An Idea of Higher Education Renewal

The problem of present-day higher education is a loss of inherited, time-tested orientation and an unprecedented growth of knowledge from sciences in "an over-informed world" in which professionals lack the certainty and trust in themselves to take responsibilities. Irrespective of what causes these conditions, an idea to renew higher education may not be...

Questions in philosophy and critical thinking for students

Originally written as an ERASMUS programme exchange lecture in October-November 2019, this paper focuses on critical thinking in relation to questions which mattered in philosophy. Critical thinking is not primarily about criticism, as students sometimes wrongly assume. It may be identified with analytical thinking in which the knowledge and point of view of the questioner matter. It may be considered to be an approach to or a treatment of what is heard, read or perceived with  insight and question and answer while trying to understand in depth

12th Annual International Conference on Languages and  Linguistics

On the 8-11^th of July 2019, 12^th Annual International Conference on Languages and Linguistics, organised by the Languages and Linguistics Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), took place in Athens, Greece.

53rd Annual International IATEFL Conference, Liverpool, UK

On 2-5 April 2019, 53^rd Annual International IATEFL Conference was held in Liverpool, UK. A Pre-Conference Event (PCE) took place on the 1^st of April 2019 at the ACC Centre in Liverpool, when members of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) presented.