Online PhD Conference
Breaking barriers: voices of emerging scholars on disability
Online PhD conference at ELTE Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education
It is our pleasure to invite you to the first online international doctoral conference, organised by ELTE Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education. Please, join us to hear about the innovative research projects of doctoral students from all over Europe and beyond.
When: 19 June, 2025, 13:00-17:00 CET
Where: join our Zoom platform
PROGRAMME
13.00-13:15
Opening of the conference
Ms habil. Dr. Andrea Perlusz PhD (Vice dean for academic affairs)
Mr Attila Erdős (Head of International Office)
Eötvös Loránd University, Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education
13:15-13:30
Inclusive Museums Pathways: Participatory Approaches for Accessible XR Technologies
Author: Tommaso Santilli
University of Macerata, Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Supervisor: Catia Giaconi
13:30-13:45
European Working Environments and individuals with visual impairments: a comparative study
Author: Emilia Pylarinou
Department of Special Education, University of Thessaly, Greece
Supervisor: Prof. Vasilis Argyropoulos
13:45-14:00
University Programme in Labor Training for people with intellectual disabilities
Author: Leticia Vázquez
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Faculty of Education, Mendoza, Argentina
Supervisor: Dra. Mónica Elisabeth Castilla
14:00-14:15
Former clients of special needs education in the Hungarian homeless services
Author: Katalin Gyöngyösi
Eötvös Loránd University, Doctoral School of Education
Supervisors: Anikó Fehérvári PhD, Andrea Perlusz PhD
14:15-14:30
Exploring levels and degrees of self-determination in relation to the motivations and travel experiences of individuals with vision disability
Author: Anna Theodori
Department of Special Education, University of Thessaly
Supervisor: Prof. Vassilis Argyropoulos
14:30-14:45
“Hidden figures – life beyond data” -Transformation in the School for the Blind Budapest
Author: Agnes Somorjai
Eszterházy Károly Catholic University
Supervisors: Béla Pukánszky PhD (Eszterházy Károly Catholic University), Eszter Márkus PhD (Eötvös Loránd University)
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14:45-15:00
Questions and answers
15:00-15.15
Coffee break
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15:15-15:30
Enhancing Knowledge Acquisition in Visually Impaired Students through 3D Printed Models: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Author: Aleksandra Jakovchevska
University Ss. Cyril and Methodius - Skopje, Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Special Education and Rehabilitation
Supervisor: Natasha Chichevska Jovanova PhD
15:30-15:45
Impact of an intense office-based vision therapy program after mild traumatic brain injury: Patients with remaining visual deficits after one-year follow-up
Author: Mona-Lisa Möller
University of Helsinki
Supervisors: MD Susanna Melkas, PhD Jan Johansson
15:45-16:00
Applying a Critical Realist Framework to Analyse Inclusive Education Reform in North Macedonia
Author: Ivana Vasilevska Petrovska
Institute of Pedagogy, Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (UKIM)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Natasha Angeloska Galevska
16:00-16:15
Special Pedagogy for Life Planning: Empowering Voices Through Self-Determination
Author: Lucia Borsini
University of Campania
Supervisor: Noemi Del Bianco
16:15-16:30
Exploring the Potential of Generative AI in AAC: Towards an AAC Chatbot as a Communication Partner for Individuals with Complex Communication Needs
Author: Franziska Brucke
Carl-von-Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Andrea Erdélyi
16:30-16.45
Inclusion of Autistic Adults in Hungarian Christian Communities
Author: Eszter Lisztes
Eötvös Loránd University, Doctoral School of Sociology
Supervisor: Richárd Papp
16.45-17.00
Questions and answers
Summary of the conference
Call for submission
We are therefore inviting our Erasmus+ partners from inside and outside Europe to celebrate this important year with us in the framework of an online scientific conference.
When? 19 June, 2025, 13.00-17.00 CET
Where? online on Zoom
We strongly believe that joining our scientific forces can promote a more equitable society, in which individuals with disabilities may reach their full potential. To this end, institutions of higher education need to facilitate and support the engagement of young researchers to carry out disability-related research projects.
1. Individuals with disabilities indiverse social contexts,
2. Complex challenges of social inclusion and social diversity in the twenty-first century,
3. Effects of disability on the individual’s quality of life,
4. Education and disability over the life span,
5. The power of technology in supporting people with disabilities,
6. Employment and employability of individuals with disabilities,
7. Access to culture, sport and tourism.
The online conference is a great opportunity for doctoral students for sharing their scientific contributions, gain new insights, and to get to know fellow students and academics for possible future professional networking.
We look forward to meeting many PhD students, their supervisors and other respected colleagues, having you all join us, to celebrate together with us.
The organizing committee:
Ms habil. Dr. Andrea Perlusz PhD (Vice dean for academic affairs)
Ms Judit Gombás PhD (associate professor)
Ms Gréta Kövecses (Erasmus+ coordinator)
Abstract submission
PhD students, learning at one of our official Erasmus+ partner universities, are invited to submit their abstract for an oral presentation. Presentations are 15 minutes long, with 5 additional minutes for questions and answers. Abstracts should introduce one aspect or the whole of the applicant’s disability-related doctoral research.
Submission deadline: 26 May, 2025, 12 PM CET
Notification to authors: 30 May, 2025
All abstracts will be peer reviewed by members of the scientific committee. ELTE Bárczi, as the organiser, wishes to involve the highest number of partner institutions in the conference. Therefore, a maximum of two abstracts will be accepted for presentation from each partner institution. Upon abstract selection, the scientific committee will choose a diverse pool of topics. In the case of similar topics, priority will be given to abstracts which:
- fully meet the abstract submission criteria,
- introduce novel research methods and findings,
- comply with high scientific standards,
- are written in proficient English.
The language of both abstract submission and oral conference presentation is English. All accepted abstracts will be included in the online conference proceedings. All presenters will be provided with an electronic certificate of participation. Both presentation and participation at the conference are free of charge.
For the abstract template and submission details, please, click here.
Scientific committee:
Ms Judit Gombás PhD (associate professor)
Mr Zoltán Lénárt PhD (adjunct professor)
Mr Antal Mór Szűcs PhD (associate professor)