On site : 3-4 November 2025 (Riga, Latvia)

Theme: Connecting, Engaging and Communicating: across disciplines, communities, and cultures

Deadline for nominations: 25 September 2025 (23:59 CET)

Contacts: Kamilla.Kuna@lka.edu.lv | Aija.Luse@lka.edu.lv

Subthemes (as described in the Call):

Professional environment

• How can we connect better and sustain meaningful communication with our clients, colleagues, and external partners?
• What approaches are best when communicating with clients to foster trust and transparency?
• What can we learn from constructive disagreement and critical feedback?

Examples: Classroom dialogue and student engagement techniques; Patient dialogue and empathic health communication; Team communication and feedback in sport performance. (Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Communication, Pedagogy, Health, Sports, Leadership, Security and Safety)

Dialogue with the community and society

• What are effective ways to engage with diverse communities through relevant channels of communication?
• How can we foster public engagement in more democratic decision-making?
• How can we break out of our informational and cultural bubbles to foster more open, empathetic dialogue?

Examples: Engaged academia and co-creation with stakeholders; Truth in the age of digital media; Art as an instrument for community engagement and social trust. (Arts and Culture, Research, Sociology, Pedagogy, Marketing, Sports, Media Literacy, Cultural Policy, Urban Planning)

Multidisciplinary and intercultural dialogue

• How can we overcome cultural barriers and create value across disciplines?
• How do we innovate through connection – linking fields from agricultural science, IT, and engineering to medicine and arts?
• Are there unconventional forms of communication that can help us find a common language?

Examples: Navigating the classroom in English (tools for international lecturers); AI as teaching assistant. (Agriculture, Engineering, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Health, Intercultural Communication, Design, Arts and Culture)

Key dates:

• Pre-briefing meeting (online): 2 October 2025 (12:00 CET)
• ACEploration (onsite in Riga, Latvia): 3-4 November 2025 (Riga)
• Post- ACEploration review (online): 12 December 2025 (12:00 CET)