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2024
NETWORK “WE-THINK” IS GOING ON AND ON…. CONGRATULATIONS!
WE WELCOME THE SAME ACADEMIC PERSONALITIES AND MORE – FROM THE NETWORK “DILEMMA”(2022/23).
WHO IS GOING FORWARD WITH NETWORKING?
- European Christian Academy (Latvia),
- Klaipeda University (Lithuania),
- VID Specialized University (NO).
Here are key persons for contacts on every step of our network:
- Skaidrīte Gūtmane, prof. – rektore@francisValters Dolacis – kursi@kra.lv
- Sonata Mačiulskytė, prof. – sonata.maciulskyte@ku.lt
- Tomas Sundnes Drønen – tomas.dronen@vid.no
- Secretary from European Christian Academy – bsoloveja@gmail.com
WHY ARE WE NETORKING?
MAIN GOALS:
- To create new knowledge regarding Sustainable Development Goals of our societies – and to provide innovative knowledge for Intensive Course (17-27, 03, 2025). We focus on Patristic anthropology knowledge of structure of human personality important for social workers, social entrepreneurs, their competences and skilss;
- To develop and apply Anthropological Design Thinking Methodology (ADTM) – THIS IS INNOVATION!
“Innovations bring changes in understanding of human persoanlity – the sustaining culture – and community perspective by holistically understanding of actions of human personalities”.
WE ARE PLANNING to present for students – “CASE STUDY BOOK” – Cultural Perspective Tools for Social Entrepreneurship Development.
MAIN STAND
is for right and effective methodology for active stand for Sustainable Development Goals – culture of innovative approach to the issue – ANTHROPOLOGICAL DESIGN THINKING METHODOLOGY (ADTM).
ATTENTION!
Dear colleagues! Ass. prof. Valters Dolacis from European Christian Aacademy and prof. Elvyra Aciene from Klaipeda University will summarize your thoughts from discussions, networks and ZOOM meetings and e-mails. You will receive all summarized ideas by e-mails. Please don’t forget to respond!
Remember – the main impacts on students and on social entrepreneural sustainable intentions in communities of social workers and possible future impact from Foresight strategy development.
NETWORK MEETINGS:
I NETWORK MEETING February 12, 2025:
Intensive Course (main topics, shared responsibilities, quality issues, open discussions). Dissemination of activities.
INTENSIVE COURSE (March 17 – 27, 2025)
Dear Sonata, Tomas, Valters, Beata and Elvyra! The Intensive Course Program was shared to every teacher and student. Please respond if you haven’t received it! Board members are waiting for your responses.
IC Course Program is available for download.
II NETWORK MEETING September 23, 2025:
- Discussions on publications,
- Quality assurance of IC,
- Dissemination of results and network future activities – Foresight methodology.
PUBLICATIONS:
- Klaus Kießling (professor from European Christian Academy). Worldwide Solidarity: The Vision of a Diaconal Church (Tiltai, Vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 196-213. https://doi.org/10.15181/tbb.v94i1.2721
- Arūnas Acus (professor from European Christian Academy). Empowering Persons who Perform Violence in their Immediate Environment: An Intervention Program on Anthropology Knowledge Basis. (Tiltai, Vol. 93, no. 1 (2024), pp. 193-218).
- Agnieszka Cybal-Michalska (from Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, as extension of Network on future cooperation) “Success in a Career in Social Entrepreneurship from Perspective of Academic Youth”. Article was published in Kultura i Edukacja (Culture and Education) No. 2 (124), pp. 175–184
- Yuliya Bogoyavlenska, Lina Pileliene, Kamila Pokhilchenko. Fostering Social Integration and Reintegration: Assistive anthropological technologies in programmes for sustainable developments (Tiltai, Volume 94, Issue 1 (2025), pp. 1-15). https://doi.org/10.15181/tbb.v94i1.2710
- Julija Kubava-Semaka. Enabling Students Learning SDGs Facing Radically New Information in Business and Management Studies (Tiltai, Volume 94, Issue 1 (2025), pp. 31-51). https://doi.org/10.15181/tbb.v94i1.2712
- Jurgita Butkė, Asta Kiaunytė. Anthropological Knowledge in Mediation Conflict Situations in Social Work Practice: An aspect of empowering the client’s decision-making abilities (Tiltai, Vol. 94, no. 1 (2025), pp. 173-195). https://doi.org/10.15181/tbb.v94i1.2720
- Arvydas Razma, Rimantas Stašys. The Impact of Cultural Events on Sustainability (Tiltai, vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 227-241).
In 2023 European Christian Academy was approved as coordinator of the NORDPLUS Higher Education consortial project “WE-THINK: ACCELERATING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY” (NPHE-2023/10257).
In January 30, 2023, participants of European Christian Academy took part in Forum for Educators in Social Entrepreneurship.
