ETECH 2026 SUMMARY

On 22–23 April 2026, EKA University of Applied Sciences, in cooperation with Alberta College, Ferris State University, Sumy State University, the Baltic Circular Eco-System Association, the European Marketing and Management Association (EUMMAS), the European Digital Learning Network (Dlearn), the New Door Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator, and the Latvian Association of Economists, organised the International Scientific Conference “Emerging Trends in Economics, Culture and Humanities” (etECH2026). 

This was the 10th anniversary edition of the etECH conference, bringing together participants from Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, and the USA, who presented their research results in twelve parallel sessions:

• Macroeconomics, International Economics, Public Economics and Financial Economics
• Sustainable Development and Circular Economy
• Economics and Sustainability (Online)
• Human Resource Management
• Business Administration, Management and Corporate Finance
• Business (Online)
• Law
• Education and Youth Studies
• Information Technologies and Digitalisation
• Culture Studies and International Culture Project Management
• Creative Industries, Arts and Design
• Digital Games, Gamification, Virtual Reality

Conference programme

Conference abstracts proceedings

Conference plenary session record on YouTube

Conference photo gallery
 

Dear friends, partners, and conference participants!

Thank you for your trust and for the great interest in our anniversary conference! We look forward to seeing you next year at etECH2027!

Best regards,
Prof. Jelena Titko
Coordinator of etECH2026
Vice-Rector for Science and International Cooperation, EKA University of Applied Sciences