This collection contains selected papers from the 7th International Conference on Entrepreneurship (ICOEN), held in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia on the 22nd of October 2020. This event was hosted by the Universitas Ciputra Surabaya, Indonesia.

The purpose of the conference was to discuss the latest evidence and ideas on how to promote entrepreneurship and most effectively open and manage a business, in industries ranging from fashion and furniture to food products, tourist attractions and services such as transportation and event management.

This KnE Social Sciences collection contains 63 peer-reviewed papers. A primary focus of the papers is on how to motivate employees and attract and retain customers. Other topics include the influence of marketing and social media on business outcomes, the use of technology to enhance business practices, how to take advantage of market opportunities during COVID-19, and the design of entrepreneurship programmes in schools.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students and professionals researching or working on entrepreneurship and business management.

Conference date: 22 October 2020
Location: Surabaya, Indonesia
Organizer: Universitas Ciputra Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Published: 22 March 2021
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the Annual International Conference on Language and Literature (AICLL). This event was held in Medan, Indonesia on the 4th and 5th of November 2020, and was hosted by the Faculty of Literature, Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara (UISU), Medan, Indonesia.

The conference brought together academics from Indonesia and across the region to discuss the newest findings and innovations in language, literature and language teaching. The conference was particularly focused on examining the characteristics and use of language in varied areas of life, and on analyzing the effectiveness of different approaches for English language teaching.

This collection contains 60 peer-reviewed papers. Topics include analyses of the language style and structure, literary devices and underlying meanings in a wide variety of texts ranging from political speeches and text messages, to news broadcasts, social media, and literature; discussions of gender in literature, media and the classroom; language structure and pronunciation; determining the most effective methods for teaching English during COVID-19; the congruence of local community knowledge, language and cultural customs; and analyses of social conditions and social constructions through literature and film.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students and professionals researching or working on language, literature and language teaching.

Conference date: 4–5 November 2020
Location: Medan, Indonesia
Organizer: Faculty of Literature, Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara (UISU), Medan, Indonesia
Published: 11 March 2021
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the International Seminar on Language, Education and Culture (ISoLEC): New Ideas and Trends in Language, Education and Culture. The event was held in Malang, Indonesia on the 26th and 27th of September 2020, and was hosted by the Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia.

The purpose of this conference was to identify and share leading new research and insights in language, education and culture from academics within Indonesia and across the region. The conference placed special emphasis on the meaning of cultural practices and how to preserve them in a changing world, and the development of effective teaching models, particularly with regards to the shift to e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This collection contains 43 peer-reviewed papers. Topics include how technology can be most effectively used to promote learning; the development of effective educational techniques and approaches, particularly for teaching languages and about culture; traditional cultural practices and art, and their symbolism, preservation and transmission between generations; the influence of film and other media on society; and analyses of the evolution and use of local languages.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students and professionals researching or working on language, education and culture.

Conference date: 26–27 September 2020
Location: Malang, Indonesia
Organizer: Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia
Published: 1 March 2021
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the Culture, Personality, Society in the Conditions of Digitalization: Methodology and Experience of Empirical Research Conference, held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, 19th-21st March 2020.

This event was jointly hosted by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The conference considered how digitalization is affecting culture, individuals and society as a whole – both in Russia and more globally. The spread of technology is impacting all spheres of human activity, creating qualitatively new types of interaction between individuals and social groups. At the same time, however, there is a generational gap in the uptake of these new technologies, ease of use, and ease of access. This is creating a digital divide which is, itself, having a further impact on Russian society and culture.

This collection contains 98 peer-reviewed papers exploring various elements surrounding the themes of culture and society’s digitalization. Topics include culture digitalization; education digitalization; artificial intelligence; the digital divide; politics digitalization; mass media; everyday life; and digital society.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students and professionals researching problems involving cultural responses to the digitalization of societies.

Conference date: 19–21 March 2020
Location: Yekaterinburg, Russia
Organizer: Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
Published: 21 January 2021
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the online conference Excellent Human Resource for the Sustainable Safety of Inland Water and Ferries Transport in New Normal Era (IWPOSPA 2020) held in Palembang, Indonesia on the 21^st and 22^nd of October 2020. The event was hosted by the Politeknik Transportasi Sungai, Dan Penyeberangan Palembang (Poltektrans SDP Palembang).

The conference was designed to provide a collaborative forum for educational institutions and government stakeholders in the transportation sector, facilitating the exchange of new research and industry developments in the region’s water transport sector, with a particular emphasis on sustainable safety for inland water transportation methods and the impact of Covid-19 on the water transportation sector.

This collection contains 50 peer-reviewed papers covering various themes related to water transportation including legal, logistical, environmental and economic concerns. Topics include regulation and law enforcement for inland water and ferry transportation; maritime transportation logistics, infrastructure, and technological solutions; and sustainable and environmentally friendly management of water transportation systems.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students or professionals researching or working in water transportation, particularly those interested in the practices adopted by Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation.

