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. It is open to all interestes individuals.

Programm

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Monday 19.5.2025

9:30	Foyer house 3	Registration
9:45	Aula 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	Aula 1000	Civic Activism and Social Movements in Georgia Salome Dundua, Tiblisi State University, Georgia
2:00	Aula 1000	Use Cases of Digital Transformation in Japanese Hospitals, Including Generative AI Osa Eiichiro, Chuo University / Higashinihon Tax Accountant, Japan

Tuesday 20.5.2025

South America Day in Lecture hall 1000

8:00	Aula 1000	Integration of the Elderly: Strategies for a Just and Inclusive Society Martha Bohorquez, Universidad La Salle, Bolivia
CANCELLED		Experiences of Special and Inclusive Education at La Salle Silvana Calla, Universidad La Salle, Bolivia
9:30 - 10:00	Foyer house 3	Bolivian Dance
9:45 - 11:15	Aula 1000	Epistemologies of Action: Generating Transformative Knowlege in Contexts of Uncertainty and Hope Oscar Arango, Universidad Santo Tomas, Colombia
11:30 - 1:00	Aula 1000	The everyday, an Experience With Purpose Gilda Toro Prada, Universidad de La Salle, Colombia

8:00 - 9.30	Aula 3000	Cognitive Remediation of Executive Functions in Moroccan Children With Dyscalculia Moulay Smail Alaoui, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco Mindfulness Therapy Against Burnout Among Healthcare Workers in Morrocan Institutions Mary Hilal, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco
9:45 -11:15	Aula 3000	Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older people: From Assessment to Intervention Sónia Martins, Instituto Superior de Servico Social do Porto, Portugal
11:30 - 1:00	Aula 3000	Gerontology in Research at KH Freiburg - Opening up Care Institutions and Fostering Digitisation in Vulnerable Groups Ines Himmelsbach, KH Freiburg
2:00 - 3:30	Aula 3000	Speed Networking Moderated by Team members of the EIMIQ project (“Development of International, Multilingual, and Interprofessional Qualifications”)

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

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	Aula 3000	Education for Democratic Citizenship and Differences Begins by Promoting Active Participation. Some Data From a Survey Among Teachers, Students and Families. Alessio Annino, University of Catania, Italy
8:00 - 9:30	Aula 1000	Comparison on the World About Simulation Education in Critical Care Setting Sachie Takeuchi, Mie University, Japan
CANCELLED		The Potential of Learning Democracy in and Through Movement Activity Mone Welsche, KH Freiburg
9:45 - 11:15	Aula 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, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco
11:30 - 1:00	Aula 1000	Human Dignity and Human Dilemmas. Could Social Ethics Help New Generations? Emanuelle Lacca, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
11:30 - 1:00	Aula 3000	Fair Financing in German Health Insurance Mirella Cacace, KH Freiburg
2:00 - 3:30	Aula 1000	Digitalisation and Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Health and Welfare - Comparative Welfare Systems Bengt Morten Wenstøb, Østfold University College, Norway
2:00 - 4:15	Room U1, House 3	Art Therapy Workshop Master degree Students of Art Therapy at KH Freiburg

Thursday 22.5.2025

East-West-Dialogue

8:00 - 9:00	Aula 1000	Developing Trauma Informed Psychosocial First Aid Training Programms: COIL Experience and Results Oksana Zakharko & Oleksandr Popov, Ukrainina Catholic University Ukraine Moderated by Cornelia Kricheldorff
9:45 - 10:45	Aula 1000	Ukrainian Language, Culture, and Identity Against the Backdrop of Russian Narratives Achim Rabus, University Freiburg Moderated by Cornelia Kricheldorff
11:15 - 11:45	Aula 1000	Social Participation: Challenges and Resources for People with Physical Disabilities in Tbilisi Presentation of students Moderated by Anne Kellner & Claudia Luzar
11:45 - 1:00	Aula 1000	Empowering Voices: Strenghening Social Work’s Role in Child Participation and Systemic Change Salome Namitcheishvili & Nino Shatberashvili, Tbilisi State University, Georgia Moderated by Anne Kellner & Claudia Luzar

CANCELLED		The Role of Social Work and Youth Participation in the Diocese of Masaka, Uganda Nassolo Phionah & Bernard Mugula Mutebi, Masaka Catholic Diocese, Uganda
9:45 - 11:15	Aula 3000	Poster-Session: Research projects at the KH Freiburg Institute for Applied Research
11:30 - 1:00	Aula 3000	Justice for All: Strengthening Systems, Restoring Freedom — How IJM Fights for Equality and Human Dignity 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 - 3:30	Campus II	Opening of Exhibition
3:30 - 5:00	Campus II	Garden Action

Friday 23.5.2025

10:00 - 12:00		On-site-visit "beneFit"

International Week 2025

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

Programm

Monday 19.5.2025

Registration

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

Civic Activism and Social Movements in Georgia

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

Tuesday 20.5.2025

South America Day in Lecture hall 1000

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

Experiences of Special and Inclusive Education at La Salle

Bolivian Dance

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

The everyday, an Experience With Purpose

Cognitive Remediation of Executive Functions in Moroccan Children With Dyscalculia

Mindfulness Therapy Against Burnout Among Healthcare Workers in Morrocan Institutions

Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older people: From Assessment to Intervention

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

Speed Networking

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

PTSD

Depression

Addiction

Wednesday 21.5.2025

Education for Democratic Citizenship and Differences Begins by Promoting Active Participation. Some Data From a Survey Among Teachers, Students and Families.

Comparison on the World About Simulation Education in Critical Care Setting

The Potential of Learning Democracy in and Through Movement Activity

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

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

Fair Financing in German Health Insurance

Digitalisation and Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Health and Welfare - Comparative Welfare Systems

Art Therapy Workshop

Thursday 22.5.2025

East-West-Dialogue

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

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

Social Participation: Challenges and Resources for People with Physical Disabilities in Tbilisi

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

The Role of Social Work and Youth Participation in the Diocese of Masaka, Uganda

Poster-Session: Research projects at the KH Freiburg

Justice for All: Strengthening Systems, Restoring Freedom — How IJM Fights for Equality and Human Dignity

Opening of Exhibition

Garden Action

Friday 23.5.2025

On-site-visit "beneFit"

Any questions? Don't hesitate to contact us!

Naomi Hiroe-Helbing