International Conference
Social Work and Social Policy in Times of Global Crises
19 - 22 September 2023, Ohrid
On the occasion of 65th Anniversary of the Institute of Social Work and Social Policy
IN-PERSON CONFERENCE
Keynote Speakers
Stein Kuhnle
University of Bergen, Norway
Wen-Jui Han
Areas of Expertise: Comparative Politics, Comparative Social Policy. Professor Emeritus at the University of Bergen, Norway; Hertie School in Berlin. Honorary Professor at Fudan
University, Nanjing University, and Sun Yat-sen University in China and at the University of Southern Denmark.
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LECTURE TITLE
“The Welfare State in Times of New Uncertainty”
Annamaria Campanini
President of the International Association of Schools of Social Work
Annamaria Campanini
Affiliation and Position (other than IASSW): (Degrees): Professor in Social Work, Department of Sociology and Social Research University Milano Bicocca
Membership in organisations (other than IASSW): Founding Member, European Association of Social Work Research (ESWRA)
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LECTURE TITLE
“Contribution of Social Work Education to the SDGs in the Context of Multiple Crises”
Vasilios loakimidis
University of West Attica, Greece and University of Essex, UK
Vasilios loakimidis
Vasilios Ioakimidis is a Professor of Historical and Comparative Social Work. He is affiliated with international Universities (University of Essex and University of Johannesburg) and until 2020
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LECTURE TITLE
“Rethinking Social Work Education and Practice in the Age of Concurrent Crises”
International Distinguished Contribution Award
Julia M. Watkins
Distinguished Contribution Award
for international promotion of social work education and research in Macedonia
Julia M. Watkins
President of the Alliance of Universities for Democracy 1999-2001; Executive director Council on Social Work Education in 2003; NASW Social Work Pioneer – 2019
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Paul Stubbs
Distinguished Contribution Award
for international promotion of social policy education and research in Macedonia
Paul Stubbs
Senior research fellow in permanent position, The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia
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Ohrid – the old city of light
Dear guests,
Welcome to Ohrid, the old city of light with rich cultural and historical heritage in which a lot of civilizations left their own mark. Welcome to the magical place where on an amazing way the cultural and natural heritage are mixed along with the hospitality, city for which many world searchers of beauty use to call this city – Macedonian part of paradise.
