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International Week 2025

Society under Pressure: A Journey to Equality and Fairness, Participation and Democracy

We are very pleased to announce our 5th International Week "Society under Pressure: A Journey to Equality and Fairness, Participation and Democracy" which will take place from May 19-23, 2025. Faculty and students from our partner universities are welcome to participate in this event. Our International Week offers you a great opportunity to share scientific expertise and knowledge with colleagues from around the world.

As in previous years, the International Week will be accompanied by a range of leisure activities, opportunities for conversation, walking and exploring the city of Freiburg and the beautiful Black Forest region.

On Friday, May 23rd, you will have the opportunity to visit institutions in the fields of health care and social services.

The conference will be held primarily in English.

Programm

Monday 19.5.2025

9:30

Foyer house 3

Registration

9:45
 

Lecture hall 1000

Let's get started! Talk and open discussion round

Defending Democracy – Protecting Human Rights: Political Responsibility in Times of Crisis

  • Vinzenz Glaser, KH Freiburg Alumni and member of the German Parliament

11:30

Lecture hall 1000

Civic activism and social movements in Georgia

  • Salome Dundua, Georgia

14:00 Lecture hall 1000

Use Cases of Digital Transformation in Japanese Hospitals, Including Generative AI

  • Osa Eiichiro, Japan

Tuesday 20.5.2025

8:00

Lecture hall 1000

Integration of the Elderly: Strategies for a Just and Inclusive Society

  • Martha Bohorquez, Bolivia

Experiences of Special and Inclusive Education at La Salle

  • Silvana Calla, Bolivia

9:45 - 11:15 Lecture hall 1000

Epistemologies of Action: Generating Transformative Knowlege in Contexts of Uncertainty and Hope

  • Oscar Arango, Colombia

11:30 - 1:00 Lecture hall 1000

The everyday, an experience with purpose

  • Gilda Toro Prada, Colombia

2:00 - 3:30 Lecture hall 1000

"Topic pending"

  • Dariush Ghobad, Caritas International

8:00 - 9.30
 
Lecture hall 3000

Evolving Approaches to Supporting Women Survivors of Domestic Violence in Morocco Institutional Frameworks and Grassroots Innovations

  • Zouhair Belamfedel Alaoui, Morocco

Cognitive remediation of executive functions in Moroccan children with dyscalculia

  • Moulay Smail Alaoui, Morocco

Mindfulness therapy against burnout among healthcare Workers in Morrocan Institutions

  • Mary Hilal, Morocco

9:30 - 10:00 Foyer house 3

Bolivian Dance

9:45 -11:15 Lecture hall 3000

Social isolation and loneliness in older people: from assessment to intervention

  • Sónia Martins, Portugal

11:30 - 1:00
 
Lecture hall 3000

Gerontology in Research at KH Freiburg - Opening up Care Institutions and Fostering Digitisation in Vulnerable Groups

  • Ines Himmelsbach, KH Freiburg

 

 

Special Event: Teaching day - focus on trauma first aid - developed by students from Freiburg, Lviv and Czernowitz for students

8.00 - 9:30
 
Campus II

PTSD

Workshop, Discussion and Evaluation

9:45 - 11:15 Campus II

Depression

Workshop, Discussion and Evaluation

11:30 - 1:00
 

Campus II

Addiction

Workshop, Discussion and Evaluation

Wednesday 21.5.2025

8:00 - 9:30 Lecture Hall 3000

Education for democratic citizenship and differences begins by promoting active participation. Some data from a survey among teachers, students and families.

  • Alessio Annino, Italy

8:00 - 9:30 Lecture Hall 1000

Comparison on the world about simulation education in critical care setting

  • Sachie Takeuchi, Japan

9:45 - 11:15 Lecture Hall 3000

The Potential of Learning Democracy in and through Movement Activity

  • Mone Welsche, KH Freiburg

9:45 - 11:15 Lecture Hall 1000

Cognizance Therapy and Its Impact on Self-Regulation and the Self-Functional System: A Case Study from Moroccan Psychology

  • Hicham Khabbache, Hanane El Ghouat, Morocco

11:30 - 1:00
 
Lecture Hall 1000

Human Dignity and Human Dilemmas. Could Social Ethics Help New Generations?

  • Emanuelle Lacca, Czech Republic

11:30 - 1:00 Lecture Hall 3000

Fair Financing in German Health Insurance

  • Mirella Cacace, KH Freiburg

2:00 - 3:30
 
Lecture Hall 1000

Digitalisation and interdisciplinary collaboration in health and welfare - Comparative Welfare Systems

  • Bengt Morten Wenstøb

2:00 - 4:15 Room U1,
House 3

Art Therapy Workshop

  • Monika Wigger, KH Freiburg and Master degree Students

Thursday 22.5.2025

8:00 - 10:45
 

Lecture Hall 1000

Developing Trauma Informed Psychosocial First Aid Training Programms: COIL Experience and Results

  • Oksana Zakharko & Oleksandr Popov, Ukraine

Ukrainian Language, Culture, and Identity Against the Backdrop of Russian Narratives

  • Achim Rabus, University Freiburg

Moderated by Cornelia Kricheldorff

10:45 - 1:00

Lecture Hall 1000

Empowering Voices: Strenghening Social Work’s Role in Child Participation and Systemic Change

  • Salome Namitcheishvili & Nino Shatberashvili

Moderated by Anne Kellner & Claudia Luzar

11:30 - 1:00 Lecture Hall 3000

Worldwide against slavery and for the protection of people living in poverty

  • Heike Gerhold, International Justice Mission

International Justice Mission is a global organization that protects people in poverty from violence by rescuing victims, holding perpetrators accountable, and strengthening justice systems.

3:00 - 4:00

Campus II

Opening of exhibition

4:00 - 5:00 Campus II

Garden action

Friday 23.5.2025

10:00 - 12:00  

On-site-visit "beneFit"

Any questions? Don't hesitate to contact us!

Naomi Hiroe-Helbing

Specialist International Office, Grants for Study Abroad

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