The Social Work International Conference (SWIC) is the annual conference of the Department of Social Work of the University of Bucharest, organized in collaboration with the Romanian Association of Schools of Social Work. SWIC is now at the 5th edition: Social Work Diversity: A Dialogue Among Professions. Enriching solidarity in unruly times.
Past editions of SWIC
SWIC 2016: Envisioning Sustainable Social Work: Empowering Communities and Individuals
Conference Programme SWIC 2016
Keynote speakers SWIC 2016:
Dr. Rory Truell – International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)
Dr. Silvia Fargion – Free University of Bolzano, Italy; European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA)
Dr. Marian Preda – University of Bucharest, Romania
SWIC 2017: Social Work Responses to the New Realities of a Turbulent World
Conference Programme SWIC 2017
Keynote speakers SWIC 2017:
Dr. Malcolm Payne – University of Bristol, UK; Manchester Metropolitan University; UK; Opole University, Poland; St Christopher’s Hospice, London, UK
Dr. Iain Ferguson – University of the West of Scotland, UK
Dr. Annamaria Campanini – University Milano Bicocca; International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)
SWIC 2018: The Challenges of Glocal Social Work Education, Practice and Research
Conference Programme SWIC 2018
Keynote speakers SWIC 2018:
Dr. Nino Žganec – University of Zagreb; European Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)
Dr. Karen Lyons – London Metropolitan University (UK)
Dr. Lars Uggerhøj – Aalborg University, Denmark; University of Lincoln, UK.
SWIC 2019: The Place and Role of Social Work in the 2020s and Beyond
Conference Programme SWIC 2019
Keynote speakers SWIC 2019:
Dr. Darja Zaviršek – Professor of Social Work, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Work, President of the East European Regional Association of Schools of Social Work
Dr. Judith Metz – Professor of Urban Youth Work, School of Social Work and Law, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Chair of the European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA)
Social Work International Conference (SWIC) 2023, 7th Edition, 'Social Work in Changing Times: From Resilience to Transformative Action' 