ORPHEUS 2025 Conference

“Adapting Academia: Navigating PhD Programs Amidst World Crises and Changes"

Prof. John Creemers, KU Leuven, Belgium, Orpheus President: Welcome to Orpheus (greeting at Opening and at General Asembly talk) 

INVITED LECTURES

1. Dr. Janet Carton, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland,  ORPHEUS Vice President : My Supervisor is in a Digital World: Are we really connected?

2. Dr. Alexander Hasgall , Dual Use in Research and Its Impact on Doctoral Education, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Technische Univeristet Munich , TUM-GS
3. Prof. Almira Hadzovic Dzuvo; University of Sarajevo Faculty of Medicine, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina:  Recognition of PhD Diplomas in EU for non-EU countries: Challanges and perspectives 
4. Prof. Gul Akdogan, School of Medicine, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey and Prof. Joana Palha,  University of Minho, Portugal:   ORPHEUS Labelling-Is a labeling process a way to ensure recognition and quality
5. Prof. dr. Maroje Sorić, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Croatia:  PhD workshop, "Living in the world full of DATA: opportunities and pitfalls" 
6. Prof. Lana Ružić Švegl,   University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Croatia:  Addressing remote mentorship -  Experiences 
7. Prof. Robert Harris – Karolinska institutet, Academic Vice President of Doctoral Education; Stockholm, Sweden: Supervisor and PhD student separated by wars and/or politics: Avoiding the elephant in the room
8. Prof. Ana Borovečki, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia :  Ethics in Research: Do we actually lower standards during crises?
9. Dr. An Huts, KU Leuven, Research Coordination office: Campus Resilience: How to Support the PhD Community in Times of Crisis 
10. Prof. Klara Šiljeg, University of Zagreb, Croatian Swimming Federation: PhD or Podium? The Struggles and Strengths of Elite Athletes in Higher Education

WORKSHOPS

 1. PhD students WORKSHOP : "Living in the world full of DATA: opportunities and pitfalls" 

     Prof. dr. Maroje Sorić, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Croatia

 2. WORKSHOP 1: "ORPHEUS Labelling-Is a labeling process a way to ensure recognition and quality"

     Prof. Gul Akdogan, School of Medicine, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey

    Prof. Joana Alemeida Palha, School of Medicine, University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)

    Prof. Michael J. Mulvaney, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

3.  WORKSHOP 2: "External collaboration in time of crises: is it really worh the effort, how and why?"

    Prof. Pascal Madeleine,  Head of the Doctoral School, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University,                  Denmark 

    Prof. Dean Korošak, Vice-Rector for Science and Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor,        Slovenia

    Prof. Martha Chekenya,  Dean for Doctoral Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen,                Norway