Dates: April 20–22, 2017
Call for abstracts deadline: March 1, 2017 | Submit here
Eligibility: bachelor’s or master’s student and having their own research, either as a thesis or a work in progress
Location: Narva, Estonia

Narva XVII International Student Research Conference 2017

You’re invited to take part in stimulating academic discussions led by young scholars in a conference held in the historic border town of Narva.

If you are bachelor’s or master’s student and have your own research, either as a thesis or a work in progress, this conference is an opportunity for you to share your ideas with other students and make inspiring international contacts.

Thematic sections

The conference has six thematic sections. These sections reflect the curricula of Narva College with one special thematic section each year.

This year, the special section is proposed together with Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies of the University of Tartu and has a focus on Russian and international studies.

All bachelor’s and master’s students interested in participation are welcome to submit the abstract of your research falling under one of the conference’s thematic sections. There are no additional thematic restrictions for the abstracts.

Here are some inspirational guidelines as to what topics could fall under which thematic sections:

Pedagogy: Research in modern methodological approaches to teaching, tradition and innovation in education, education in multicultural society, methodological problems in language acquisition, developing axiological competencies, etc.

Philology and Culture: Research in many aspects of linguistics, issues of literature and folklore studies, language and cross-cultural communication, children’s literature, etc.

Russian Language and Culture (in Russian): Research in Russian culture in the context of intercultural communication, studies of children’s speech and writing, Russian children’s literature, challenges of teaching Russian as mother tongue, contemporary approaches to teaching Russian as foreign language etc.

Youth Work: Research in various types of youth work, such as mobile youth work, inclusive youth work, smart youth work, etc.

Entrepreneurship, Project Management and Public Administration: Research in innovation and startups, marketing principles and methods in modern society, strategic planning, different roles in change management, social responsibilities of entrepreneurship, e-democracy and participation, civic involvement, multicultural challenges to society, management of local government, local government co-operation with private businesses and NGOs etc.

SPECIAL SECTION. Russian and International studies: multi-disciplinary research on internal and external political dynamics in the Russian federation and former Soviet space; historical, socio-cultural, and political dimensions of Russia’s external projection in a changing geo-political regional context and role in the international system; focus on the bi-lateral and multi-lateral characterization of the international system.

Requirements for abstracts

• The abstract should introduce the student’s original research project, e.g. bachelor’s thesis, master’s thesis, some parts of the bachelor’s or master’s research.
• The research must connect to one of the six thematic sections of the conference.
• The abstract should meet the criteria of an academic abstract, introducing the research focus, methods, results and conclusions. All the selected abstracts will be published in the conference online abstract book.
• Language: all the abstracts must be in English (including the abstracts for the special Russian section)
• Length: 250-300 words

Benefits

• For the invited speakers, there is no participation fee and the accommodation (up to 3 nights, in twin rooms, breakfast included) and lunches during the conference days are provided by the organisers.
• For the participants who need visas, the organisers provide the Letter of Invitation that enables to apply for the visa without paying the visa fee.
• Participation in the excursions on April 22, the cultural day, is free but requires prior registration.

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