Conference date: 21–22 October 2020
Location: Palembang, Indonesia
Organizer: Politeknik Transportasi Sungai, Dan Penyeberangan Palembang (Poltektrans SDP Palembang)
Published: 12 January 2021
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the International Research Conference of Psychology 2020 (ICoPsy 2020). The conference was held on the 7^th and 8^th of November 2020 and hosted by the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Malang.

The conference encourages international co-operation between scientists and practitioners in the fields of economics, education, psychology and social sciences, and the event placed specific emphasis on the improvement of mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic through research and scientific application.

This collection contains 40 peer-reviewed papers on across a number of key themes relating to the fields of Psychology, Sociology, Education and Economics. Topics include mental and behavioural health, public health, e-learning and the changes in economic behaviours in response to the pandemic.

This issue of KnE Social Sciences will be of interest to academics, students and professionals involved in research and scientific applications relating to physical and mental health, economic behaviour, and e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conference date: 7–8 November 2020 
Location: Indonesia
Organizer: Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Malang
Published: 5 January 2021
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the International Conference on Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences (IC-HEDS 2019). This event was hosted by the Pascasarjana Universitas Negeri Jakarta and held in Jakarta, Indonesia on November 20, 2019.

This collection contains 85 peer-reviewed papers across the humanities and social sciences disciplines, and covers a wide range of topics including: the role of eco-friendly initiatives in education; knowledge preservation in Higher Education Institutions; notions of justice and environmental awareness; smart technologies and social welfare; trends in Indonesian education pedagogies; and emergent trends in Indonesian economic and business environments.

Conference date: 20 November 2019
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Organizer: Pascasarjana Universitas Negeri Jakarta 
Published: 11 November 2020
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the International Convention-2019 hosted by the Ural Institute of Humanities at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia on May 20-23, 2019. Under the aegis of the International Convention-2019, two scientific events were held: International Research Forum Polylingism and Multiculturalism in the Post-Literacy Age and Magic/Mania of History: The Past instead of the Present and the Future.

This combined collection contains 36 papers. Topics include multilingual education models, multicultural educational environments, new literacy, multimodal and multilingual literacy, critical literacy, cultural imperialism, cultural memory, cultural anthropology, and mass culture (TV series), modern Russian literature, modern Russian history, modern Russian cinema.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students, or professional researchers working on Multilingual and Multicultural Education and New Literacy, as well as Cultural studies, Literature, Philosophy, History, Anthropology.

Conference date: 20–23 May 2019
Location: Yekaterinburg, Russia
Organizer: Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University
Published: 28 September 2020
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the 1st Annual International Conference on Art, Design, Education, and Cultural Studies (ICADECS), held in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, 11th–12th October 2019. This event was hosted by the Art and Design Department, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang.

This conference explored the concept of using art, design, and education to reinforce cultural sustainability in a disruptive era. As the digital revolution continues, technology-driven disruption is inevitable. This disruption is generating significant imbalances in the business world. This is also impacting the cultural sector, affecting the arts, design, and education. With that going on, there is an increasing need for a paradigm shift in these sectors. The solutions should come from the practitioners, educators, and students, in an artistic movement designed to strengthen South-East Asian cultural identities.

This collection contains 60 peer-reviewed papers exploring various elements concerning arts and cultural sustainability. Topics include traditional arts, performing arts, visual arts, art history, design, digital and new media, communication and media, teaching and learning, and culture.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students, and professionals researching art, design, and education for a more sustainable culture in the disruptive era.

Conference date: 11–12 October 2019
Location: Malang, Indonesia
Organizer: Art and Design Department, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang
Published: 2 September 2020
ISSN: 2518-668X

This collection contains selected papers from the International research conference Questions of Expertise in Culture, Arts and Design held in Yekaterinburg, Russia on June 6-7, 2019. This event was hosted by the Department of Art History and Sociocultural Technologies, Ural Federal University.

The conference was held to discuss emerging approaches to the concept of expert assessment in culture, art and design, and explore the increasingly important role of the contemporary humanistic scholar as an expert capable of mediating between the diverse institutions, groups and agendas that comprise modern society and influence its culture.

This collection contains 40 peer-review papers on contemporary issues of expert assessment in the fields of art history, cultural studies, design and decorative and applied arts. Topics include, among others, issues of cultural memory, role of art in urban space, expert assessment of artistic objects, issues of attribution and assessment in arts and crafts, role of design in modern society and culture.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students or professionals researching or working in the area of culture, arts and design, especially those involved in expert assessment of art objects and cultural processes, mediation between institutions and communities, working with cultural memory etc.

Conference date: 6–7 June 2019
Location: Yekaterinburg, Russia
Organizer: Department of Art History and Sociocultural Technologies, Ural Federal University
Published: 25 August 2020
ISSN: 2518-668X