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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
8:00 AM - 8:35 AM |  Plenary Keynote Address: "The Civic Mission of Universities: Transdisciplinary Communication in Practice" Genejane Adarlo
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines | |
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
8:40 AM - 9:15 AM |  Plenary Keynote Address: "Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Education" John Jenq
Montclair State University, United States | |
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM |  Plenary Keynote Address: "Rumpelstiltskin Educators: How to Rectify the Ultimate Burnout" Kleanthis Kyriakidis
American University in the Emirates, United Arab Emirates | |
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | "Embracing Transdisciplinary Communication: Redefining Digital Education Through Multimodality, Postdigital Humanism and Generative AI"
Makhachashvili, Rusudan; Semenist, Ivan (Ukraine)
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | "Transdisciplinary Competencies for the Future: Bridging the Gap Between Emotional Intelligence, Digital Literacy, Inner Development Goals, and Employability"
Shtaltovna, Yuliya *; Makhachashvili, Rusudan ** (* Germany/Ukraine, ** Ukraine)
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | "Comparing Assignment Description Intent with AI-Generated Results: Implications for Designing Effective Writing Prompts"
Lipuma, James; Leon, Cristo (United States)
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | "Rethinking Systems Thinking for Systems Changes Learning: Philosophizing, Theorizing, and Methodizing"
Ing, David (Anguilla/Canada)
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | "Assessing Tsallis Entropy Associated with First Year Undergraduate Students' Enrolments in South African Public Universities"
Mathenjwa, Samukelisiwe; Ilunga, Masengo; Mazibuko, Meshack (South Africa)
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
1:00 PM - 1:35 PM |  Plenary Keynote Address: "Transformer-Based vs. Traditional Machine Learning Models to Detect AI-Generated Text" Li-jing Arthur Chang
Jackson State University, United States | |
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
1:40 PM - 2:15 PM |  Plenary Keynote Address: "Generative AI (Artificial Intelligence): What Is It? & What Are Its Inter- And Transdisciplinary Applications?" Richard S. Segall
Arkansas State University, United States | |
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
2:20 PM - 2:55 PM | 
 Plenary Keynote Address: "AI and Academic Globalization of Higher Education: Both Promise and Perils" James Lipuma
New Jersey Institute of Technology, United States Cristo Leon
New Jersey Institute of Technology, United States | |
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | "Improving Structural Image Quality Using OpenAI Models and Hybrid AI on Microsoft Azure: A Scalable Framework for Cost-Efficient Predictive Analytics"
Mateev, Mihail (Bulgaria)
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | "Brains, Minds, and Science"
Vieira Kritz, Maurício (United Kingdom/Brazil)
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | "Integrating English Debate and Public Speaking Tournaments in Universities' Curricula: Critical Comparison Between the Greek and the Emirati Cases"
Kyriakidis, Kleanthis; Al Khatib, Soulafa; Adourian, Sevan; Koikas, Evgenia (United Arab Emirates)
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
8:00 AM - 8:35 AM |  Plenary Keynote Address: "Engaged Immersive Learning: Relating Academia, Industry, and Society" Atsushi Yoshikawa
Kanto Gakuin University, Japan | |
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
8:40 AM - 9:15 AM | 
 Plenary Keynote Address: "Transdisciplinary Supersymmetry: Generative AI in the Vector Space of Postdigital Humanism" Rusudan Makhachashvili
Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University, Ukraine Ivan Semenist
Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University, Ukraine | |
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM |  Plenary Keynote Address: "Brains, Minds, and Science: Digging Deeper" Maurício Vieira Kritz
University of Manchester, UK / PPGDC Network: Knowledge Diffusion Multi-institutional, Multi-disciplinary Graduate Program, Brazil | |
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | "Digital Transformation for E-governance in Ukraine: International Curriculum and Best Practices"
Morze, Nataliia*; Makhachashvili, Rusudan*; Zvonar, Viktor**; Ilich, Liudmyla*; Boiko, Mariia* (*Ukraine, **Poland)
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
10:30 AM (Start time)This invited session spans multiple time slots. Please see below other presentations scheduled simultaneously for these time slots. | Invited Session: "Innovation and Technology Transfer in Emerging Economies"
Organizers: Elina Gaile-Sarkane and Inga Lapina (Latvia) | |
All the papers of this Invited Sesssion, listed below, will be presented in a single Zoom meeting.
