Conference and Program Chair

Mafalda Carmo,
World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (WIARS), Portugal

International Scientific Committee*

Aaron R. Deris, Minnesota State University, USA
Abdurrahman Guelbeyaz, Nagasaki University, Japan
Abha Gupta, Old Dominion University, USA
Adel Jebali, Concordia University, Canada
Adrian Ponz Miranda, Zaragoza University, Spain
Adrián García Gutiérrez, University of León, Spain
Ahmet Ok, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Alan Singer, Hofstra University, USA
Alba Gilabert Cerdá, University of Alicante, Spain
Alfonso Burgos Risco, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Ali Ahmad Al-Barakat, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Allen Barclay, Flagler College, USA
Ana Conboy, College of Saint Benedict and Saint Johns University, USA
Ana Hernández Espino, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain / Universidad del Trabajo de Uruguay and the Consejo de Formación en Educación, Uruguay
Ana Pongrac Pavlina, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Ana Verde Trabada, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain
Ana-Maria Bercu, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
Anca Simion, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Romania
Andis Klegeris, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada
Andrea Fiorucci, University of Salento, Italy
Andreas Zehetner, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria
Angela Piu, University of Valle D Aosta, Italy
Angelica-Lizeth Sanchez-Lopez, Tecnológico de Monterrey , Mexico
Anja María Mackeldey, Colegio Alemán Medellín / Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia
Anne D’Arcy-Warmington, Curtin College, Australia
Ante Kolak, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Antoni Kolek, Kozminski University, Poland
Aphrodite Ktena, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Asta Vaitkevičienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Aurelija Dauksaite-Kolpakoviene, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Beata Maslanka-Wieczorek, Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, Poland
Beatriz Carrasquer Alvarez, Zaragoza University, Spain
Begona Sampedro, Univesity of Cordoba, Spain
Bernadette Geduld, North West University, South Africa
Binshan Lin, Louisiana State University Shreveport, USA
Bohdana Richterová, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Bojana Culum Ilic, University of Rijeka, Croatia
Borislava Kirilova, Sofia University, Bulgaria
Borja Manzano Vázquez, University of Granada, Spain
Burcu Koc Ferraioli, Sakarya University, Turkey
Carla Massoud, Saint-Joseph University Beirut, France
Carmen Álvarez-Álvarez, Universirty of Cantabria, Spain
Carola Hernandez, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
Carolina Bodea Hategan, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
Celestin Mayombe, North-West University, South Africa
Celina da Silva, York University, Canada
Cezar Scarlat, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, Romania
Chantal Ouellet, University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada
Cheng-Hsuan Li, National Taichung University of Education, Taiwan
Chiara Uliana, University of Granada, Spain
Christa Tigerstedt, Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Chuloh Jung, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia
Claudia Cintya Peña Estrada, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico
Cornelia Shaimemanya, University of Namibia, Namibia
Cory A. Bennett, Idaho State University, USA
Cristiano Luchetti, American University of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Cristina Carrasco Garrido, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain
Dale  Kirby, Memorial University, Canada
Damijana Kerzic, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Daniela Pasnicu, Spiru Haret University/National Scientific Research, Romania
David Aparisi, University of Alicante, Spain
David Cline, Saginaw Valley State University, USA
David Nocar, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic
Diana Straksiene, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Diana Maria Cismaru, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania
Diane Boothe, Boise State University, USA
Dimitris Kanellopoulos, University of Patras, Greece
Dimitris Kilakos, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Dorina Anca Talas, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
Dorota Gawryluk, Bialystok University of Technology, Poland
Duru Bayram, Eindhoven University of Technology , Netherlands
Dusko Lukac, South Tyrol Business School, Italy
Elena Baguzina, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Russian Federation
Elena Garcia Guerrero , Universidad de Córdoba, Spain
Elena Pérez Vázquez, University of Alicante, Spain
Elena Seghedin, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University from Iasi, Romania
Eleni Nolka, Harokopio University of Athens, Greece
Elisa Bertolotti, University of Madeira / Id+ / IMAGIS / OSEAN, Portugal
Elizabeth Sandell, Minnesota State University, USA
Ellen Faszewski, Boston University wheelock College of Education & Human Development, USA
Emel Dikbas Torun, Pamukkale University, Turkey
Emmanouil Choustoulakis, University of Peloponnese, Greece
Eunice Ndeto Ivala, North-West University, South Africa
Evangelina Bonifácio, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
Fabiana Leta, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
Fabio Corsi, University of Verona, Italy
Fausto Brevi, Politecnico Di Milano, Italy
