The Future of Work and STEAM Education in a Global Context: New Developments in the Post-COVID Era

10.00 - 10.30: Registration

10.30 - 11.00: Greetings and opening presentation

• Dr. Iván Zádori (University of Pécs): The future of work and STEAM education in the post-COVID era

11.00 - 12.30: Plenary presentations – Chairperson: Dr. Iván Zádori

• Prof. Dr. Mária Cseh (George Washington University): The role of Human and Organizational Learning (HOL) in STEM education – new development of the last two years
• Prof. Dr. Matthias Theodor Vogt (Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz): From STEM to STEAM – the German context
• Prof. Dr. Alexandru Lucian Manole (ARTIFEX University): Opportunities for STEM education in Romania

12.30 - 13.30: Lunch break / PTE KPVK Restaurant

13.30 – 17.00 Session presentations /w coffee break @ 15.00 – 15.30

Session1: Sustainability and STEAM

Session Chair: Dr. Iván Zádori, University of Pécs

• Prof. Dr. Zsolt Nemeskéri (University of Pécs): Sustainability challenges of the 21^st century
• Tamás Szilágyi (University of Pécs): The question of responsibility in the context of STEM education for sustainability
• Péter János Horváth (Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Authority): Clean energy, sustainable environment, and green philosophy: need for STEM knowledge in Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Sector
• Tamás Kis-Pongrácz (University of Pécs): New Green Philosophy?
• Dr. Marianna Sebők (Corvinus University of Budapest): STEM characteristics in the OVHR-model for sustainable development

Session2: Arts and Sciences

Session Chair: Prof. Karl Bardosh, New York University Tisch School of the Arts

• Prof. Karl Bardosh (New York University): Mobile Phone Filmmaking for the development of STEAM education in the United States
• Gábor Kindl (Kindl Film Ltd.): Shoot4Earth: an award-winning short film contest raising ‘STEAM-awareness’
• Dr. Fanni Dudok (University of Szeged): The issue of STEAM education in the Hungarian education system
• Julianna Kiss (SHL Hungary Ltd.): The art of selection: can STEM knowledge be measured?
• Sándor Klein (Assess assessment Ltd.): Board games from the Dienes Math Lab - new opportunities in Hungarian mathematics teaching

Session3: STEM Education and Rural Development – New Opportunities

Session Chair: Dr. Zsuzsanna Slezák-Bartos, University of Pécs

• Dr. Zsuzsanna Slezák-Bartos (University of Pécs): The role of scientific knowledge in the agricultural courses of the University of Pécs
• Marietta Pohl (Foundation for Southern Baranya): Regional development opportunities of the Ős-Dráva Territory: What do we expect from STEM graduates?
• Dr. Dávid Mezei (Takarékbank Zrt., Hungarian Bankholding Group): STEM knowledge in the light of the Common European Agricultural Policy
• Péter Függ Zsolt (University of Pécs): European Green Deal – science and education for a climate-neutral Europe
• György Muity (Harkány Spa cPlc., University of Pécs): Historical and rural aspects of STEM education in Hungary

Session4: Current Research in STEM Education

Session Chair: Dr. Tamás Vámosi, University of Pécs

• Dr. Tamás Vámosi (University of Pécs): Technical career interest and career orientation in Southern Transdanubia
• Miklós Kovács (University of Pécs): Practical considerations in STEM orientation: research on physical competences
• Péter D. Kiss (MyMarketing Inspiration): Interest in STEM courses and professions in Southern Transdanubia
• Dr. Gyöngyvér Rovó (University of Pécs): Health education and STEM research
• Dr. Balázs Pankász (University of Pécs): Psychological factors of STEM orientation
• Dr. Zsófia Ásványi (University of Pécs): The results of labor market research in terms of STEM courses

17.00 – 17.30: Coffee break

17.30 - 18.00: Conference closing

• Report of the session chairs
• Closing remarks from the dean by Prof. Dr. Gábor Szécsi (University of Pécs)

18.00 - Coffee break and informal conversations

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