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29 April 2021
GiLE4Youth
International Conference '21
The Development of Competencies for Employability
conference description
The GiLE Journal of Skills Development (GJSD) published by the GiLE Foundation is proud to present the GiLE4Youth International Conference, which will be held on the 29th April, 2021. The conference will bring together students and young researchers, as well as offer a unique networking opportunity for teachers, trainers and academics. The GiLE Foundation advocates for the development of specific key competencies among the youth and a greater level of solidarity, collaboration and synergy in youth-focussed initiatives. The conference topics highlight the role of developing character building, digital competencies and communication skills in order to boost youth employability.
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Keynote Speakers
Dr. Imre Porkoláb
Director, Mathias Corvinus Collegium Foundation, Hungary
Imre Porkoláb has had a distinguished military career involving both active service in the Hungarian Armed forces and a number of years serving NATO in a strategic role. During his time in the US, he also completed management training at Harvard University and a degree in organisational innovation from Stanford University. Imre’s areas of specialisation include defence innovation, organisational transformation in a VUCA context, hybrid organisational architecture development, and leadership and decision-making in complex and chaotic situations. He joined the Mathias Corvinus Collegium team in 2020. In keeping with the core philosophies of both MCC and GiLE, Imre believes that supporting highly talented young people is a fundamental public interest.
Dr. Rusudan Makhachashvili
Chair, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, Ukraine
Prof. Rusudan Makhachashvili is a widely published researcher and EU expert in ICT and Digital skills development and assessment in Higher Education. Rusudan advises the Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science on Digital Skills Implementation Strategy. She is a frequent Keynote Speaker on the Open Educational E-environment of Modern University and Research in E-learning.
She is Chair of Romance and Typology Department and a leading researcher of the Communication and Digital Diagnostics Tools, the author of 11 individual and collective monographs and 90+ publications. She is an Editor and Editor-in-Chief of multiple scientific journals, a passionate researcher and a curricular development adviser promoting ICT Tools, Digital and Soft Skills Assessment into Higher Education.
Dr. Daniel Xerri
Lecturer in TESOL, University of Malta
Dr. Daniel Xerri is an educator, researcher, conference speaker, and prolific author. Active as a researcher, he also regularly gives talks and writes for wider audiences about issues relating to English Language Teaching, teacher education and soft skills training. In 2020, Daniel and Sophia Mavridi co-edited English for 21st-century skills, a collection of articles for English Language Teachers issued by Express Publishing. Besides co-writing the foreword, Daniel also contributed a chapter titled “Developing Students’ Leadership Skills”. Daniel believes that good teaching is informed by research, and oriented towards creativity and innovation.
Dr. Deirdre Hughes
Director, DMH & Associates Ltd, Exeter, England
Dr Deirdre Hughes is a UK expert in lifelong guidance and careers education. Deirdre advised the Scottish Government on its National Careers Strategy and has recently worked with Careers Wales and the Welsh Government on a new 5-year vision and strategy for the national careers service. She is Chair of Skills Northern Ireland and Chair leading on a major review of the UK matrix quality Standard for information, advice and guidance. She is a prolific writer, researcher and policy adviser promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. Deirdre is Director of DMH Associates and an Associate Fellow at the University of Warwick, Institute for Employment Research (IER).
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Benefits of attending
Online Networking
Expand your network by joining our virtual networking opportunities.
Affordable price
For Attendees only 30 EUR (12.000 HUF). An awesome student discount is available: 15 EUR (5.400 HUF).
Publication Opportunity
Papers will be published in a Conference Proceedings and the GiLE Journal (best ones).
Training sessions
Our programme includes open sessions on each topic area of the conference.
GiLE4Youth International conference
Topic Areas
We encourage submissions within the following disciplines and fields.
Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable.
Communication Competencies
Examples: Communicating with Clarity, Non-verbal communication, Intercultural Communication, Motivation, Mentoring and Coaching, Relationship and conflict management, Respect Everyone, etc.
Character Building
Examples: Emotional Intelligence & Empathy, Situational Leadership, Stress and Anxiety Management, Growth Mindset, Resilience, Avoiding Self-Sabotage, Managing Ethical Dilemmas, etc.
Digital competencies
Examples: Digital Knowledge, Digital Skills, Digital Literacy, Digital Attitude, Digital Culture, Digital Divine, Digital Communication, etc.