OUR NETWORKING MAIN PURPOSE:
- To develop Intensive Course as impact focused anthropological knowledge accelerator for Social workers, equipping with competences and skills,
- To spread IDEA of Social entrepreneurship in relationship with Social work profession for effective inclusion of marginalized groups of society,
- To develop ANTHROPOLOGICAL approach bringing innovative changes in Social work profession and Social entrepreneurship through application of methodology of Anthropological Design Thinking,
- To prepare Methodology Handbook on how to use Anthropological Design Thinking method.
DEAR NETWORK COLLEAGUES:
Here are key persons for contacts on every step in our network:
| Skaidrīte Gūtmane, prof. – rektore@kra.lv | |
| Valters Dolacis – kursi@kra.lv | |
| Sonata Mačiulskytė, prof. – sonata.maciulskyte@ku.lt | |
| Tomas Sundnes Drønen – tomas.dronen@vid.no | |
| Secretary from European Christian Academy – bsoloveja@gmail.com |
MAIN OBJECTIVE:
- Long term collaboration between partnering HEIs for INNOVATIVE CULTURE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.
- To develop Intensive Course as accelerator for SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP INNOVATION ACTIVITIES.
WE LOOK FOR NETWORK EXTENSION AND MORE DEEP RESEARCH AND STUDENT EDUCATION IN SOCIAL WORK / SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP FROM ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE.
ATTENTION!
Ass. prof. Valters Dolacis from European Christian Academy summarized your thoughts:
The main idea was to develop RADICAL INNOVATION that requires a consistent anthropological concept of human being and society. Please read the following articles published in Scientific Proceedings of European Christian Academy (attached as PDF file to your e-mails).
S.Gūtmane “Transforming attitude towards client in social work”
K.Urponen “Professional-centered and Client-oriented Social work”
INNOVATION
is the framework for Social Entrepreneurship and Social work in practice:
- Social work is confronted by the need to define and to create solutions to modern social problems,
- Social entrepreneurial activity as a privileged strategy to address structural unemployment and job insecurity.
FIRST NETWORK MEETING. June 28, 2023.
In Picture: prof. Skaidrīte Gūtmane (ECA), prof. Elvyra Aciene (KU), prof. Sonata Mačiulskytė (KU).
Activities:
- To establish the network and to elect the Board,
- Network activities: discussions about them,
- Quality and criteria for measuring quality of our activities,
- Plan of dissemination.
SECOND NETWORK MEETING. October 23, 2023.
Discussions on the Content and concept of the Intensive course.
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INTENSIVE COURSE. March18-27, 2024.
DEAR COLLEAGUES! THE INTENSIVE COURSE PROGRAM WAS SENT TO EVERY STUDENT AND TEACHER. PLEASE RESPOND IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED IT – ALL QUESTIONS PLEASE CORRESPOND TO THE BOARD MEMBERS!
IC Course program is available for download here:
INTENSIVE COURSE IMPRESSIONS
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THIRD NETWORK MEETING. September 23, 2024.
HANDBOOK “WE THINK: ACCELERATING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP” just printed!
Also articles around the project themes are published in Proceedings of Klaipeda University (Lithuania) and monograph by prof. Skaidrīte Gūtmane “Towards the culture of compassion” was published.
- Skaidrīte Gūtmane. “Antropoloģija kā palīdzoša zinātne” (Anthropology as a helping science). – In: “Ceļā uz līdzjūtības kultūru” [Towards the culture of compassion]. Monograph. Jūrmala: Eiropas Kristīgā akadēmija, 2023,
- Brigita Kreiviniene, Marina Bondareva. “Subjectively perceived quality of life of patients with behavioral disorders” – In: Klaipeda University Scientific Journal “Tiltai/BRIDGES”, Vol. 92, Iss. 1 (2024): pp. 1-22). https://doi.org/10.15181/tbb.v92i1.2621; click here
- Guntis Dišlers. “On the discourse of the importance of the Caritative Anthropological Dimension in Social Work” – In: Klaipeda University Scientific Journal “Tiltai/BRIDGES”, Vol. 92, Iss. 1 (2024): pp. 163-180). https://doi.org/10.15181/tbb.v92i1.2630; click here
- Dace Dolace. “Anthropologically-Centred Supervision in the context of the Person-Centred Paradigm of Social Work”. In: Klaipeda University Scientific Journal “Tiltai/BRIDGES”, Vol. 92, Iss. 1 (2024): pp. 181-192). https://doi.org/10.15181/tbb.v92i1.2631; click here
- Arūnas Acus. “Empowerment of People Experiencing Violence in the Close Environment: An intervention programme”. – In: Article submitted for publication in Klaipeda University Scientific Journal “Tiltai/BRIDGES” in 2025, Vol. 93, Iss. 2025. (In print.)
USEFUL RESOURCES FOR FURTHER STUDIES
Sustainable Development Goals – European Commission.
Oslo’s big-hearted businesses. – Visit Oslo.
Asere A. Interesting social enterprises in Latvia.