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Professor Marina Andeva from the University American College Skopje with workshops at the Comenius University in Bratislava

During a CEEPUS teaching mobility (20-24 April 2026), Prof. Marina Andeva delivered a workshop on Strategic Foresight and Futures Literacy to students from the Human Geography at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava.

The workshop focused on forward-looking themes highly relevant to their field of study, including identity and belonging, demographic change, secularization, spatial patterns of identity, and governance in increasingly complex societies. By combining natural science perspectives with social and policy-oriented analysis, the sessions encouraged students to think beyond disciplinary boundaries and engage with long-term uncertainty in a structured way.A key highlight of the mobility was the strong engagement of the students, who actively contributed to discussions, group work, and scenario-building exercises. Their ability to connect empirical knowledge from geography and environmental studies with broader societal transformations resulted in thoughtful and well-grounded future scenarios.

The mobility strengthened academic cooperation between the two institutions and highlighted the importance of integrating future-oriented approaches into higher education. This experience reaffirmed the relevance of foresight methodologies in addressing contemporary challenges at the intersection of environment, demography, and society, and opened opportunities for continued collaboration within the CEEPUS network.

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Dr Andrea Schmidt from the University of Pécs visits the University of Opole thanks to the CEEPUS mobility scholarship

On April 20-24 (2026), the Institute of Political Science and Public Administration hosts dr Andrea Schmidt from the University of Pécs, Hungary. Dr Schmidt delivers very interesting lectures that give us a better understanding of current developments in Hungary:

“The „enfant terrible of the EU” – the Orbán regime and illiberal democracies in Europe”; “Deepening or widening? The EU enlargement policy from the Hungarian perspective.

The visit is result of long-lasting cooperation between the Universities in Pécs and Opole

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https://inopia.uni.opole.pl/events/

“Strategic Foresight & Futures Literacy: an introduction” – the online workshop for young researchers

On April 17, 2026 (10.00-13.00 CEST) professor Marina Andeva from the University American College in Skopje will deliver a workshop for the young researchers of the Border and Regional Studies Network. This interactive online workshop introduces MA and PhD students to the foundations of strategic foresight and futures literacy. Participants will have the opportunity to be introduced to the concept of future literacy and explore it in practice with foresight methods and tolls. Through guided horizon scanning and scenario-building exercises, students will develop alternative futures for different topics of their interest and reflect on their implications for governance, research, and policy

Marina Andeva is a Full Professor of Political Science at University American College Skopje (UACS), recognized for her interdisciplinary expertise at the intersection of strategic foresight, European governance, migration policy, and ethics in innovation. With a strong academic and policy-oriented profile, she combines scholarship, institutional leadership, and international project engagement to advance anticipatory governance and responsible public policy in North Macedonia and across Europe.

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