EVENTS
MC meeting on 28-29 September 2023 in Bucharest, Romania
The MC meeting of 2023 will be in Bucharest, Romania on 28-29 September.The focus of the meetings of the working groups during the 1st day will be on joint writing of policy briefs. Therefore preparatory work is needed from the participants. You are expected to recall...
WG meetings in 2023
The next COST SHIINE WG meetings will be: 9-10 March WG 4 Valencia (Spain) 16-17 March WG 3 in Warsaw (Poland) organised by Kozminski University 26-27 May WG 2 in Reykjavik (Iceland) 29-30 May WG 1 in Jerusalem (Israel) organised by Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design...
NEW! WG 3 initative
You are being invited to participate in a research study titled Multidisciplinary Innovation for Social Change that runs between 1/9/2019 until 31/9/2023. In this project, we study Public Sector Innovation (PSI) Initiatives in 37 countries in and...
NEW! WG 2 initiative
WG 2 is collecting case studies of ‘higher education programmes/ initiatives supported by social finance” that are multidisciplinary and innovative. WG 2 has planned a programme of collaboration culminating in a WG2 meeting in Reykjavik and the production of...
NEW! WG 1 Initiative
You are invited to join a WG1 initiative. We are collecting accounts of ‘making social change happen’ that are multidisciplinary and innovative. We have also planned a programme of collaboration culminating in a WG meeting in Jerusalem and the production of a...
MC and WG meetings in Istanbul, Turkey 21-22.09.2022
Location: Istanbul Bilgi UniversitySantralistanbul CampusEmniyettepe Mahallesi Kazim Karabekir Caddesi No.2/13 Eyupsultan, Istanbul, 34060 Turkey About the organizer: Istanbul Bilgi University is a private university and a non-profit institution in Turkey, established...
WG 3 meeting in Kaunas in May 2022
25th of May 10:00 - 26th of May at 17:00, 2022 Location: Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
WG 1 meeting in Newcastle, UK on June 20-21, 2022
The WG 1 conference "Design: Shaping Social Innovation" in Newcastle. This event aimed to decelop a multidisctiplinary appraisal of design in social innovation contexts. The programme included: academic and practitioner keynote talks and discussions; experiences of...
WEBINAR: Social innovation in higher education institutions
Time: May 24, 2022 09:00 -11:00 AM CET Please join us virtually: https://zoom.us/j/95598507781 We take the publication „Social Innovation in Higher Education – Landscape, Practices, and Future Opportunities” edited by Paunescu, Lepik and Spencer as an opportunity...
Training School on May 10-12, 2022
Training School on Multi-Disciplinary Innovation for Social Change in Limerick, Ireland on MAY 10-12, 2022. Applications by PhD students and young researchers (up to 40 years of age) can be submitted by the 15th of April. Successful applicants will receive a grant...
CA18236 WG meeting Agenda in Tallinn, March 10-11
Teaching Social Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) March 10-11, 2022Põhjala Factory, Marati 5, 11713 Tallinn, Estonia YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN THE EVENT ON ZOOM! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYufumsrDkuHteJ23cyTv6WpMq1iJ1hU-Ye Day...
Cost WGs’ event in Tallinn, Estonia on March 10-11, 2022 “Teaching Social Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Institutions”
The Social Entrepreneurship Program of the Tallinn University (TLU) has the great pleasure to invite you to participate in a 2-day conference organized in Tallinn on 10-11 March 2022 titled “Teaching Social Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Institutions” as part of...
Working Group Meeting, Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Working Group Meeting on 6th September attended by 57 practitioners, academics, policy makers and young people. Speakers discussed social innovation, research and evaluation and improving outcomes young people in the justice system.VIDEO
Hybrid meeting: 4th Management Committee Meeting and 4 WG meetings on October 21-22,2021
October 21-22, 2021NB: THE TIMES ARE ACCORDING TO CET21.10.202112.30 Arrival 13.00-13.15 Welcome by the vice-rector of the University of Aveiro 13.15-14.00 Update about the activities in Grant period 2 by the participants of STSMs and organisers of...
Dissemination event on September 16-17, 2021
On September 16-17, the International Humanitarian University (IHU) hosted the VII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Prospects for Effective Management Decisions in Business and Projects” in Odessa. It was attended by more than 100 scientists and...
