The exchange envisages teaching and extra-curricular activities, which are specified by each host university. These activities will be based on employing innovative teaching methods, they will bring variety and flexibility to the study processes and will initiate collaboration in research areas of mutual interest to the sending and the host institution as well as to the Alliance as a whole.
The Transform4Europe Chair Programme Initiative’s purpose is to contribute to an enhanced and more structured teaching staff mobility. A Transform4Europe Chair is a teaching position on a topic relevant to the Alliance priority areas:
- Societal Transformation, Community Building and Inclusion
- Digital Transformation and Smart Regions,
- Environmental Transformation and Sustainability.
Below are the names of the incoming chairs who will take up the position at a host university as follows:
- Saarland University (Germany)
- Natalia Tomczewska-Popowycz, PhD (University of Silesia), Summer Semester 2025 – 2024/25;
- Tea Štrekelj, PhD (University of Primorska), Winter Semester 2025/26.
- Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (Bulgaria)
- Malgorzata Poks, PhD (University of Silesia), Summer Semester 2025 – 2024/25;
- Martina Paradiž, PhD (University of Primorska), Summer Semester 2025 – 2024/25.
- University of Trieste (Italy)
- Robert Rajczyk, PhD DSc, Assoc. Prof. (University of Silesia, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Journalism & Media Communication), Summer Semester 2025 – 2024/25;
- Anna Kijanowska, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof. (University of Silesia, Faculty of Arts and Educational Science, Institute of Music), Summer Semester 2025 – 2024/25;
- Łukasz Matusz, PhD (University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Linguistics), Summer Semester 2025 – 2024/25;
- Olivia Rybak-Karkosz, PhD, (University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Law and Administration, Institute of Law), Summer Semester 2025 – 2024/25;
- Jurga Bucaite Vilke, PhD, Assoc. Prof. (Vytautas Magnus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology), Summer Semester 2025 – 2024/25.
- Jean Monnet University (France)
- Prof. Martina Maggio, Saarland University.
- Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Portugal)
- Silvia Escribano Cubas (University of Alicante), Summer Semester 2025 – 2024/25;
- Maria Dolores de Juan Vigaray (University of Alicante), Summer Semester 2025 – 2024/25;
- Rocío Juliá Sanchís (University of Alicante), Summer Semester 2025 – 2024/25.
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