Higher Education Summit 2024

The 2024 Higher Education Summit is organized by the   University of Padua and the COPERNICUS Alliance. The conference will take place from 8-10 September 2024 in Padua, Italy.  

This conference is a unique opportunity to foster dialogue and collaboration among educators and stakeholders in higher education. Whether you are a passionate educator, a dedicated researcher, a curious undergrad, an eager graduate student, or simply someone with a keen interest in education and sustainability in any context – your presence and contributions at the Higher Education Summit 2024 will be invaluable!  

The theme of the summit will be Transformation Towards Sustainability. Transformations are never easy; oftentimes they are disorienting and disruptive. To provoke transformation, there must first be an awareness of problematic yet deeply embedded paradigms and practices; only then can they be critically examined and changed into more sustainable ones.

A sustainability-oriented transformation is thus a journey that looks inward through critical reflection, as much as it is one that reaches outward through collective effort and dialogue and moves forward by searching for sustainable solutions.

How can higher education transform itself and what would this transformation entail? How could this positively impact the greater community and ultimately lead to meaningful change?

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Whether you are a passionate educator, a dedicated researcher, a curious undergrad, an eager graduate student, or simply someone with a keen interest in education and sustainability in any context – you are invited to be a part of this transformative journey in shaping the future of higher education!

Please submit your contributions on this page by 30 March 2024 (Notification of acceptance: 30 April 2024)

You can also learn more about the 2024 Higher Education Summit and the registration process here.