Activities

Symposium on Critical Perspectives on Education for Sustainable Development

The symposium “Off the Beaten Paths. Critical perspectives on ESD” creates a space for exchange, reflection and collaborative thinking on Education for Sustainable Development, inclusion, political and democratic education, and societal transformation. It brings together perspectives from research, educational practice and policy contexts and focuses on critical approaches to education, non-formal learning spaces, polarisation, disinformation and future cooperation.

Date and time

Day 1: Thursday, 19 February 2026, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Day 2: Friday, 20 February 2026, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Overview and structure

Day 1, Thursday, 19 February 2026

11:00–11:20 a.m. Aperitif: Welcome and Introduction
11:20 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Starter: Who Are We All? Introduction with Artefact

Break

2:00–3:30 p.m. Main Course: Group Work on Interfaces, Collisions, Gaps
3:30–4:00 p.m. Dessert: Wrap-Up

Day 2, Friday, 20 February 2026

11:00 a.m. Back Again... Testimonial Pitch
12:00 noon Discussion Carousel

Break

2:00 p.m. Crystallisation Points
3:00 p.m–4:00 p.m.Final Round: What Next? Writing Project, Network, Financing

Key themes

The symposium addresses critical perspectives on Education for Sustainable Development, inclusion, democratic and political education, and societal transformation. Further points of discussion include non-formal learning spaces, epistemic justice, polarisation, disinformation, artificial intelligence and future forms of cooperation.