Steering Commitee

D-ChallengHE project

D-ChallengHE project promotes inter-connected HE systems and address digital transformation and innovation in learning and teaching practices

Duties of Scientific Board

The scientific board of D-ChallengHE HUB is responsible for deciding which of the submitted papers or methodological materials should be published and, therefore, is accountable for the published content.

The Scientific Board should make decisions based on the D-ChallengHE HUB policies; and be subjected to the requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. Only articles already published in open-access journals and with the authors’ consent are accepted. Accepted articles must correspond to the D-challengHE topics.

Scientific board responsibilities include the following issues:

The Scientific Board should evaluate articles for intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the author(s).
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a board’s research without the author’s written consent.
The board is committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.
The board should guard the integrity of the published record by issuing corrections and retractions when needed and pursuing suspected or alleged research and publication misconduct. The board should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper.
The board should handle all requests and submissions in a timely way.

Scientific
Committee

Stefania Capogna

SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR

Associate Professor Founder and Scientific Director of Digital Technologies, Education & Society Research Centre

Ligita Simanskiene

Klaipeda University, faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Management, Professor

Julija Melnikova

Klaipeda University, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Pedagogy, Senior Researcher

Stefanos Armakolas

Laboratory Teaching Staff Department of Educational Sciences and Social Work University of Patras

Simona Velea

Director of Teacher Training Department - National University of Political Studies and Public Administration Senior researcher, Institute for Education Romania

Michela Fiorese

Senior Trainer and Assessor, Digital Instructional Designer, HR Consultant, Partner at SINTAXIA s.r.l.

Žan Dapčevič

Chief Executive Officer at Academia, College of Short Cycle HE In 2021 named on Forbes Under 30 Europe list as the young person making the biggest positive impact on the world.