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The 2024 EC2U Forum: Empowering Minds to Support a Peaceful Society
This year's EC2U Forum will serve to disseminate findings and showcase the EC2U Alliances' accomplishments.
The Johannes Kepler University Linz is this year's venue to host a unique four-day forum bringing university representatives, researchers, and students from eight partner universities across Europe together.
The Johannes Kepler University Linz is hosting this year's four-day EC²U Forum, a pre-eminent conference to disseminate and showcase the EC²U Alliances' accomplishments. The Forum will bring representatives, researchers, and students from eight partner universities across Europe together in an effort to foster an open society and create a sustainable, peaceful future by means of education, inclusion, and respectful dialogue. The Forum includes a diverse range of activities that include publicly accessible sessions, such as a Higher Education Roundtable Discussion, Citizen Science sessions, a photo exhibition, career sessions, think-tank presentations, a science contest, and presentations from the Student Voices program. These sessions are a unique opportunity for Forum participants, visitors, and guests to connect and engage in important discussions, share insight, and build networks.
Event
Location
JKU Linz
Contact
ec2u@jku.at
Why Take Part?
Residents in Linz value education, innovation, and cultural diversity and the city is an ideal location to to host a forum focused on empowering minds and fostering peaceful societies. As Klaus Luger, mayor of Linz, remarked, "I am proud of the Johannes Kepler University’s role in our community and the university’s contributions to global understanding, expertise, and progress."
Stefan Koch, Rector of the Johannes Kepler University, emphasizes the event’s significance: "As a university deeply committed to fostering innovation and sustainable development, it is an honor to host this year's forum in which we will address critical issues ranging from climate change to artificial intelligence and work toward creating a more inclusive, productive, and peaceful future."
Forum Highlights
The EC2U Forum will offer a variety of engaging, publicly accessible sessions:
- A Photo Exhibition: An inspiring photo exhibition is an opportunity to travel with us to all eight partner universities and learn more about these universities’ home cities.
- A Career Session: Meet successful university representatives and get more insight on how to advance your career in the public sector, within industry, or in the local business community.
- Think-Tank Sessions: Listen to summaries and recommendations devised by eight think-tanks focusing on "Social Innovation to Build Peace."
- Science Contest: Watch EC2U teams compete and tackle scientific challenges by applying innovative approaches.
- Student Voices: EC2U students will hold presentations about their solutions to the Student Challenge to support peace, justice, and strong institutions.
You won't want to miss out!