Fiachra Ó Súilleabháin, University College Cork, Ireland
Gabriella Velics, Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary
Gaby Probst, Hochschule für Wirtschaft Freiburg, Switzerland
Georgiana Ciobotaru, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania
Gianluca Carella, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Gibrán Aguilar Rangel, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico
Gina Chianese, University of Trieste, Italy
Gina Aurora Necula, Romanian Language Institute, Romania
Giovanni Maria Conti, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Grainne Ni Dhomhnaill, University College Dublin, Ireland
Grischa Schmiedl, University of Applied Science St. Pölten, Austria
Gyongyi Bujdoso, University of Debrecen, Hungary
Hana Vancova, Trnava University, Slovakia
Héctor Tronchoni, Florida Universitaria in Catarroja, Spain
Heidi Schuhbauer, Nuremberg Institute of Technology, Germany
Heimo Hirner, University of Applied Sciences Campus Wien, Austria
Helin Puksand, Tallinn Univesity, Estonia
Henri Jacobs, Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT), South Africa
Igor Miladinovic, University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna, Austria
Ioana Letitia Serban, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
Ioannis Makris, State Special School / Directorate of Secondary Education West Athens, Greece
Irena Petrusic, University Adriatic, Montenegro
Irine Pkhakadze, Akaki Tsereteli State University(ATSU), Georgia
Isabel Pellicer Cardona, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Janaina Cardoso, Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil
Javier Casanoves-Boix, University of Valencia, Spain
Jeannette Jones, Texas Lutheran University, USA
Jenni Sanguiliano Lonski, Rollins College, USA
Jitka Hlouskova, Independent Education Professional, Czech Republic
Joana Romanowski, UNINTER – Centro Universitario Interncacional UNIN, Brazil
Joanna Paliszkiewicz, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
John Blake, University of Aizu, Japan
Jorge Viguri Cordero, Universitat Jaume I, Spain
Juana M Ortega Tudela, University of Jaén, Spain
Juana Maria Sancho Gil, University of Barcelona, Spain
Julianna Sandholm-Bark, Webster University Geneva Campus, Switzerland
Jurgita Lenkauskaitė, Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy, Lithuania
Kadi Lukanenok, Tallinn University, Estonia
Kalliopi  Trouli, University of Crete, Greece
Karen Butler, Johnson C. Smith University, USA
Katerina Vitásková, Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic
Konstantinos Papadopoulos, University of Macedonia, Greece
Krešimir Pavlina, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Ladario da Silva, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Brazil
Laura Boubert, University of Westminster, United Kingdom
Laura Rio, University of Bologna, Italy
Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, University of North Dakota, USA
Leela Ramsook, University of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Lefkothea Kartasidou, University of Macedonia, Greece
Lefkothea-Vasiliki Andreou, University of Ioannina, Greece
Leila Kajee, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Lela Abdushelishvili, International Black Sea University, Georgia
Les Sztandera, Thomas Jefferson University, USA
Letina Alena, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Liga Paula, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia
Linda Salihu, University of Prishtina, Kosovo
Loredana Terec-Vlad, Stefan cel Mare University from Suceava and Lumen, Romania
Loreta Buksnyte-Marmiene, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Loreta Chodzkiene, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Lucia Dancisinova, University of Presov, Slovakia
Luis Enrique Garcia, Universidad del as Américas Puebla, Mexico
Lydia Mavuru, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Maarika Teral, University of Tartu, Estonia
Magdolna Chrappán, University of Debrecen, Hungary
Magne V. Aarset, NLA University College, Norway
Maia Chkotua, International Black Sea University, Georgia
Maira Lescevica, Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Latvia
Maja Kerneza, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Maja Pivec, Fh Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Austria
Malgorzata Cieciora, Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, Poland
Manfred Meyer, Westfalische Hochschule, Germany
Marcin Fojcik, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway
Maria Csernoch, University of Debrecen, Hungary
Maria Gonzalez Alriols, University of the Basque Country, Spain
Maria Lopes de Azevedo, ESECS, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portugal
Maria Orfila, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain
María José Latorre-Medina, University of Granada, Spain
Mariane Gazaille, University of Québec at Trois-Rivières, Canada
Marina Ramos Santonja, University of Alicante, Spain
Marko Slavkovic, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Marta Talavera, Univeristy of Valencia, Spain
Martina Kosturková, University of Presov, Slovakia
Marzena Wojcik-Augustyniak, University of Siedlce, Poland
Matthias Baume, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Maya Wizel, Independent Researcher , USA/Israel
Mayara de Carvalho Santos, State University of Campinas, Brazil
Melissa Caspary, Georgia Gwinnett College, USA
Michael Reiner, IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, Austria
Michail Kalogiannakis, University of Thessaly, Greece