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| "A Framework for Engaging and Attracting Generation Z Employees via Effective Job Offers"
Kamola, Liga; Orinska, Ieva; Reinvalde, Iveta (Latvia)
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| "A Model to Promote Well-Being for Remote Employees"
Aleidzane, Viktorija; Kamola, Liga; Orinska, Ieva (Latvia)
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| "Adaptive Open Innovation Systems: Bridging Strategic Foresight and Resilience in Innovation Ecosystems"
Banga, Kristaps; Gaile-Sarkane, Elīna (Latvia)
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| "Advancing Digital Sustainability KPIs in FinTech: Innovation, Ethics, and Integration in the European Payments Sector"
Kalmane-Pivkina, Evita; Gaile-Sarkane, Elina (Latvia)
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| "Assessing the Potential of Digitising Project Management Processes for Local Government Functions"
Samausks, Dagnis; Kamols, Uldis; Auzins, Armands (Latvia)
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| "Assessment of the Impact of Artificial Intelligence Tools on Consumer Behaviour in the FinTech Industry"
Meldere, Marta; Andersone, Ieva (Latvia)
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| "Autonomy as a Driver of Engagement: Examining the Role of Flexible Work in Motivating Office-Based Employees"
Pentjusa, Elina; Gaile-Sarkane, Elina (Latvia)
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| "Bridging the Gap: How Integrated Management Systems Drive Corporate Sustainability"
Grinberga, Sāra; Pīlēna-Dālberga, Arta; Lapiņa, Inga (Latvia)
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| "Challenges of Human-Centric, AI-Driven Direct Marketing Under a Regulated Environment in the European Union"
Kulinskis, Andis; Caune, Janis (Latvia)
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| "Dynamic Partnership Between Industry Stakeholders and Academia to Sustain a Resilient Framework for 21st-Century Higher Education in STEM"
Kamola, Liga; Lice, Anita; Lapina, Inga (Latvia)
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| "Factors Influencing the Economic Value of NGOs"
Alksne, Krista; Straujuma, Anita; Gaile-Sarkane, Elīna (Latvia)
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| "Knowledge Transfer Gaps in Organizations: A Conceptual Framework"
Ozolina-Ugore, Simona; Straujuma, Anita; Gaile-Sarkane, Elina (Latvia)
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| "Triggers of Conflicts and Mechanisms of Conflict Prevention in Organizations: Analysis of Factors and Classification"
Ozolina, Jana; Saitere, Sanita; Gaile-Sarkane, Elina (Latvia)
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | "Geospatial Intelligence for Flood Monitoring and Damage Assessment: Case of the uThukela District Municipality, South Africa"
Magagula, Khawulani Niclas; Ilunga, Masengo (South Africa)
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | "Use of Support Vector Machines for Modelling Student Performance: Case of a Graduate Attribute Based-Assessed Mining Design Engineering Module"
Maseko, Lucky; Ilunga, Masengo; Maduna, Lusiwe; Thage, Rorisang (South Africa)
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | "Adaptabilidad de Los Modelos ADDIE, ASSURE y Jonassen en el Desarrollo de Microcursos para la Capacitación en Competencia Digital Docente"
Trujillo Juárez, Sandra Inés; Chaparro Sánchez, Ricardo; Escudero Nahón, Alexandro; Delgado González, Alexandra (Mexico)
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | "Detecting AI-Generated Text: A Comparative Study of Machine Learning Algorithms"
Chang, Li-jing Arthur (United States)
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
1:00 PM - 1:35 PM |
Plenary Keynote Address: "Playing by Feel: Engagement, Identity, and Implicit Bias in Overwatch Role Choice" Cristo Leon
New Jersey Institute of Technology, United States James Lipuma
New Jersey Institute of Technology, United States | |
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
1:40 PM - 2:15 PM | 
 Plenary Keynote Address: "The Decline of Deep Thinking: Is Technology Stealing Our Minds?" Risa Blair
Purdue University Global, United States Matthew Schigur
University of Arkansas Grantham, United States | |
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
2:20 PM - 2:55 PM |  Plenary Keynote Address: "Artificial Intelligence for Drone Swarms" Mohammad Ilyas
Florida Atlantic University, United States | |
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Thursday, September 11, 2025
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Thursday, September 11, 2025
8:00 AM - 8:35 AM |  Plenary Keynote Address: "Why Is Transdisciplinarity So Difficult?" Ekaterini Nikolarea
University of the Aegean, Greece | |
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Thursday, September 11, 2025
8:40 AM - 9:15 AM |  Plenary Keynote Address: "AI-Driven Grading and/or Moderation for Collaborative Projects in Higher Education" Songmei Yu
Felician University, United States | |
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Thursday, September 11, 2025