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Full paper Submission:
Submission is open until 30 May:
To provide a consistent format for papers published in the conference proceedings, GiLE strongly encourages the use of the conference manuscript template provided below.
Download and save the template file, and apply these styles to your paper.
If you are experiencing any problems during the submission process, then please contact conferences@gile-edu.org for assistance.
important things you should know
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
General information:
Yes, if they pay the registration fee for the conference. Co-authors of the same paper are also required to pay the registration fee separately.
All Participants need to do a presentation or poster, and they may or may not submit a full paper for publication. Attendees do not need to do a presentation or poster, or even submit a paper. Instead, they can join the conference to listen in and enjoy the presentations of others and they may also participate in the online workshops and training sessions that will take place during the conference.
Presentations and articles may have a maximum of four (4) authors. Only registered authors can attend the Conference. If co-authors would like to attend the conference, they will have to register separately.
No. The official language of the conference is English.
Payment:
Once you have received an abstract acceptance message, you can pay your registration fee online using PayPal or a debit/credit card. Cash payments will not be accepted. Your acceptance message will be sent to the email address that you mentioned in your application form. You will receive a link where you can process your payment as well as our foundation’s banking details if you prefer to do an electronic transfer.
Yes. For written cancellations received on or before 12 April 2021, 90% of the registration fee will be refunded. No refunds will be made for cancellations received after this date. All cancellations must be sent to info@gile-edu.org and addressed to the Conference Organisers.
All refunds are subject to a 5 euro/1.600 HUF standard processing fee.
Formatting requirements:
The abstract cannot exceed 150-200 words. The abstract should contain a description of the thematic scope of the study, the mentioned methods that were used in the study and the main conclusion, if applicable. The abstract should include maximum 5 keywords in alphabetical order. You will have to upload the title and the keywords separately.
The manuscripts must adhere to the Author’s Guide for the general manuscript format and style accepted by GJSD.
No. You can prepare an oral speech (presentation), a pre-recorded speech or a poster presentation.
The maximum talk length is 15 minutes (+5 minutes for Q&A). If you are presenting, please stick to this: time keeping is important.
Pre-recorded presentations cannot exceed 20 minutes. In such cases, there will be no Q&A afterwards, but audience members can still meet the presenters in Howspace.
Publication:
Yes. All full paper submissions will be peer-reviewed and evaluated based on originality, research depth and accuracy.
All the full papers will be published in a (digital) Conference Proceedings and the best high-quality papers will be published in the GiLE Journal of Skills Development (GJSD).
Meet the organisers:
Co-Chairs
Dr. Judit Beke
Co-Creator, GiLE Foundation
Editor-in-Chief of GJSD
Dr. Andrea Tick
Managing Editor of GJSD
Steering Committee
Dr. Edit Kővári (Chair)
Editorial Board member at GJSD
Dr. Niël A. Krüger
Adviser at GJSD
Dr. Andrea Bencsik
Editorial Board Member at GJSD
Programme Committee
Philip J. Saxon (Chair)
Adviser at GJSD
Dr. Yuliya Shtaltovna
Adviser at GJSD
Tanja Murphy-Ilibasic
Agile Enterprise Coach and Facilitator
Innovation & Creativity Committee
Craig Johnson (Chair)
Co-Creator, GiLE Foundation
Nolusindiso Noqayi
Brand & Marketing Manager, GiLE Foundation
Husam Rajab
Project Manager & Event Organiser, GiLE Foundation
Ntombifuthi Nzimande
Editorial Team member at GJSD
Margueritte M Pitjeng
Social Media Coordinator, GiLE Foundation
Technical Committee
Attila Kovács (Chair)
Platform Administrator, GiLE Foundation
Robin Delgado
Howspace Platform Administrator
Leon Ruland
Howspace Platform Administrator
Organising Committee
Dr. Marietta Balázsné Lendvai
Associate Professor at Pannon University
Bence Csinger
PhD student at Selye János University
Zsófia Tick
Bachelor student at the University of Szeged
Bence Balázs
Bachelor student at Pannon University
Judit Pásztor
PhD student at ELTE
Registration Info
GILE Oktatási Alapítvány
Registered seat: Budapest (Hungary)
Court registration number: 01-01-0012919
Adult education registration number: B/2020/001454
Contact: info@gile-edu.org
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