University of Silesia in Katowice

The second run of the Transform4Europe Chair Exchange competitive independent application and selection process has been completed successfully. Due to the keen interest in the initiative and the excellent applications, the Joint Selection Committee has agreed to approve all those that match the call’s conditions.

We present the names of the incoming chairs who will take up the position at a host university as follows.

Saarland University (Germany) will be hosting:

• Michael Byram, PhD, Research Professor, Sofia University, Faculty of Modern Philologies

Transform4Europe Alliance priority area: Societal Transformation, community building and inclusion

• Prof. Bozhidar Nedev, Sofia University, Faculty of Economics & Business Administration, Department of Finance and Accounting

Transform4Europe Alliance priority area: Digital transformation and smart regions

• Deyan Radev, PhD, Assistant Professor of Fintech and Banking (Venia Legendi for Associate Professor expected in October 2022), Sofia University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

Transform4Europe Alliance priority area: Digital transformation and smart regions

The University of Alicante (Spain) will be hosting:

• Prof. Mindaugas Jurkynas, Jean Monnet Chair, Head of the Department of Political Science, Vytautas Magnus University, Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy, Department of Political Science

Transform4Europe Alliance priority area: Societal Transformation, community building and inclusion

The University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland) will be hosting:

• Prof. Teresa Pozo-Rico (Educational Psychology)

Transform4Europe Alliance priority area: Societal Transformation, community building and inclusion

• Milena Petrova Dobreva, PhD, Assoc. Prof. (Experienced Researcher R3), Sofia University, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics

Transform4Europe Alliance priority area: Digital Transformation and smart regions

• Milena Blazhieva, PhD, Assoc. Prof., Sofia University, Faculty of Educational Science and the Arts

Transform4Europe Alliance priority area: Societal Transformation, community building and inclusion

Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (Bulgaria) will be hosting:

• Robert Rajczyk, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof., University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Journalism and Media Communication

Transform4Europe Alliance priority area: Digital Transformation and smart regions

The University of Trieste (Italy) will be hosting:

• Milka Nikolova Terziyska-Stefanova, PhD, Assoc. Prof., Sofia University, Faculty of Educational Studies and the Arts, Department of Preschool and Media Education

Transform4Europe Alliance priority area: Societal Transformation, community building and inclusion

• Oskar J. Rojewski, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Silesia in Katowice

Transform4Europe Alliance priority area: Digital Transformation and smart regions

• Anna Kijanowska, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof., University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Arts and Educational Science, Institute of Music

Transform4Europe Alliance priority area: Societal Transformation, community building and inclusion

• Agata Stronciwilk, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Silesia in Katowice, Institute of Art Studies

Transform4Europe Alliance priority area: Societal Transformation, community building and inclusion

• Carrie Ankerstein, PhD, Saarland University (Germany)

Transform4Europe Alliance priority area: Societal Transformation, community building and inclusion

Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania) will be hosting:

• Lucjan Kozielski, PhD, DSc Eng., Assoc. Prof., University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Science and Technology, Institute of Materials Engineering

Transform4Europe Alliance priority area: Digital Transformation and smart regions