Conference Programme

The 13th International Scientific Conference for Young Researchers
SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY 2025
(STICS 2025)

October 17, 2025
Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania-Net

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

09:00 – 09:15 | Opening Speeches – Vice-Rector and other special guests, MRU (CI-108 auditorium), online link: STICS Conference | Meeting Chat | Microsoft Teams

09:15 – 09:35 | Keynote – How to build your / researcher’s career

09:40 – 10:40 | Plenary Presentations, CI-108 auditorium

  • Sustainable Transportation: Strategies for Green Logistics – Albin Lorance Mathew
  • Changing Practices in Parental Disputes in Lithuania- Ugnė Klingerė
  • Transforming the Welfare State in the Age of Climate Risk – Ulijona Kaklauskaitė
  • From Accessibility to Participation: Insights from UCL – Rasa Rudaitienė

10:40 – 11:10 | ☕ Coffee Break

11:10 – 12:50 | Parallel Sessions

Session A – Law, Governance & Economy, CI-108 auditorium

Session B – Work, Health & Society, CI-107 auditorium

Intersecting Protections of LGBT+ People: Non-discrimination and the Right to Respect for Private and Family life – Eitvydas Zurba

Telematics Technology & Fleet Management-Abin Haridas

Economic Security in EU Countries – Pavlo Burak, She

IT Company Competitiveness: Remote vs Hybrid- Berest Kostiantyn Volodymyrovych

Inclusive Governance in EU Alliances – Edita Lenkauskaitė

Transformative Competencies of Health Personnel in Suduva Region – Ilona Mulerenkienė

Provisional Measures Through Human Rights Lens – Artur Doržinkevič

Mental Health Under Stress-Ieva Ždanoviča

   

Challenges of Electoral Law in the Era of social media and Disinformation in Lithuania – Laura Matjošaitytė

 

The Role of Inquiry in STEAM Education in Laboratory Activities – Marta Kodura

National security institutions’ change: stability versus transformation -Svajūnė Ungurytė Ragauskienė

Teachers’ Workload, Self-Efficacy & Family Support-Xie Xiaomeng

Interaction between green logistics practices and environmental improvement: opportunities and challenges – Akash Kumar

Maternal Prohibition & Psychological Control in context: relation routes to shynees and loneliness – Vilma Milašiūnaitė

 

X, Y, Z Kartų Skirtumai Organizacijose – Simona Stech

 

Career Challenges of International Graduates-Mantė Gasiūnaitė Binkienė

 

Human–ai synergy in coaching: unlocking scalable solutions for executive development- Kamilė Milukė

 

12:50 – 13:00 | Short Break

13:00 – 15:00 | MRU Scientific Week Closure Event

  • Reflections & summary
  • Networking discussions
  • Closing remarks

15:10 – 16:00 | Workshop “How to work with Scopus journals”