EUPeace Teaching Europe Conference 2025: Bridging Formal Education and Civic Engagement: Innovative, Learner-Centred Teaching for an Inclusive and Just Europe

Tuesday, 9th December 2025

Salle de cinéma – 88 rue du pont saint martial – 87000 Limoges

08:15 – 08:45 Welcome and registration

08:45 – 09:00 Introduction

09:00 – 09:45 Keynote – Simulation centre for health studies; Laurent Fourcade, Pierre Etienne Coudert, Maxence Compagnat – UNILIM

09:45 – 10:30 Panel 1 – Care, Health and Values in Education

• • Andrea Züger – JLU Giessen: Ethnography for Medical Students: Towards a compassionate, inclusive and dignity-conserving care.
  • Lourdes Navalpotro – Comillas: Transformative Pedagogies in Health Education: Service-Learning Projects for Social Impact, Inclusion, and Civic Engagement

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 12:15 Panel 2 – Student Voice, Civic Engagement and Democratic Citizenship

• • Leon Hebeisen – JLU Giessen and Student Council: Students as Changemakers: From the Peace Declaration to Active Participation – Strengthening Student Voice within the EUPeace Alliance
  • Antonio Topalović, Sandra Bjelan, Šimo MARŠIĆ – UNSA: Beyond compliance: safeguarding as a pedagogical framework for inclusive and democratic citizenship
  • Matea Džaja, Dijana Jurčić, Jelena Jurčić – SUM: From the Forum to the Stage: Cicero, Shakespeare and the Art of Civic Thinking
  • Emilie Chevalier, Christophe Dagot – UNILIM : Réflexion sur les innovations pédagogiques à mobiliser pour former les jeunes et les étudiants aux enjeux européens

12:15 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 14:30 Poster session

• • Bushra Khoyratty – UdM / UNILIM (online presentation): LLM-Supported Planning for Digital-Citizenship Debates: Improving Argument Quality and Student Voice in a First-Year Undergraduate Pilot
  • Marcela Marcial – Comillas (online presentation): 3D Printing of Personalized Assistive Devices for People with Disabilities
  • Xenia Pérez López, Ana Martínez Pita-Romero – Comillas: Listening spaces for peace
  • Tereza Poncová, Kodym Dalibor – UWB: Field Trips for Everyone: How to Include Students Who Can’t Attend? Virtual Field Trips as a Tool for Inclusive Education
  • Meryem Baran – CU: From Campus to Community: A Student’s Journey toward Inclusive and Responsible Citizenship
  • Chiara Carricato – UNICAL: Rekindling Humanity: Emotional Literacy and the Ethics of Encounter in Democratic Education
  • Javier Pinilla Arbex – Comillas: Application of Experiential Learning through the “Camino de Santiago”
  • Sofia Prokopchuk – JLU: Implementng eWork-Based Learning in European Higher Education: Pathways to Foster
  • Thomas Fredon – UNILIM: Evaluer 100% à distance
  • Julie Porte – UNILIM: Evaluer en classe renversée : apprendre en enseignant, Evaluation Orale entre pairs : un apprentissage à l’écoute
  • Jérémie Gouteron – UNILIM: Unlock your English! L’escape game comme outil d’évaluation, Move and Talk! Evaluer l’anglais en Staps
  • Laetitia Pille – UNILIM: Débats Masques: Evaluer l’argumentation
  • Stéphanie Lhez – UNILIM: Co-design: évaluer la créativité et l’engagement
  • Valentin Moulin – UNILIM: Evaluation individualisée : l’expérience entrepreneuriale

14:30 – 15:30 Panel 3– Transformative, Critical and Justice-Oriented Pedagogies

• • Elisabeth Schulte – UMR, Bruno Mazières – UNILIM, Kamila Isakova – UMR: The Transformative Power of Education: Activating Inclusion, Justice, and Democratic Participation
  • Yahya Geylani – CU: A study on the integration of social justice into a language classroom
  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Board (EDIB) (presenter: Giovanna Vingelli – UNICAL): Intersecting Expertise, Advocacy, and Power: Safe Spaces as a Site of Transformative Change in Higher Education

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 – 17:15 Panel 4 – Universities, Territories and Partnerships

• • Ismaël Millogo – UNILIM: From the Earth to the classroom: neighbourhood gardens as learning cultures.
  • Martine Hlady-Rispal – UNILIM: Bridging the university with its regional ecosystem – Innovation workshops at the IAE – University of Limoges
  • Petr Jurek, Tereza Šlehoferová – UWB: Cooperation between universities and regional stakeholders: the case of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
  • Bihter Onat, Canan Türeli – CU: The Impact of School-University and University-Community Collaboration in Environmental Education on Teacher Training

17:15 – 17:30 Closing remarks

19:00 Gala dinner – Bus pick up at the Ibis Styles Hotel – Avenue de la Révolution

Wednesday, 10th December 2025

Salle de cinéma – 88 rue du pont saint martial – 87000 Limoges

08:15 – 08:45 Welcome and Registration

08:45 – 09:00 Introduction

09:00 – 10:30 Round table inclusive mobilities

• • Leslie Amiot, Lecturer in psychology, UNILIM
  • Céline Givelet, Head of the Service for the Reception and Support of Students with Disabilities – UNILIM
  • Frauke Stebner, Erasmus + Inclusion Officer – German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
  • Florine Merot, PhD student, UNILIM
  • Christelle Coët-Amette – Head of European & International Relations Inclusion Officer – Agence Erasmus + France
  • Marijan Tustonja – Head of Office for students with disabilities – University of Mostar

