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Past, Present, and Future of Doctoral Education: A Reflection 20 Years After the Salzburg Principles

The Interdisciplinary Research Center for Education and Development (CeiED) announces the 15th Researchers' Meeting, which will take place from July 10 and 11, 2025. This edition invites the academic community to critically reflect on the evolution of doctoral education, twenty years after the definition of the Salzburg Principles.

Over the past two decades, guided by these principles and broader political, scientific, and institutional agendas, doctoral education has undergone profound transformations. These reforms have promoted more structured, internationalized, and interdisciplinary training, aligned with contemporary scientific, social, and economic challenges.

The emphasis on mobility, diverse career paths, and advanced researcher training reflects an increasing concern for epistemological rigor, the quality of scientific output, and its real impact. However, significant challenges persist, such as the digitalization of education, the need for greater representation, the connection between academia and society, funding models, and employment conditions.

The 15th Researchers' Meeting aims to serve as a space for critical reflection on these challenges and opportunities, bringing together diverse academic trajectories and fostering dialogue across multiple fields of knowledge. Through this diversity, the event seeks to assess how implemented reforms have contributed to strengthening doctoral research and researcher training in an ever-changing context. Additionally, it is essential to discuss the role of universities and research institutions in developing effective responses to contemporary social, political, and technological challenges, reinforcing the link between knowledge production, advanced training, and the socio-political responsibility of science.

CeiED invites the entire scientific community—undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral students, as well as researchers and faculty from various fields—to participate in this debate. Contributions are encouraged that explore the impact of changes in doctoral education from interdisciplinary perspectives, addressing global and local challenges and proposing pathways to strengthen research, innovation, and knowledge reciprocity. This meeting aims to be a meaningful space for discussion and knowledge-sharing for all those interested in academic research dynamics and the sustainable future of doctoral education.

Preliminary Programme

JULY 10

09:30 | Reception of Participants
(Registration and Materials Delivery)

10:00 – 10:30 | Opening Session of the 15th CeiED Researchers’ Meeting
Theme: Past, Present and Future of Doctoral Education: a reflection 20 years after the Salzburg principles
Venue: José Araújo Auditorium

10:30 – 12:00 | Opening Conference:
"Between Utopias and Realities: Twenty Years of Doctoral Education in Perspective"
Venue: José Araújo Auditorium

12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch Break (free time)

13:30 – 15:30 | Parallel Paper Sessions
Venue: José Araújo Auditorium Building

15:30 | Opening of the HIP-HOP Exhibition
Venue: José Araújo Auditorium Building

16:15 | Coffee Break

16:30 – 18:30 | Parallel Paper Sessions
Venue: José Araújo Auditorium Building

18:30 | Poetry Performance “Doctoral Malemolência” by Raquel Lima
Sunset Gathering
Venue: Building U, CeiED Courtyard

JULY 11

09:30 – 11:30 | Parallel Paper Sessions
Venue: José Araújo Auditorium Building

11:30 – 11:45 | Coffee Break

11:45 – 13:30 | Thematic Workshops

• Citizen Science, Reciprocity of Knowledge, and Academic Engagement
  Venue: Room Z.02 (Capacity: 36)
• Interdisciplinarity
  Venue: Room Z.03 (Capacity: 46)

13:30 – 14:50 | Lunch Break (free time)

15:00 – 17:00 | Fishbowl Session: Presentation of CeiED’s ReLeCos (Collaborative Research Networks)
Venue: José Araújo Auditorium Building

17:00 – 17:30 | Closing Session of the 15th CeiED Researchers’ Meeting
Venue: José Araújo Auditorium

Participants

The 15th CeiED Researchers' Meeting is open to undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral students in Education and Sociomuseology at Universidade Lusófona, as well as students from partner institutions with established agreements in these or related fields. The event also welcomes professors and researchers from CeiED.

Abstract Submission

We invite the submission of abstracts for individual research projects (ongoing or completed), as well as collective projects developed within the scope of curricular units, ReLeCo, or UNESCO Chair Study Groups.

Abstracts must include the following elements:

• Research question
• Objectives
• Theoretical and methodological framework
• Results or conclusions (if available)

Each proposal should contain:

• A title
• 3 to 5 keywords
• A maximum of 300 words (excluding spaces)

Presentation duration: 8 to 10 minutes.
Submission platform: Even3.

Full Paper Submission

Participants who wish to have their work included in the Conference Proceedings may submit a full paper in digital format.

• The file must be sent in .doc format (Microsoft Word) and may be written in Portuguese or English.
• The text must follow the Organizing Committee's guidelines, with a template to be made available soon.
• The Organizing Committee reserves the right not to publish texts that do not meet the required formal criteria.

