Through events hosted or co-organised by SELFID, we share research findings, encourage dialogue and explore how evidence can inform practice. These events connect researchers with educators, young people, and wider audiences.
Organized Events
International Society for Research on Identity (ISRI) 2026
The SELFID Lab actively contributed to the 2026 Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Research on Identity (ISRI) through research presentations and international collaboration initiatives.
Daria Dodan presented “Science Identity in Early Adolescence: Adaptation and Validation of Two Measures for Personal and Social Science Identities” (with Prof. Dr. Oana Negru-Subțirică)
Andreea Florea presented “Who Is in Charge? The Longitudinal Interplay of Academic Achievement, Ease and Difficulty Mindsets, and Effort Beliefs” (with Negru-Subțirică, Prof. Daphna Oyserman, and Dodan).
Additionally, Prof. Dr. Negru-Subțirică co-facilitated the pre-conference workshop “No Man Is an Island: International Collaborations and Networking” with Prof. Kazumi Sugimura (Hiroshima University), focused on building cross-cultural research partnerships.
LEARN workshop - Educational Inequalities Across Europe and Policy-Related Challenges During Acute Social Crises and a Changing Political Environment
The LEARN workshop, “Educational Inequalities Across Europe and Policy-Related Challenges During Acute Social Crises and a Changing Political Environment,” brought together researchers, educators, and policymakers over two days to discuss findings from the European LEARN project and their implications for policy and practice.
Hosted by Babeș-Bolyai University’s Department of Psychology and organized by the UBB LEARN team (Prof. Dr. Oana Negru-Subțirică, Dr. Renata Heilman, Res. Dr. Raluca Diana Szekely-Copîndean, and PhD Candidate Daria Dodan), the workshop emphasized that reducing educational inequalities requires coordinated action at both policy and community levels.
The event reflects the mission of the Self and Identity Development Laboratory, led by Prof. Dr. Oana Negru-Subțirică, to connect research on identity development with real-world educational practice and policy.
Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood Thematic Conference: Self and Identity in Emerging Adulthood
With more than 140 participants from over 30 countries and the scientific committee formed from the top researches of the field, the three-day event was a great opportunity for the dissemination of the latest studies in identity and self in emerging adulthood research. The conference included two days of conference and one day of post-conference master workshops. Activities included events as a key-note address, master lectures, round table, panel discussion, and a special event (i.e., “Ask Arnett”). For more information please visit http://ssea.org/conference/Identity
Webinar: The development of an adaptable vocational identity
Through this webinar we aimed to address how the development of vocational identity in adolescence and vocational skills influence one another, and how these two processes closely support each other as young people prepare to enter the workforce. We have emphasized the ways in which the knowledge in the literature related to the field of identity development and career guidance can be implemented in practice, offering concrete, evidence-based strategies for teachers, school counselors, and parents who support adolescents through this important developmental stage.
Interactive conference: The role of personal and parental factors in adolescent positive development
The purpose of this event was to make the results of our research known to our collaborators (teachers, school counselors, psychologists) and to create a favorable framework for linking scientific research to everyday reality. We brought together practitioners and researchers to openly discuss how our findings on identity and self-development can be translated into concrete, practical tools for classrooms, counseling sessions, and everyday work with children and adolescents, while also fostering real dialogue between academic research and everyday practices today.
Workshop: Connect your career with your identity. Workshops on self-awareness and personal development
Through this workshop, we aimed to facilitate the career development process through interactive self-knowledge activities. Thus, we have tried to be more aware of the values and interests that guide our career path and how we can relate career goals to these values and interests. Participants engaged in guided reflection exercises and group discussions designed to help them identify what matters most, and to translate that self-awareness into concrete, achievable career goals through practical, hands-on activities and honest group discussions during the workshop.
