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European Bildung Day Conference 2023

European Identity:
Who are we? Who could we become?

Join the drafting of a European Bildung Compact May 7-9 2023 in Vilnius





Sunday: Historical Vilnius City Walk
Monday: What’s going on in Europe,
and what kind of building do we need?

Tuesday: A European Bildung Manifesto: The Vilnius Compac
We’ll draft a bildung document for Europe!

Bildung Warm-Up

Sunday, May 7

Downtown Vilnius

Pre-Conference Bildung Extravaganza in the geographical center of Europe: Historical Vilnius.

Program TBA

European Bildung Day Conference

Monday, May 8

At Domus Maria, downtown Vilnius

Keynotes and discussions about the current state of Europe and of being European: Who are we? What’s going on? Did we sell our souls for cheap gas? How do we get our spirit back? Does Europe have anything to offer the rest of the world other than old colonialism and dead painters that attract glue-happy activists?

A European Bildung Manifesto; what might that look like?

Participants will receive a first draft one week prior to the conference.

Tuesday, May 9

At Arkangelo, downtown Vilnius

European Identiy in Ukraine and Belarus. European bildung and solidarity. What kind of Europe could we be in? What should it mean to be European? What ought to be the role of Europe and Europeans in the world? And what kind of bildung and bildung institutions do we need for that? Locally, nationally, and continentally?

A European Bildung Manifesto; The Vilnius Compact: finalizing the text and discussing how we get European media to cover it.

Monday and Tuesday will be both live and online


Tickets:

All three days, full program: Early Bird 239 Euro
Regular price: 299 Euro

Conference only; Monday & Tuesday: Early Bird 199 Euro
Regular price: 249 Euro

One-day participation also available; click Buy Ticket to see all options

Early Bird prices are available until February 28

Booking provided by Nordic Bildung


Monday, May 8

Preliminary program; speakers and more info below

10:00-12:00 Papers
12:00-13:00 Light lunch
13:00-15:00 Official opening of European Bildung Day 2023
15:00-16:00 Coffee and Vilnius Pancakes
16:00-18:00 A European Bildung Manifesto
18:00-19:00 Break
19:00-22:00 Conference Dinner

Tuesday, May 9

Preliminary program; speakers and more info below

9:00-10:00 “Happy” Europe Day!?
10:00-12:00 Co-Drafting of A European Bildung Manifesto
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 Finalizing A European Bildung Manifesto; The Vilnius Compact
14:00-14:30 Coffee
14:30-15:30 How to reach the European Press with our Bildung Manifesto
15:30-16:00 Conclusion

Monday May 8

At Domus Maria, downtown Vilnius

10:00-10:55 Papers 1
Participants can share their work; please write us at if you would like to do a presentation

11:05-12:00 Papers 2

12:00-13:00 Light Lunch

13:00-15:00 Official opening of European Bildung Day 2023

Keynotes: European Identity

15:00-16:00 Coffee and Vilnius Pancakes

16:00-18:00 Concrete Ideas for Bildung in Europe
Bring your creativity!
Lively discussions with your colleagues from all over Europe.

A European Bildung Manifesto: The Vilnius Compact
Conference participants will receive the first draft of the text in an email a week in advance

18:00-19:00 Break

19:00-22:00 Conference Dinner
Cheers to freedom and toasts for Ukraine!

Tuesday May 9

At Arkangelo, downtown Vilnius

9:00-10:00 “Happy” Europe Day!?
Bildung, Beauty, and Freedom; Ukraine was a wake-up call, what should Europe do now?
Keynotes and discussion

10:00-12:00 Co-Drafting of A European Bildung Manifesto; The Vilnius Compact
Discussions in Vilnius and online across Europe: What is our bildung message to politicians and other decision makers?

12:00-13:00 Lunch

13:00-14:00 Finalizing A European Bildung Manifesto; The Vilnius Compact
Including input from the online participants

14:00-14:30 Coffee

14:30-15:30 How to reach the European Press with our Bildung Compact
Group discussions about how to promote it

15:30-16:00 Conclusion
European Bildung Network plans for the rest of 2023, and see you next year in…


Meet the organizers

Irena Pranskeviciute, LT

Jens Nedergaard, DK

Lene Rachel Andersen, DK