Whether you are a researcher, student, activist or professional from inside or outside the alliance – contribute to the Circle U.th for Democracy 2027 event series, share your perspective on democracy and the current political events, and connect with an international group of students!
Online sessions
On 4 and 18 March, as well as 1 and 15 April 2027 (each from 18:20 - 20:00 CET), we welcome inputs of all formats for the digital sessions (up to 90 mins), that connect to one of the key topics listed below.
In-person week in Vienna
From 26 April through 30 April 2027, an international group of students will gather at University of Vienna. For this in-person week, we seek contributions such as talks, workshops, case studies or other interactive formats related to sustainability in practice.
We especially welcome formats that create dialogue and discussion. Topics we wish to discuss are in the list of key topics below.
Key topics:
During the Circle U.th for Democracy program, we wish to address the following subjects:
- Politics in the media: communication, social media, AI, propaganda, elections manipulation, misinformation, polarisation.
- Explore political currents, including types of democracies, where are the levers of action, historic and current turnovers (e.g., Serbia’s student list).
- Current uprising events all around Europe and the world (e.g., Serbia): What is at stake, rise in populism, analyse protests and claims.
- The science behind political behaviour : Cognitive biases, emotions, identity, and group belonging, resistance to contradictory evidence, conditions for changing opinions.
- Democracy, inequality & social class: How class, education, gender, and insecurity shape political voice? Disconnection between institutions and underrepresented communities.
How to apply
To apply you can fill the following forms: Circle U.th for Democracy: Speakers registration – Formular ausfüllen by 31 January 2027.
If you don’t have an Office 365 account, you can directly send an email to: circleu.vienna2027@outlook.com . Your application should include:
- Your personal information: Name/Surname, and institutional/organisational affiliation or other background.
- The title of your contribution.
- A description of your contribution and how you connect it to (one of) the topics.
Your input must be in English.
We welcome applications from speakers for both the online sessions and the on-site programme. Speakers who are unable to attend in person can also contribute to the on-site programme through an online lecture.
Participants are responsible for booking and financing their own travel to and accommodation in Vienna.
If you are travelling from another Circle U. university, please check with your local Erasmus office if Erasmus+ Mobility or another sort of financial support might be available to cover your expenses for travel and stay.
The local Circle U. offices contacts are the following:
- Aarhus University: aarhus@circle-u.eu
- University of Belgrade: Nikola Savic nikola.savic@rect.bg.ac.rs
- Humboldt Universität zu Berlin: berlin@circle-u.eu
- UCLouvain: infocircleu@uclouvain.be
- Université Paris Cité: circleu.iro@u-paris.fr and online at u-paris.fr
- University of Pisa: circleU.erasmus@unipi.it and online at unipi.it
- University of Vienna: circle-u@univie.ac.at
Speakers from King’s College London are not eligible for Erasmus+ funding, but may have access to internal funding. Please check for funding opportunities or contact the Circle U. Team for more information : circle-u@kcl.ac.uk.
