About the Open Conversations

Open Conversation
Credit: Angelina Vernetti, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Open Conversations are among the flagship educational formats of the Circle U. Open Campus. They are hybrid events aimed at all Circle U. staff, students, external partners, and the wider public.

Open Conversations foster interdisciplinary exchange across Circle U.'s thematic areas. The topics addressed are highly relevant to students and encourage critical reflection on pressing global challenges, European values, and/or the role of universities in a world in transition.

With a strong emphasis on student engagement and diverse, inclusive dialogue, Open Conversations bring together emerging and experienced speakers of different ages, backgrounds, and perspectives.

Upcoming Open Conversations

A face mask illustrating the book "Covid-19 Ad memoriam" by Laëtitia Atlani-Duault
18
May.
2026

CANCELLED Open Conversation: Remembering the Covid-19 Pandemic

Group of people walking down a street with pink umbrellas
20
May.
2026

Open Conversation: What works, when, how and why: Promising practices for a more hopeful future

SeventyFour, MotionArray
22
May.
2026

Open Conversation: Navigating power in international interactions: a view across languages and cultures

Academic Freedom at Risk
Past
28
Apr.
2026

The Academic Freedom Index: Conceptualising and Measuring Academic Freedom Worldwide

Watch the recordings

Did you miss our last Open Conversation? Check out our thematic playlists.

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