Higher Education Influence for Futher Cohesion in Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship in Skopje, September 17, 2021 (WG 2)
The meeting included students, researchers, policy-makers, professionals, civil society and representatives of higher education. Ambassador Mr. Plevnes opened the meeting discussing the role of higher education institutions for youth and csocial entrepreneurship. The...
Session at ISIRC conference, September 9th, 2021
Session at the ISIRC conference on September 10, 2021“Public Sector Innovation. Perspectives, best practices and future outlook” Peter Meister-Broekema, Hanze University of Applied Sciences and University of GroningenKatri-Liis Lepik, Tallinn University, EstoniaAnne...
Design and Mobility Workshop in Tel Aviv, August 28, 2021 (WG 1)
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem Design & Management track / The Industrial Design Master's program/ Bezalel academy of Arts and Design supported by COST, WeWork, Volkswagen KonnektTransportation is probably among the major means for creating an...
COST networking session for all WGs in Burgas, Bulgaria on June 3-4
We invite you to COST networking sessions which will take place physically and virtually.The physical event will happen in Burgas.Location: Conference Room 2, Burgas Free University, 62, San Stefano Bul., Burgas 8001 3rd of June10.00 - 13.00 Social programme - visit...
New session in Design matters seminar series!
JOIN HERE!Friday July 16th (09.00-10.30 BST & 10.00-11.30 CEST) Josh Hornby, Senior User Researcher, NHS Business Services Authority, presents examples of his work to innovate within the UK’s National Health Service.
Management Committee meeting 28th of April 2021at 9.30 CET
Action Multi-disciplinary Innovation for Social Change 3rd Management Committee MeetingOnline (ZOOM platform)28 April 2021 – 9.30-11.00 CETAgenda:1. Welcome to participants2. Adoption of agenda (selection of meeting secretary)3. Approval of minutes of the last...
SHIINE network event at ISIRC 2020, 03.09.
SHIINE Project network event “Social Innovation and higher education institutions' policy labs” Thursday 3rd September, 10.00 – 12.00 BST The aim of this session was to encourage a fruitful discussion among our network members and...
ONLINE WEBINAR “Multi-Disciplinary Innovation in a Pandemic” 05.06.2020
On the 5th of June our Cost action organised a webinar dedicated to the recent pandemic situation. The idea was to hear what our network’s researchers have done in that context. Peter Meister Broekema from the Hanze University of Applied...
Design matters seminar series
Series of Design Matters seminars led by Dr. Nicholas Spencer, Northumbria University: Design matters (01) Design matters (02) Design matters (03) Design matters (04) Design matters (05) Design matters (06)
Online Webinar “Multi-disciplinary innovation in a pandemic”
DATES: 5th June 2pm - 4pm CET VENUE: Online Webinar We are pleased to invite you to participate to the Multi Disciplinary Innovation for Social Change ONLINE WEBINAR "Multi-Disciplinary Innovation in a Pandemic", which will be held in association with Burgas Free...
ISIRC Conference 2020 and Management Committee Meeting in Sheffield
DATES: ISIRC Conference – September 1-3, 2020Cost Management Committee Meeting – September 4, 2020 VENUE: Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria Sheffield, Victoria Station Road, Sheffield, S4 7YE, United Kingdom The International Social Innovation Research...
CA 18236 Special Track “Knowledge Management and Social Innovation“ in the International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics (IFKAD 2020) and WG 2 Meeting
IFKAD 2020 Conference: September 9th-11th, 2020 DATES: IFKAD 2020 Conference: September 9-11, 2020 Special track: 11th September at 13:00 - 17:00 WG 2 meeting: 12th September at 9:00 - 13:00 VENUE: The IFKAD 2020 Conference will take place at the University of Rome...
WG1 MEETING – JUNE 2020, GHENT – POSTPONED
DATES: June 15-16, 2020 VENUE: Artevelde University of Applied Sciences Campus Sint-Annaplein Sint-Annaplein 31, 9000 Ghent WG1 is organizing a meeting in Ghent on June 15th-16th at Artevelde University of Applied Sciences. WG1 members will come to continue their work...