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International Scientific Conference within the framework of the project “MentUwell” Assistance and support in crisis - war, migration, trauma

October 20, 20025

Conference program - link

Book of abstracts - link

Thematic areas:
1. mental health challenges in the context of crises caused by armed conflict and migration
2. institutional assistance and support for people in migration crisis
3. educational contexts of migration challenges
4. social dimensions of armed conflict
5. family in the face of migration challenges
6. war crisis as a challenge for security and defense education

The conference aims to summarize the MentUwell - - Preserving youth mental wellbeing in wartime migration crisis project implemented under the Erasmus+ Cooperation partnerships in youth program by an international team led by WSB Academy in Dąbrowa Górnicza. The conference also becomes an opportunity to debate the crises caused by armed conflict and the possibilities of supporting people in crisis. Therefore, please accept the invitation to a discussion covering a broad spectrum of topics centered around the main issue of the Conference. It is intended to be a multidisciplinary discourse in order to consider the issues addressed from as many perspectives as possible, taking into account their numerous aspects.
The International Scientific Conference is accompanied by a Conference for doctoral students, which will be held on the preceding day, participation in it is also possible:
https://forms.wsb.edu.pl/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=581479&newtest=Y&lang=pl

• Participation in the conference is free of charge. The venue of the conference is the premises of the WSB Academy in Dąbrowa Górnicza. The texts qualified for publication, after review, will be published free of charge in a scientific monograph in open access in the Scientific Publishing House of the WSB Academy in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
  The language of the conference is English and Polish. Texts in the monograph can be written in both languages.
• Conference venue: premises of AWSB in Dąbrowa Górnicza, 1c Cieplaka Street, Poland, possibility to participate online via MS Teams
  Conference Date: October 20 - International Scientific Conference on Aid and Support in Crisis - War, Migration, Trauma; October 19 - National Conference for Doctoral Students Mental well-being and support in crises
• Conference fee for participation and publication: none for all willing academics and practitioners
• Food and accommodation: on your own
• Deadline for submissions and abstracts (for presenters): June 30
• Deadline for passive participation: September 30 - in-person participation and October 10 - online participation
• Conference Office: akademia.konferencja@gmail.com
• Contact to the Conference Manager: artur.fabis@wsb.edu.pl 
• Link for submission: https://forms.wsb.edu.pl/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=781923&newtest=Y&lang=pl 

National Scientific Conference for PhD students in the field of pedagogy and family sciences As part of the “MentUwell” project Mental well-being and support in crises

October 19, 2025

Conference program - link

The conference is primarily aimed at creating a space for the exchange of research experiences of those involved in the design and implementation of qualitative research. It will be an opportunity to present their research achievements among other researchers more and less experienced, and to discuss, constructive criticism on the project presented.

We would like to offer reflections around the following thematic areas in four sections:
Panel A - When home ceases to be home: crises in times of migration
Panel B - Ties in a trial by fire: family crises and their consequences
Panel C - Between the blackboard and reality: crises within school walls
Panel D - Off the charts: where different worlds meet and crises are born

We also anticipate meetings with experienced researchers who will present in the form of a workshop or mini-lecture a selected aspect of the research procedure, such as the author's method or analytical procedure.

The third form will be an opportunity to present among experienced supervisors and doctoral students planned research projects and dissertation concepts on any topic in the disciplines of pedagogy and family science.
The conference for doctoral students is part of the MentUwell project implemented under the Erasmus+ Cooperation partnerships in youth program by an international team led by the WSB Academy in Dąbrowa Górnicza. The co-organizer of the Conference is the Faculty of Educational Sciences of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. All Participants of our Conference are invited at the same time to participate free of charge in the International Conference (conference language: English and Polish), which will be held on the following day, i.e. October 20, at the premises of AWSB.
The conference for doctoral students becomes an opportunity to debate the crises caused by armed conflict and the possibilities of supporting people in crisis. Therefore, please accept the invitation to a discussion covering a broad spectrum of topics centered around the main theme of the Conference. It is intended to be a multidisciplinary discourse in order to consider the issues addressed from as many perspectives as possible, taking into account their numerous aspects.

• Date: 19.10.2025 (Sunday) - Conference for doctoral students, 20.10 (Monday) International Conference - free participation
• Place: the seat of the WSB Academy in Dąbrowa Górnicza, 1c Cieplaka Street.
• Scientific Patrons: Department of Pedagogy of the WSB Academy in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Faculty of Educational Sciences of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Polish Pedagogical Society Branch in Dąbrowa Górnicza
• Link to application: https://forms.wsb.edu.pl/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=581479&newtest=Y&lang=pl
• Contact to the Conference Secretaries: Barbara Zaremba-Żółtek: barbara.zarembazoltek@student.wsb.edu.pl