The transition towards a sustainable and competitive European economy requires new analytical and decision-support frameworks capable of integrating industrial innovation, environmental constraints, and policy governance. This concept note introduces a multi-level approach to understanding the role of …

Intercultural literature often treats ethnocentrism and ethnorelativism as opposite ends of a single continuum. This paper challenges that assumption by adapting Herzberg’s two-factor theory to propose a dual-spectrum model: (1) a “hygiene” axis (ethnocentrism ↔ absence of ethnocentrism) that prevents …

Three Days Inside: Navigating Dilemmas of Reciprocity, Ethics, and Trust when Embedding Citizen Science in Living Labs.This roundtable explores how citizen science can be integrated within Living Labs. Using real-life examples from different European Living Labs, it highlights practical applications, …

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From the late 1930s to today, the technological lure of hydroponics has inspired many geopolitical imaginations of planetary transformation. Hydroponics, or soilless farming, refers to a bundle of technologies to raise crops outside of arable land, using nutrient solutions in water, sand or gravel media. …

The use and adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our society is growing rapidly (Maslej 2025). Alongside this growth, the importance of specific ‘competencies’ that users need to effectively interact with and critically evaluate AI is becoming increasingly important (Long en Magerko 2020). This …

Background: Communicative participation is the most important outcome of speech and language therapy. Apatient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for children would help capture this outcome. Before this PROM can be developed, it is important to find out what situations children themselves find difficult …

Technical mastery is often prioritized in Higher Music Education, leading students to focus predominantly on instrumental accuracy to play correctly (Hultberg, 2007). This emphasis can come at the expense of expressive development, hindering self-confidence and negatively affecting performance experiences …