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM |  Plenary Keynote Address: "They Learned the Course: So Why Are They Coming to Tutorials?" Russell Jay Hendel
Towson University, United States | |
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Thursday, September 11, 2025
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | "Knowledge Representation in EAP Classrooms: Case Studies"
Nikolarea, Ekaterini (Greece)
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Thursday, September 11, 2025
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | "Using Workbook Templates to Improve Teaching"
Hendel, Russell Jay (United States)
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Thursday, September 11, 2025
10:30 AM (Start time)This invited session spans multiple time slots. Please see below other presentations scheduled simultaneously for these time slots. | Invited Session: "Towards Business Sophistication and Sustainability"
Organizers: Natalja Lace and Guna Ciemleja (Latvia) | |
All the papers of this Invited Sesssion, listed below, will be presented in a single Zoom meeting.
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| "Aligning SME Critical Assets with Cyber Risks Using a Matrix Model to Develop a Cyber Resilience Framework"
Bahmanova, Alona; Lace, Natalja (Latvia)
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| "Artificial Intelligence as Narcissus in the Culture of Immediate Gratification"
Marinov, Bilian (Bulgaria)
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| "Gender Imbalances in Georgia: Reality and Challenges"
Abesadze, Nino*; Abesadze, Otar*; Kinkladze, Rusudan*; Paresashvili, Nino*; Robitashvili, Natalia*; Chitaladze, Ketevan*; Edzgveradze, Teona** (*Georgia, **Germany)
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| "Identification and Assessment of Factors Influencing Financial Fraud in Latvian Companies"
Saldana, Viktorija; Ciemleja, Guna (Latvia)
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| "Stewardship and Firm Performance: A Concise State of the Art"
Bancroft, Justin; Lace, Natalja; Oganisjana, Karine (Latvia)
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| "Technological Optimism: A Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Development"
Marinov, Bilian (Bulgaria)
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| "Technology Marathons as Catalysts for SME Growth: Insights from the Latvian Innovation Ecosystem"
Erina, Jana; Hiršfelde, Madara (Latvia)
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Thursday, September 11, 2025
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | "A SWOT Analysis of the Communication of Trans- and Inter-Disciplinary Research in Education and Society"
Nikolarea, Ekaterini (Greece)
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Thursday, September 11, 2025
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | "Investigating Climatic Variability and Change Using Rainfall Data in the Metropolitan City of Johannesburg, South Africa"
Seroka, Khutso; Ilunga, Masengo; Chabalala, Dumisani; Bodunrin, Idowu (South Africa)
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Thursday, September 11, 2025
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | "Modeling the Dynamics of Changes in EEG Fractal Dimension During Problem Solving"
Gorbunov, Ivan; Morozova, Svetlana; Chukanov, Andrey; Sosnina, Iuliia (Russian Federation)
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Thursday, September 11, 2025
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | "Estimation of Runoff Using Geospatial Computation Intelligence: Case of Selected Quaternary Catchments in the Lower Crocodile River System, City of Mbombela Local Municipality of South Africa"
Phahlamohlaka, Shimane Phemelo; Ilunga, Masengo (South Africa)
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Thursday, September 11, 2025
1:00 PM - 1:35 PM |  Plenary Keynote Address: "Does AI Represent Authentic Intelligence, or an Artificial Identity?" Jeremy Horne
Newland University, Mexico / President-emeritus of the Southwest Area Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), United States | |
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Thursday, September 11, 2025
1:40 PM - 2:15 PM | 
Plenary Keynote Address: "Logical and Analogical Thinking: A Cybernetic Diad" Nagib Callaos
International Institute of Informatics and Systemics (IIIS), United States Jeremy Horne
Newland University, Mexico / President-emeritus of the Southwest Area Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), United States | |
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Thursday, September 11, 2025
2:20 PM - 2:55 PM | Dialogue on: "Logical and Analogical Thinking: A Cybernetic Diad" Nagib Callaos
International Institute of Informatics and Systemics (IIIS), United States Jeremy Horne
Newland University- Mexico / President-emeritus of the Southwest Area Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), United States | |
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Thursday, September 11, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | "La Programación Televisiva Ecuatoriana ¿El Entretenimiento Mantiene su Hegemonía?"
