Organizers:
International Consortium for Social Development
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law, Department of Social Work
Under the patronage:
Ministry of Science and Education
Ministry for Demography, Family, Youth and Social Policy
President of Croatia
In partnership with:
University of Ljubljana
University of Nevada, Reno
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul
University of Minnesota
Indiana University School of Social Work
Zagreb Tourist Board
It is our great honor and pleasure to welcome you to Zagreb, Croatia, and the 20th Biennial ICSD International Symposium!
After great conferences in previous years, we are preparing the symposium with a new perspective on the social development context. As you would remember in Dhaka (2011), we focused on the issue of good governance and its importance for building knowledge and social development. In Kampala (2013), we explored new frontiers in social development and its challenges that contemporary societies are facing. Our last symposium in Singapore (2015), led us through transforming societal trends and different models in community leadership connected with social development.
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1. Social and economic issues from multidisciplinary perspectives
2. Governance and Leadership for social development and social good
3. Social justice and human rights
4. Environment in economic and social context
5. National and International collaboration for social and economic development – multidisciplinary perspective
6. Higher education for professional practice
The city of Zagreb, capital of Croatia, on the historic and political threshold between East and West, illustrates both the continental and Mediterranean spirit of the nation it spearheads. Archeological discoveries dating back to around 35, 000 B.C. during the Stone Age have been discovered in the vicinity of present-day Zagreb. Zagreb today is the cultural, scientific, economic, political and administrative centre of the Republic of Croatia, and is home to the Croatian Parliament, Government and President. The University of Zagreb, founded in 1669, is the oldest continuously operating university in Southeast Europe. There are also 11 polytechnics and 23 higher education institutions, of which 19 are private. In total, there are 132 institutions of higher education in Croatia, attended by more than 145 thousand students.
| Participants Category | Early Bird Registration Fee *** August 1, 2016 – May 1, 2017 |
Regular Registration Fee May 2 – June 15, 2017 |
Late Registration Fee June 16 – July 6, 2017 |
On-site Registration Fee July 7-11, 2017 |
| ICSD Members from high income economies * | $280 | $310 | $400 | $450 |
| Non-members from high income economies * | $350 | $380 | ||
| ICSD Members from developing countries ** | $220 | $250 | $370 | |
| Non-members from developing countries ** | $260 | $320 | ||
| Students from high income economies * | $150 | $180 | $280 | |
| Students from developing countries ** | $90 | $130 | ||
| Accompanying persons | $150 | $170 | ||
| Guest/Day registration | $175 | $225 |
