Stolypin Volga Region Institute of Public Administration

Russian Presidential Academy

Of National Economy and Public Administration

Applied Linguistics and Cross-Cultural Communication Department  

are happy to announce the forthcoming

XV International Scientific Students’ and Postgraduate Students’ Conference

Communicative Challenges of the 21st Century

 

 

Venue and Dates: Stolypin Volga Region Institute of Public Administration

Saratov, the Russian Federation

February 2017

 

The technological revolution has given communication a new meaning, encompassing many definitions, depending on the social, cultural, political and economic context in which it is used. The current situation set researches to identify opportunities as well as challenges that are faced by communities in the world.

The conference “Communicative Challenges of the 21st Century” aims on gathering undergraduates and postgraduate students of different countries to share and discuss their ideas and present their researches in different fields of communication study.

Conference materials (the authors' versions) will be published in the annual international journal“Communicative Challenges of the 21st Century”. ISSN 2304-9901. Issue 8.

 

Key issues for discussion:

 

· Mass-Media Communication

· Political Communication

· Intercultural, Cross-Cultural, International Communication

· Organizational, Professional, Business Communication

· Сommunication and Culture, Language and Social Interactions

· Computer-Mediated Communication

· Communicative Issues for Academic Research (postgraduate round- table discussion)

Working languages: English, German, and French.

 

Travel expenses should be covered by the participants.

Important dates

Application deadline: 10 February 2017.

Scientific paper manuscript deadline: 20 March 2017.

Scientific Paper Submission Requirements

Paper length mustn’t be more than 6 pages (A 4 size); all the papers must be written in MS Word files; page margins must be: top, bottom, right - 2,5 sm, left – 3 sm; font face must be Times New Roman; font size must be 14; Line spaces 1,5; width justification; papers should conform to the APA Style.

 

Contact information:

Saratov, 23/25 Sobornaya St., room 330.

Telephone: +7 8452653567

e-mail:kafengl@piuis.ru

Coordinators:

Kudryavtseva Elena Eduardovna

Balykina Galina Anatolievna


Application Form

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