Join Us for the Blended Intensive Program (BIP)

🌟Are you interested in exploring how technology is transforming social work?

🌟Do you want to learn how AI, robotics, and digital tools can enhance social care?

🌟Have you ever wondered how social workers can bridge the digital divide and empower communities in a rapidly changing world?

If these questions spark your curiosity, join us for the Blended Intensive Program (BIP): Learning from the Future – Social Work Perspectives on a Digital Society (The Beneficiary Module ID: 2023-1-AT01-KA131-HED-000125850-2). This unique program will take you on a journey to uncover the possibilities of integrating cutting-edge technology into social work practice while staying rooted in the values of empathy, care, and connection. Together, we’ll explore the ethical, practical, and future-focused dimensions of social work in the digital age.

✨ Why Join?

  • 🌍 Collaborate with international experts and peers
  • 🤖 Explore the future of social work in the digital age
  • 🧠 Participate in interactive workshops and simulations

📍 Location

MCI | The Entrepreneurial School

Universitätsstraße 15, 6020 Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

🗓 Schedule

🌐 Virtual Sessions

  • Friday, 28th March 2025
  • Friday, 4th April 2025

🏛 In-Person Sessions

  • Monday, 5th May to Friday, 9th May 2025
    Daily Schedule:
    • Morning Session: 09:30 – 12:30
    • Lunch Break: 12:30 – 13:30
    • Afternoon Session: 13:30 – 16:30

📚 List of Topics

  • Navigating the Digital Age in Social Work
  • Ethical Considerations
  • Data Practice
  • AI Impact 
  • Innovations in Social Work
  • Smart Care
  • Robots
  • Envisioning the Future
  • Digital Simulations in Social Work Practice
  • Digital Social Work for Older People
  • Professional help for Social Workers, online/ digital supervision
  • Digital Empathy
  • Regulation of emotions
  • Virtual Engagement

🎯 Who Can Apply?

  • UEF degree students (Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral level)

📝 Application Information

  • 💡 Supported by Erasmus+ Mobility Grants
  • 📩 Apply Here: Visit Kamu and search for “Call for Applications for Mobility Grants for Blended Intensive Courses within the Erasmus+ Programme ”
  • Contacts person:
    • Chen Honglin
      • Email: honglin.chen@uef.fi

Please note to add the Beneficiary Module ID: 2023-1-AT01-KA131-HED-000125850-2 when you make the application.

 The deadline for application is 18 February 2025, 5 pm (Central European Time)

please contact Asta Kauppinen <asta.kauppinen@uef.fi> if you have any question with registration.