Ordóñez, Kruzkaya; Ramón, Marlon; Punín, María Isabel; Suing, Abel (Ecuador)
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Thursday, September 11, 2025
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | "Machine Learning for Analysing Student Performance in Selected Engineering Mining-Based Modules: The Use of Hierarchical Agglomerative Clustering"
Ilunga, Masengo; Mkonde, Akhona; Dube, Zakithi (South Africa)
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Friday, September 12, 2025
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Friday, September 12, 2025
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | "From Instruction to Interaction: Reflexive Learning Design for Cross-Generational Engagement at the Workplace"
Nurani, Gita Aulia; Lee, Ya-Hui (Taiwan)
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Friday, September 12, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | "The Self-Aware, Reflective Learner: Fostering Metacognitive Awareness and Reflexivity in Undergraduates Through Service-Learning"
Adarlo, Genejane (Philippines)
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Friday, September 12, 2025
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | "A Transdisciplinary Approach to Enhancing Online Engineering Education Through Learning Analytics"
Lugoma, Masikini; Yende, Lethuxolo; Dikgwatlhe, Pule; Mkonde, Akhona; Thage, Rorisang; Maseko, Lucky; Chimwani, Ngonidzashe (South Africa)
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Friday, September 12, 2025
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | "GIS in Aquatic Animal Health Surveillance: A Transdisciplinary eLearning Initiative Integrating Education, Research, and Methodology (The Aquae Strength Project)"
Franzago, Eleonora; Dalla Pozza, Manuela; Manca, Grazia; Ferré, Nicola; Macario, Rodrigo; Mazzucato, Matteo; Sbettega, Federica; Cassani, Manuela; Ricaldi, Guido; Bissoli, Francesco; Nadin, Anna; Personeni, Fabrizio (Italy)
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Friday, September 12, 2025
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Dialogue on: "Relating Academia and Society via Transdisciplinary Communication and Social Media"
Callaos, Nagib (United States)
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Friday, September 12, 2025
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | "AI Disruptions in Higher Education: Evolutionary Change, Not Revolutionary Overthrow"
Leon, Cristo; Lipuma, James; Rafla, Maximus (United States)
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Friday, September 12, 2025
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | "Required General Education Program Evaluation: Bridging the Gap Between Educators and Administrators"
Lipuma, James; Leon, Cristo; Reich, Jeremy (United States)
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Friday, September 12, 2025
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | "Reflexivity as a Compass: The European AI Act and Its Implications for U.S. Higher Education Institutions"
Cowin, Jasmin (United States)
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Friday, September 12, 2025
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | "Researching Ourselves"
Horne, Jeremy (Mexico)
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Friday, September 12, 2025
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | "Education, Research, and Methodology: A Transdisciplinary Cybernetic Whole"
Callaos, Nagib; Leon, Cristo (United States)
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Friday, September 12, 2025
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Dialogue on: "Academic Outreach for Relating Academy and Society via Social Media and Transdisciplinary Communication"
Callaos, Nagib (United States)
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Friday, September 12, 2025
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | "Conocimiento y Entendimiento: Diferencias y Relaciones"
Callaos, Nagib*; Cadile, María Silvia** (*United States, **Argentina)
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Friday, September 12, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | "Educación, Investigación, y Metodología: Un Todo Cibernético y Transdisciplinario"
Callaos, Nagib; Leon, Cristo (United States)
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Friday, September 12, 2025
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Diálogo Participativo: "Diseminación del Conocimiento mediante la Comunicación Transdiciplinaria vía Medios Sociales"
Moderadores: Callaos, Nagib*; Leon, Cristo*; Cadile, María Silvia** (*United States, **Argentina)
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