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