Mike Green, University of Kent, United Kingdom
Milan Kubiatko, J. E. Purkyne University, Czech Republic
Mirela Moldoveanu, University of Ottawa, Canada
Mohamed Ahmed Elkhouli, Sadat Academy for Management Science, Egypt
Monica Maier, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Monika Mladenovic, University of Split, Croatia
Montserrat  Boronat-Navarro, Jaume I University, Spain
Mustafa Ozmusul, Harran University, Turkey
Nahema Bettayeb, University Gustave Eiffel, France
Nancy Maribel Arratia Martinez, Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Mexico
Napak-On Sritrakarn, Acknowledge Education, Australia
Natalia Casado, University King Juan Carlos, Spain
Natalie Lavoie, University of Quebec in Rimousk, Canada
Natasa Vlah, University of Rijeka, Croatia
Natasja Holtzhausen, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Noam Topelberg, Bar Ilan University, Israel
Nora Gavira-Durón, Universidad de las Americas Puebla, Mexico
Olga Dorul, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania
Olivia Petrescu, University Babes-Bolyai, Romania
Omid Noroozi, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
Onur Ergünay, Izmir Democracy University, Turkey
Pablo Rodríguez-Gonzálvez, University of León, Spain
Paraskevi Chatzipanagiotou, European University Cyprus, Cyprus
Pateka Jama, North-West University, South Africa
Patrik Schulcz, Esade Business School (Ramon Llull University), Spain
Paul Tauiliili, University of Hawaii Manoa, USA
Pavel Brebera, University of Pardubice, Czech Republic
Pavlina Rackova, University of Defence, Czech Republic
Pawel Pokutycki, Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Netherlands
Pule Phindane, Central University of Technology, South Africa
Rachel Mayimele, North West University, South Africa
Raili Pool, University of Tartu, Estonia
Raminta Bardauskiene, Mykolas Romeris Uiversity, Lithuania
Rasa Nedzinskaite-Maciuniene, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Remigijus Bubnys, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Renata Pinjatela, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Rocío Serrano Rodríguez, University of Cordoba, Spain
Ryuichi Matsuba, Kumamoto University, Japan
Sam Ramaila, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Sandra Catalán Pallarés, Universitat Jaume I, Spain
Sanja Tatalović Vorkapić, University of Rijeka, Croatia
Seppo Sirkemaa, University of Turku, Finland
Serhat Bahadır KERT, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
Shaun Nykvist, Nhl Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
Shi Lan, Shanghai Normal University, China
Si Xiao, Columbia University, USA
Sigrid Schefer-Wenzl, University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna, Austria
Silmar José Spinardi Franchi, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Silvania Alves de Carvalho, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
Silvia Hvozdikova, Constantine The Philosopher University, Slovakia
Simon Richir, Arts et Metiers (ENSAM), France
Simone Brasili, Univeristy of Camerino, Italy
Sofia  Di Sarno Garcia, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain
Sonia Morante-Zarcero, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain
Stathis Konstantinidis, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Stefan Kubica, Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Germany
Stefania Pinnelli, University of Salento, Italy
Stephanie Linek, ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, Germany
Susan Canning, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Susan Gottlöber, Maynooth University, Ireland
Susan Oaks, State University of New York, USA
Susan Scott, Lakehead University, Canada
Susanne Dau, University College of Northern Denmark, Denmark
Susanne Elsen, Free University of Bozen, Italy
Susanne Schumacher, Free University of Bozen, Italy
Syed Ziaur Rahman, University of Kalba, United Arab Emirates
Taina Lintilä, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Tara Ratnam, Independent Researcher and Teacher Educator, India
Tatjana Portnova, University of Granada, Spain
Temenujka Zafirova Malcheva, Sofia University, Bulgaria
Tena Velki, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia
Tetjana Tomášková, University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic
Tiit Elenurm, SA Estonian Business School, Estonia
Tiiu Tammemäe, Tallinn University, Estonia
Tomislav Ivanjko, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Trudi Edginton, University of London​, United Kingdom
Turan Paker, Pamukkale University, Turkey
Valeria Di Martino, University of Palermo, Italy
Valerija Vendramin, Educational Research Institute, Slovenia
Vashti Singh, University of Guyana, Guyana
Vassilios Argyropoulos, University of Thessaly, Greece
Vassilis Chatzibirros, The University of Sheffield International Faculty, Greece
Veronica Marin Diaz, University of Cordoba, Spain
Veronica Violant Holz, University of Barcelona, Spain
Verónica Yanez- Monje, Universidad of Concepcion, Chile
Victor Fester, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Victoria I. Marín, University of Lleida, Spain
Wendy Setlalentoa, Central University of Technology, South Africa
Wiktor Bolkunow, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
Wilton José Diolindo Nascimento Júnior, University of Campinas, Brazil
Xénia Liashuk, Trnava University, Slovakia
Xiaoyuan Suo, Webster University, USA
Xiaozhu Lin, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Yevgeniya Daineko, Satbayev University, Kazakhstan
Yogesh Kumar Sharma,SGV University Jaipur India, India
Zoltán Rónay, Eotvos Loránd University, Hungary