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Higher education for democracy has been the hallmark of many educational reforms and interventions over the years. Join the summit to hear from cutting edge researchers and take the opportunity for matchmaking.
Link to abstracts in Metacampus
Detailed programme in Metacampus
When: 12 March 2026Time: 10:00–17:00
Registrations open: 23 January 2026
Where: Via Zoom (link to be announced on Metacampus closer to the date)
To attend the summit please enrol via Metacampushttps://metacampus.unite-university.eu/enrol/index.php?id=183
9.00-10.00 - Introduction and keynote: Human-centric education in the age of AI, Arnold Pears
10.15-11:30 - Zoom room session: Experiences in Collaborative Research-based Learning on Engineering for Industry; The Grenoble Contribution to the Unite! Seed Fund Proposal “Space & Tech UNITE!”: Quality
Assurance and Product Assurance; Towards a Blueprint for Democratic and Transnational Engineering Education: Insights from the Unite! Learning Network
11:35-12.30 - Zoom room session: Confluences: Uniting disciplines for sustainable solutions; The Role of Japanese Language Education in Cultivating Leadership Skills among Engineering Students Beyond Europe; Shaping the Post-Doc of Tomorrow: Co-Designing Training Pathways for Researcher Mobility
12.30-13.30 - Lunch
13.35-14.25 - Zoom Sessions: Proposal Higher Education for Democracy through Inner Development Goals: An Experiential and Inter-University Approach; The midwifery role of education in the continuing re-birth of democracy. On teaching ethics and global ethics at universities; How to teach European Citizenship, Example of ESA
14.30-15.45 - Zoom sessions: EDIFICITECA, a canonical collection of urban buildings to educate future architects; Why teach online? Three practical reasons from an international education perspective; Landing and Lifting: a Pedagogical Method for Utopian Urban Futures; Value-driven education? Democratic competence and the educational role of Unite!
15.50-16.00 - Conference closing, Ernest Ampadu
If you have questions about the conference please contact:
Charlotte Hurdelbrink: hurdel@kth.se
Ernest Ampadu: ernesta@kth.se
This online summit will present Unite! Seed Fund projects and serve as a matchmaking event for joint teaching and programme collaborations. It offers an excellent opportunity to share experiences and connect with colleagues across the Unite! alliance. Registrations open 23 January 2026
Program Structure
Presentation:
25 minutes - 15 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussions.
Work in progress:
25 minutes - 15 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussions.
Workshop:
60 minutes - 50 minutes for the workshop and 10 minutes for start-up.
Discussion:
60 minutes - 50 minutes for the workshop and 10 minutes for start-up.
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