International Conference "University as an epicentre for social responsibility"

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19 June

	SESSION	ROOM
13h00	Registration and welcome lunch	Américo Amorim Entrance
14h00	Opening session & Plenary I	EAA 003
	Isabel Braga da Cruz \| Pro-Rector, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Fernando Paulo \| Councillor, Department of Education and Department of Social Cohesion, Câmara Municipal do Porto Peter Hanenberg \| Vice- Rector, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
	Plenary I
	Será posible la RSU? François Vallaeys \| Professor-Researcher, Universidad del Pacífico, Peru (on-line) Lessons from 10 years of social responsibility at The University of Manchester Julian Skyrme \| Director of Social Responsibility, The University of Manchester, UK
16h00	Workshop “University and Community: becoming together” The aim of this workshop is to reflect on the possible roles universities can – and should – have as epicenters of social responsibility. To do so, the workshop will bring together people from different sectors of local and global community (public bodies, non-profit organizations, corporations) to share, discuss and collaboratively reimagine the ways universities and communities can become together towards sustainable development	EP 002 e EP 004
18h00	Conclusions of the Workshop	EP 002
18h15	Welcome Porto & Networking

20 June

09h00	Plenary II	EAA 003
	The Promises and Challenges of Social Responsibility in Higher Education Robert Bringle, Chancellor’s Professor,* Indiana University and Purdue University Indianapolis*
10h00	Case Studies ISRHEI as a self-assessment tool for Social Responsibility in Portuguese Higher Education and a way to contribute to the SDGs Susana Fonseca, ISCTE-IUL, Joana Lobo Fernandes, Cristina Carita Exploring the Relationship Between Service-Learning and University Students’ Purpose in Life Luísa Mota Ribeiro, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Bridging the gap between academia and community: The perceived impacts of participation in volunteering practices on students and alumni Amanda Franco \| Universidade Católica Portuguesa Aprender Sirviendo en las Comunidades: La formación en Responsabilidad Social en UNIMINUTO Margarita Rosa Pérez Carvajal, UNIMINUTO	EAA 003
10h50	Service learning and civic engagement More aPTO - More learning in Work and Organizational Psychology Anabela Rodrigues, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Service learning in the promotion of healthy diet among vulnerable children and adolescents Elisabete Pinto, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Educating for the Sustainable Development Goals through Service-Learning: Competences developed by secondary and university students Luísa Mota Ribeiro, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Narrative analysis on the relations between academic hospitality and service-learning in universities Andrei Gabriel Stupu, Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca The role of higher education in building a culture of human rights: the case of the Catholic University Silva Henriquez in Chile Francisco de Ferari, Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez, Chile Upstairs works: Working together to combat stigma in psychological health Anabela Rodrigues, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Service Involvement and Civic Attitudes of NUST University’s Alumni Sehrish Hamid, National University of Sciences & Technology, Paquistão, on-line	EAA 003
11h30	Coffee break and networking	EAA 003
12h00	Plenary III	EAA 003
	The role of universities in transforming society through its social responsibility agenda Enase Okomedo, Vice-Chancellor,* Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria*
13h00	Lunch	EAA 003
14h00	Plenary IV	EAA 003
	University as an Epicentre for Social Responsibility Isabel Capeloa Gil \| Rector, Universidade Católica Portuguesa President, International Federation of Catholic Universities
15h00	Round table I - Academy or bootcamp? Information, education, and global challenges	EAA 003
	Chair: Filipe Martins \| Universidade Católica Portuguesa Participants: Carla Rego \| Hospital CUF Liliana Pires \| Câmara Municipal do Porto Mafalda Sousa Guedes \| Escola 42 Pilar Aramburuzabala \| Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Teresa Guimarães \| APPACDM - Porto
	Round table II – Beyond ivory towers: how can universities and businesses converge and collaborate?	EAA 003
	Chair: João Pinto \| Universidade Católica Portuguesa Participants: Jorge Mayer \| EDP Produção Manuela Pintado \| Universidade Católica Portuguesa Paula Mendes \| LIPOR Susana Carvalho \| Bondalti
18h00	Wrap up and closing session	EAA 003

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