EMUNI ReSouk 2011

INNOVATION AND EMPLOYABILITY – THE UNIVERSITIES CHALLENGE

Celje, 21 March 2011

  

About EMUNI ReSouk

 

EMUNI Research Souk* is a multi-conference, implemented simultaneously at EMUNI members in different countries of the Euro-Mediterranean region. It is a student research conference which encourages participants to present their contributions and projects on the priorities of the Union for the Mediterranean and specifically the current topic of the conference. As a member of the international EMUNI network, the ISSBS is a co-organiser of this event every year.

 

* Souk is an Arabic word for a market or bazaar.

 

Topic 2011: Innovation and Employability - The Universities Challenge

Innovation is a driving force of economic growth and an efficient vehicle towards modernization and the enhanced competitiveness in the global market. European countries and their neighbours are aware of the importance of innovation which is one of the priorities of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). Employability, on the other hand, is the ability to move self-sufficiently within the labour market to realize one’s potential through sustainable employment. Employability of individuals depends on the knowledge, skills and abilities they possess, the way they use those assets and present them to employers, and the context within which they seek work. Innovation should be the output of all universities’ work and employability the final goal driving their efforts. The challenges of universities are to:

- unlock the talents of students;

- promote shared values;

- extend opportunities to an increasingly wide range of people;

- drive local and national economic growth;

- provide a highly skilled workforce;

- create innovative world beating products and services;

- create jobs; and

- support communities.

 

A challenge leading universities toward “innovation and employability”.

 

Programme

 

Time	Programme	Location
8.45–9.00	Registration	ISSBS
9.00–10.00	Official Conference Opening - President of EMUNI University - President of Beirut Arab University - President of Notre Dame University - President of Saint Joseph University - President of CNRS - Minister of Higher Education of Lebanon	Beirut Arab University and webcast to all local organisers (also ISSBS)
10.00–10.30	Break	ISSBS
10.30–12.00	EMUNI Forum - 3-4 Keynote Speakers (to be announced)	Beirut Arab University and webcast to all local organisers (also ISSBS)
12.00–13.00	Break	ISSBS
13.00–15.00	ISSBS Conference Opening and Forum - Dean’s Welcome (Dr. Srečko Natek) - Conference Introduction (Dr. Valerij Dermol) - ISSBS Forum (Assist. Vesna Skrbinjek, Assist. Igor Srdoč, Urška Lindav, Lect. Gregor Jagodič, Assist. Valentina Jošt)	ISSBS
15.30–17.30	Students’ Sessions	ISSBS

    

Paper Submission Process

 

Students who wish to attend the conference must write their paper in English, but they can present it at the conference in Slovene. All papers should be written in accordance with the organiser’s instructions, presented below.

    

Full papers must be submitted by 4 April 2011 directly to the ISSBS to the following e-mail address: goran.dakovic@mfdps.si. Detailed instructions on how to write a paper are available on the website of the EMUNI ReSouk 2011 (click here). Participants must submit an abstract of their paper (150-250 words in English) with 3-5 keywords by 14 March 2011 to the following e-mail address: goran.dakovic@mfdps.si.

    

All papers will be reviewed by the EMUNI ReS Committee. They will be published in the conference proceedings on a CD-ROM. In this form they will appear in an international environment at all partner universities and higher education institutions.

    

Manuscripts

Manuscripts are accepted on the understanding that they are original and not under simultaneous consideration by any other publication. All manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed. They should comprise at least 3 pages of text and should follow The Chicago Manual of Style. More information on the manuscript and reference style, and paper template are available at the following link: http://resouk.emuni.si/papers-info.

 

Registration

 

Students can register with an e-registration form on the website of the EMUNI ReSouk 2011 (click here) until 18 March 2011. The conference is open also to the students of other Slovene faculties.

 

Participation at the conference is free of charge.

 

Important deadlines

Abstract submission	14 March 2011
E-registration	18 March 2011
ReSouk 2011	21 March 2011
Paper submission	4 April 2011

   

Contact information

    

Goran Đaković, Head of ISSBS Research Department

International School for Social and Business Studies

Mariborska cesta 7, SI-3000 Celje, Slovenia

Phone: +386 3 425 82 28 · Fax: +386 3 425 82 22 · E-mail: goran.dakovic@mfdps.si 

 

We look forward to your participation!

 

EMUNI ReSouk 2011 and ISSBS