Important Dates

• Abstract submission deadline: May 26, 2025
• Notification of abstract acceptance: June 20, 2025
• Full paper submission deadline for the Proceedings: September 30, 2025

Registration

Participation in the meeting is free of charge, but registration is mandatory [HERE].

Dissemination

We look forward to your presence to enrich this essential debate on the future of doctoral education!

To document and promote the 15th CeiED Researchers' Meeting, we invite all participants to tag CeiED on Instagram (@ceied.ulusofona) and use the hashtag #15encontroCeiED in their social media posts.

Organizing Committee

• Adel Pausini
• Ana Rita Alves
• Carla Galego
• Felisberto Costa
• Henrique Godoy
• Lucimar Dantas
• Lygia Barreira
• Rosa Serradas
• Sónia Cardoso
• Vanessa Russo

Scientific Committee

• Adel Pausini
• Alcina de Oliveira Martins
• Ana Paula Silva
• Ana Rita Alves
• Ana Sofia António
• Ana Vale Pereira
• André Freitas
• António Teodoro
• Bento Cavadas
• Carla Galego
• Clara Craveiro
• Cristina Sin
• Dulce Franco
• Elisabete Pinto da Costa
• Elsa Estrela
• Ernesto Candeias Martins
• Filomena Parada
• Inês Vieira
• João Filipe Matos
• João Robert Nogueira
• João Sampaio Maia
• José Viegas Brás
• Judite Primo
• Leanete Thomas Dotta
• Louise dos Santos Lima
• Lucimar Dantas
• Margarida Belchior
• Maria Constança Vasconcelos
• Maria de Nazaré Castro Coimbra
• Maria Neves Gonçalves
• Maria Odete Emygdio da Silva
• Mário Antas
• Mário Moutinho
• Marta Maria Jecu
• Rosa Serradas Duarte
• Sónia Cardoso
• Teresa Teixeira Lopo
• Vanessa Russo
• Vitor Duarte Teodoro

Contact

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Within the scope of the above-mentioned call, we inform that, in accordance with the referenced notice, four (4) applications were received.

Internships in Social Education: The Role of Institutions in the Training of Future Social Educators

Participation: Free, but registration is required by March 24 [HERE]
Location: José Araújo Auditorium, Universidade Lusófona – Centro Universitário de Lisboa

The Bachelor’s Degree in Educational Sciences – Social Education (LCE-ES) and the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Education and Development(CeiED) invite the entire educational community to participate in the 1st Meeting on Educational Sciences – Social Education, which will take place on March 26, 2025, from 9:15 AM to 12:30 PM, at the José Araújo Auditorium, Universidade Lusófona – Centro Universitário de Lisboa.

Under the central theme "Internships in Social Education: The Role of Institutions in the Training of Future Social Educators", the event will feature the participation of APSI – Association for the Promotion and Safety of Children and Helpo Association, two institutions that host LCE-ES curricular internships. The event will also include LCE-ES interns who will share their experiences and learning journeys.

Additionally, EVA – Internship and Active Life, a service of Universidade Lusófona dedicated to supporting and promoting students’ connections with internship sites and their transition into professional life, will also be present.

Registration

Participation is free but requires prior registration by March 24, 2025, via the following registration form: https://forms.office.com/e/2GJ5xEFJBr

We would be delighted to have you join us for this event, which will certainly contribute to enriching the discussion on training and the role of institutions in social education.

Scientific and Pedagogical Committee

• Carla Galego, Universidade Lusófona – Centro Universitário de Lisboa
• Maria Teresa Ramilo, Universidade Lusófona – Centro Universitário de Lisboa
• Dulce Franco, Universidade Lusófona – Centro Universitário de Lisboa

Program

9:15 AM – Reception

9:30 AM – Opening Session

• António Costa Pinto, Director of FCSEA (to be confirmed)
• António Teodoro, Director of the Institute of Education
• Carla Galego, Director of LCE-ES
• Teresa Ramilo, Internship Supervisor, LCE-ES

9:45 AM – APSI – Association for the Promotion and Safety of Children

• Sandra Nascimento – Secretary-General, Executive Technical Director of APSI
• Keila Alves – Intern at APSI
• Moderator: M. Teresa Ramilo, Internship Supervisor, LCE-ES

10:45 AM – Break

11:15 AM – Helpo Association

• Margarida Assunção – Director of the National Projects Department, Helpo
• Nicole Zöe Barton – National Projects Manager, Helpo
• Bianca McMillan – Intern at Helpo
• Moderator: Dulce Franco, Internship Supervisor, LCE-ES

12:15 PM – Closing Session

• Tânia Leite, Coordination of the EVA – Internships and Active Life Service
• Verónica Almeida, Coordination of the EVA – Internships and Active Life Service

COFAC, Cooperativa de Animação e Formação Cultural crl/Lusófona University, announces a call for applications for a Post-Doctoral Researcher Fellowship position in the scope of the of CeiED's