BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam//NONSGML v1.0//EN NAME:Aurora Symposium on Global Citizenship METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260527T090000 DTEND:20260529T170000 DTSTAMP:20260527T090000 UID:2026/aurora-symposium-on-globa@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573 CREATED:20260607T012040 LOCATION:Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam De Boelelaan 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam SUMMARY:Aurora Symposium on Global Citizenship X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

We are pleased to invit e you to participate in the upcoming Aurora Symposium 2026, which wil l take place on 27–29 May 2026. The symposium will focus on the ove rarching theme of Global Citizenship.

The event will bring tog ether educators, researchers, students, and professionals interested in this theme from across the Aurora network and beyond to share insights, b est practices, and innovative ideas that contribute to fostering glob al citizenship in higher education and society.

The eve nt will be kicked off with a special opening ceremony (27 May, 13:00- 15:00) which features introductions from President Dr. Margr ethe Jonkman, Aurora Secretary-General Dr. Ramon Puras, followed by s pecial keynote presentations delivered by Prof. Robert G. Bringle (In diana University), Prof. Augustin K. N. Aoudji (University of Abomey- Calavi, Benin) and Prof. Ali Arnaout (Hochschule Wismar, Germany).

Opening keynote: 

Keynote 2: 

Keynote 3:

See the full programme for details of all symposium eve nts. Visitors may also find the campus map useful.

All VU staff are welcome to join the opening ceremony .

How to register

The Symposium registration deadline h as now passed. If you have any questions, please use the contact deta ils at the bottom of the page.

DESCRIPTION: The event will bring together educators, researchers, stu dents, and professionals interested in this theme from across the Aurora network and beyond to share insights, best practices, and innovative ide as that contribute to fostering global citizenship in higher educatio n and society. The event will be kicked off with a special op ening ceremony (27 May, 13:00-15:00) which features introduc tions from President Dr. Margrethe Jonkman, Aurora Secretary-General Dr. Ramon Puras, followed by special keynote presentations delivered by Prof. Robert G. Bringle (Indiana University), Prof. Augustin K. N. Aoudji (University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin) and Prof. Ali Arnaout (H ochschule Wismar, Germany). Opening keynote:  < ul>
  • Time: 13:20 - 14:00
  • Locat ion: The Aula
  • Speaker: Robert G. Bringle, Ph.D. Phil.D. (Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus of Psycholo gy and Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University)
  • K eynote title: Institutional Change through Curricular Innovation
  • Keynote overview: The aspiration is t hat European Alliances can transform the mission and practices of uni versities. But how can this happen? Community engagement and service- learning will be examined as potential mechanisms for innovative chan ge not only in the curriculum but also in the mission, faculty roles and rewards, strategic planning, and institutional assessment. As suc h, they can contribute to enhancing partnerships with the community, global learning, and civic learning focused on social justice.
    • Keynote 2:  Keynote 3: See the full programme for details of all symp osium events. Visitors may also find the camp us map useful. All VU staff are welcome to join the opening cerem ony.

    How to register

    The Symposium registration deadline has now passed. If you have any questions, please use the contact detail s at the bottom of the page. We are pleased to invite you to particip ate in the upcoming Aurora Symposium 2026, which will take place on 2 7–29 May 2026. The symposium will focus on the overarching theme of Global Citizenship. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR