Did you know…
…that the length of comfortable silence depends on the culture?
…that losing your sense of smell can be an early sign of dementia?
…that memes aren’t just funny pics, they also have a scientific value?
You can learn these and much more at YUFE Academy – an international series of open lectures delivered by experts from our partner universities. This October thanks to YUFE, you can gain knowledge from a reliable source in a truly European classroom, both onsite and online.
The autumn edition brings many topics, such as climate change, linguistic relativism and intercultural communication, online learning, etc. The University of Rijeka participates in two events.
On Wednesday, October 15 at 12pm (CET) professor Marija Brala Vukanović, PhD from Department of English Studies at The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka, will have a lecture Lost in Translation: Between Language Diversity and Relativism. In this fun and interactive lecture, we will explore the fascinating language diversity, from how different cultures describe time and space, to the way words shape our emotions and our perception of reality. Find more information on this link. To join the lecture, please apply here.
On Thursday, 23 October at 16 pm (CET) at the Rijeka City Library (Benčić), the YUFE Academy joins forces with the YUFE International Café and Rijeka City Library, so you can join the lecture and workshop Say What?! Understanding Communication through Culture. The event takes place simultaneously in the four countries of YUFE alliance, in Finland, Spain, Poland and Croatia, it will start with a short introductory lecture in English, followed by a workshop where we will discuss the ways in which culture shapes the way of communication. You can find more information about the event here.
To participate in the City Library register via this link, but if you wish to participate exclusively online, please register here.
Participation in the YUFE Academy is free with mandatory registration for each event. Join the program of open lectures led by top professors and experts from YUFE partner universities. The entire program and additional information about the YUFE academy can be found at the link.
“I liked the intergenerational aspect of the discussion following the lecture… being included in such diversified group age wise, allows mare discussion between every generation on global issues and how to solve them.”
— YUFE Academy participant