Professor in 2019, worked as a faculty member at Manas University in Kyrgyzstan-Turkey between 2017 and 2020. He has many books and articles on topics of tourism, gastronomy and reputation management. He participated in many national and international congresses and conferences. He works at Selcuk University, Faculty of Tourism, Department of Tourism Management.
Prof. Dr. Julia Esther Falla-Wood
Julia Falla-Wood is an associate professor at the School of Education at Burman University, Canada. She studied in Peru, France, Belgium, and Canada. She speaks English, French, and Spanish. Her research interests include second language acquisition, bilingualism, and contrastive analysis of errors.
Dr. Layla Farouq Abdeen
Layla Farouq Abdeen is an Associate Professor of English Literature at the World Islamic Sciences and Education University in Jordan. She was the Chairperson of the Department of English Language and Literature from July 2015 until October 2021, the Director of Accreditation and Quality Assurance for the 2019/2020 academic year, and the Assistant Dean for Students’ Affairs for the 2018/2019 academic year. She published several articles ranging from literary criticism, mythology, feminism, and postmodernism. She taught numerous literary courses at public and private universities in Jordan and participated as an oral presenter of her articles at international conferences held at the University of London in England in 2018, the Sorbonne University in France in 2019, and a forthcoming one at Sapienza University in Rome in May 2022.
Dr. Irmohizam Ibrahim
Currently he is pursuing his fourth Master’s degree at National Defence University of Malaysia. He is a person who thirsts for knowledge. He believes in the concept of lifelong learning therefore he will continue to learn either formally or non-formally for the rest of his life.
Ms. Firangiz Gulizada
She is an alumna of the international relations department, graduated from the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2014. Throughout her studies, she interned as a junior research fellow at the Department of Public and Political Issues of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In the ensuing two years, she became a visiting research student at the Department of the Middle Eastern Countries at Marmara University in Istanbul, Turkey, where she also worked as a research assistant at the Caspian Strategy Institute, which was a think tank focused on energy and economic affairs in the Black Sea and Caucasus region. While in Turkey, she also did a volunteer job at one of the largest philanthropic non-governmental organizations of Turkey – the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (IHH), in which she worked with Syrian refugees. In the following years, she attended an exchange program on Russian history and culture at the Institute of Languages under the name of Pushkin in Moscow, Russia. Trying to attain multidimensionality and put her educational background into practice converged for her in taking her part in abundant local and international projects in various countries. She also worked as an educator in Green School Romania in Cluj-Napoca, Romania for a year through European Voluntary Service. In the past few years, she has been doing research on sustainability, economics, and gender issues and published several articles in miscellaneous journals. Currently, she is pursuing my master’s degree in Women, Society, and Development program at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Doha, Qatar.
Mrs. Amira Rihab Saidi
Amira Rihab Saidi, a Ph.D. candidate at the Doctoral School of Literary and Cultural Studies, University of Szeged, Hungary. Obtained her MA degree in Literature and Civilization, Saida University, Algeria. Now, her study interests are film adaptations and American films.
Ms. Saher Ashiq Ali
She has Completed MSc in Migration Studies from the University of Oxford with Merit in 2021 and Currently is working with Focus Humanitarian Assistance Europe as an Intern in the European Settlement Programme unit which aims to support the refugees and asylum seekers, having Nizari Ismaili Muslim identity, with their asylum and integration process in the UK and Europe.
Mr. Shahrul Azuwar Abdul Aziz
Currently, he is pursuing a Master of Science in Business Administration at the National Defence University of Malaysia. He also aims to continue his studies in Ph.D. after completing his Master’s degree.
Ms. Rasha Zaid Salhab Altamimi
Rasha is a PhD student in gender-based violence and media at the University of Oviedo in Spain. She accomplished MSc in media from MEU in Amman. She worked as a public relations officer at a health institution in Amman, Jordan. Besides, she worked at an NGO called “Life Makers” in Jordan. Her duties included organizing media campaigns for fundraising and voluntary programs against hunger and poverty.
Since The Media plays a vital role in increasing awareness of the public toward women’s issues, her proposed paper concentrates on the role of digital journalism in tackling the problems of child marriage; by analyzing the tendency of news in Arabic digital journalism toward this issue. In addition, she has published an academic study in the semiotic analysis of posters against domestic violence in Jordan, published through People journal in 2022.
Mr.Ledian Rusta
Ledian Rusta is a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Tirana since 2009. He has e PhD in Philosophy from University of Tirana in 2015. His areas of interest are Logic, Epistemology and Contemporary Philosophy. He is a author of the book “Thus spoke Nietzsche”.