10:30 – 11:15 Panel 5 – Digital citizenship, literacies and data Ethics

• • Giovanbattista Trebisacce – UNICAL: Educating for Democracy through Data Ethics: A Pedagogical Reading of the GDPR as a Framework for Civic Formation
  • Emilie Chevalier – UNILIM: Reflection on Teaching Innovations to Engage Young People and Students with European Issues

11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 – 12:15 Panel 6 – Inclusion, Inequalities and Vulnerable Learners

• • Muzaffer Sencer Özsezer, Kamuran Tarim – CU: An Examination of the Value of Justice in Turkey’s Century Education Model: Current Education and Teaching Programme and Teachers’ Opinions
  • Mohammad Haroon Asadi – UMR: Men’s Support for Women’s Education in Afghanistan: The Roles of Income and Insecurity

12:15 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 14:30 Poster session

• • Jasmina Gradaščević-Pleh– UNSA (online presentation): Advancing Faculty Development in Higher Education: Applying Andragogical and Pedagogical Principles to Enhance Professional Growth and Institutional Effectiveness
  • Florian Reibeling – JLU (online presentation): “Make Europe unite again!” by cultivating learning at lowest possible threshold with LIFELONG LEARNING, a Non-Governmental Organization
  • Matteo Piantoni – University of Bergamo (online presentation): Enhancing critical thinking thanks metaphor critical Analysis
  • Ana Šuman – SUM (online presentation): Branding Organizations of People with Disabilities in the Digital Age- The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Shaping Public Discourse and Information Inclusion
  • Lea Jainta – JLU: Courage through Art- A Project about Self-Confidence, Expression, and Togetherness
  • Yuxin Zhang – University of Trento (online presentation): Unpacking Civic Education: Cross-National Patterns in School-Level Practices
  • Alba Palomar – Comillas (online presentation): EU Peace Spring School
  • Oanh Truong – JLU (online presentation): Where all accents are cheering: welcoming culture for inclusiveness in higher education practice
  • Maelle Amand – UNILIM: Prononciation et IA : Evaluer autrement en anglais
  • Valentin Moulin – UNILIM: Evaluation individualisée : l’expérience entrepreneuriale

14:30 – 15:45 Panel 7 – Interactive and Experiential Approaches to Teaching Europe

• • Ninja Bumann – JLU Giessen: Merchants of Istanbul: Teaching the Early Modern Ottoman Balkans through Interactive Digital Storytelling
  • María Pilar Doñate Sanz – Université d’Angers: Peace, Security, and Defence”: A New Academic Discipline in Education
  • Jesús Muñoz Muñoz – Comillas: Fostering Intercultural Competence and Ethical Awareness through COIL: A Jesuit Collaborative Model for Inclusive and Justice-Oriented Education
  • Alissa Theiß – JLU Giessen: Mobile Museums for Teaching Provenance Research. A Powerful Tool for Promoting Democracy Education

15:45 – 16:15 Coffee break

16:15 – 17:30 Panel 8 – Experiential and Service Learning for Social Impact

• • Séverine Nadaud – UNILIM: Project-based learning in Fab Lab for students – economics, law and management – University of Limoges
  • Sergio Gadea – Comillas: Teaching Human Vulnerability: A Philosophical-Anthropological Approach to Experiential Learning with Marginalized Communities
  • Yevgen Sakalo – 3iL Ingénieurs: Empowering Learner Agency through Interactive, Experience-Based Pedagogy in Engineering Education
  • Jasmin Ramovic – University of Manchester: How Can Experiential Learning Advance Socially Responsive Education? Rethinking Global and Local Contexts Through Immersive Learning Approaches

17:30 – 19:00 Christmas lights of Limoges and Christmas market

19:00 Optional dinner (own costs) – Bistrot Gourmand – Place Winston Churchill – please register

VENUE
Salle de cinéma – Campus des Jacobins – Carrefour des étudiants 88 rue du Pont Saint Martial 87000 LIMOGES
The venue is in the city center, accessible on foot or by city bus.
A room will be available for side meetings or quiet time

GALA DINNER
A bus pick up will be organized on December 9th, at 19h00 from Ibis Styles Hotel – Avenue de la
Révolution – 87000 Limoges
Casual dinner.

GETTING TO LIMOGES
Limoges Airport
From Limoges Airport, book a Taxi to reach the city center: Taxi (+/- 10€): +33 5 55 38 38 38, or
online booking: https://taxis87.com/reservation/

MEALS
We will provide coffee breaks and lunch at the venue. Vegetarian options will be provided.
We organise a gala dinner on Tuesday evening, please register through the registration link.
We organise an optional dinner (own costs) on Wednesday evening, please let us know if you
wish to attend.

REGISTRATION
Registration: https://collabridge.eupeace.eu/apps/forms/s/Q68JLMEf5yEWDHSptYt6w25Y
Participants will receive their badge and conference materials at the desk.
Please arrive on time so that we can start smoothly.

WIFI & TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Eduoram is available in the venue, but Wi-Fi passwords will be provided if necessary.