The 16^thannual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI) was held from 13 to 15 November 2023 in Seville (Spain) on the topic of “Transforming Education, Transforming Lives”. The Conference provided a unique opportunity to present a number of papers showcasing research results of European co-funded projects in which the DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU) participates.

The International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) has been organizing ICERI on an annual basis for sixteen (16) years in a row. It is a Conference that has become a prominent global educational event and thus, this year it attracted seven hundred and eighty (780) delegates from sixty (60) countries. Hence the presence of DAISSy researchers in the conference significantly increased the impact of research conducted by the Research Group.

DAISSy-HOU was actively involved in the ICERI 2023 Conference contributing five (5) scientific papers, a result of the high-standard work and international collaborations of the Group. The papers showcased the results of european research projects, which produce innovative methodologies and tools regarding education in the digital era, that are undergoing by DAISSy with prof. Achilles Kameas as Scientific Coordinator. The list of the papers-presentations:

• A Research Methodology that includes University-Industry Cooperation for the Identification of Stakeholders’ experiences on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in applied Business Management and undergraduate Business Education, authored by, Eleni Georgakakou (HOU), Audrey Stenson (DUN LAOGHAIRE Institute of Art, Design and Technology-Ireland), Ikävalko (Aalto University-Finland), Josephine Browne (DUN LAOGHAIRE Institute of Art, Design and Technology-Ireland) and Achilles Kameas (HOU).
• Designing an innovative online course in “Critical Visual Media Literacy and Fluency” for Higher Education students, authored by the HOU team: Panagiota Polymeropoulou, Eleni Georgakakou and Achilles Kameas.
• A Green Learning Community to promote virtual networking and enhance peer learning of early childhood educations and care professionals, authored by, Mateja Mlinar, Petra Zgonec and Petra Bozovičar (Educational Research Institute-Slovenia), Eleni Georgakakou and Achilles Kameas (HOU), and Aljosa Rudaš (International Step by Step Association-The Netherlands)
• Social Innovation in Greek Academia: where we stand and where we want to go, authored by the HOU team: Kostas Mantzos, Foteini Tatsi, Sissie Theodosiou and Achilles Kameas
• Contextualizing Hate-Speech Online: perspectives from the educational community in the Greek periphery, authored by the HOU team: Kostas Mantzos, Sissie Theodosiou, Kostas Potsis, Anastassis Papadopoulos and Achilles Kameas

The DAISSy-HOU was represented at the ICERI Conference 2023 by Prof. Achilles Kameas, Director of DAISSy, and Ms. Eleni Georgakakou, Senior Project Manager and Researcher of DAISSy, who presented the respective papers and attended a number of sessions engaging in numerous peer learning and networking activities.

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