4th FORTHEM Annual Conference 2026 - PRESENTER's badge

FORTHEM

Fostering Outreach within European Regions, Transnational Higher Education and Mobility

www.forthem-alliance.eu

About the conference:

4th Annual FORTHEM Conference – European Universities 2030: Building Knowledge Ecosystems for Europe’s Strategic Capacity in an Age of Polycrisis took place on June 3-5, 2026. It was organized and attended by the academic community of 9 universities of the FORTHEM Alliance:

• Jyväskylän yliopisto, Finland
• Université de Bourgogne, France
• Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany
• Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy
• Latvijas Universitāte, Latvia
• Universitetet i Agder, Norway
• Uniwersytet Opolski, Poland
• Universitatea Lucian Blaga din Sibiu, Romania
• Universitat de València, Spain

as well as external partners of the FORTHEM Alliance.

General sessions:

• Transforming Higher Education: Governance, Values and Alliances as Strategic Systems
• Democratic Innovation, Participation and Epistemic Justice: Who Is Recognized as a Knower?
• Multilingualism, Language Justice and Knowledge Infrastructures: Who Gets to Know-and in What Language?
• Cultural Heritage, Identity and Democratic Cohesion: From Preservation to Political Function?
• Learning Futures: Teaching, Engagement and Cognitive Transformation
• Migration, Belonging and Plural Knowledge Systems: Beyond Integration to Epistemic Plurality
• Technology, Ethics and Human Impact: From Innovation to Consequence
• Environmental Humanities and Societal Futures: Narratives That Shape Transitions

Cross-disciplinary sessions specially targeted for Early-Stage researchers:

• From Principles to Practice – Enabling Better Research Careers for Early-Stage Researchers

Conference in numbers:

The conference spanned 3 days, offering 9 thematic sessions with over 50 presentations and posters, totaling 21 hours of engaging content attended by more than 120 participants.

The recipient of this badge was selected based on fulfilling the following criteria:

1) Attendance: The individual must have attended the conference sessions or events as well as at least one of the following:

2) Active Participation: Demonstrated engagement through asking questions, contributing to discussions, or participating in workshops.

3) Contribution to Community: Showcasing efforts to foster a sense of community by networking, collaborating with peers, or sharing insights.

4) Feedback and Reflection: Providing constructive feedback or reflections on the conference content or organization.

additionally:

5) Knowledge Sharing: Demonstrating knowledge sharing through presentations, posters, or discussions

by presenting:

Governing the "Black Box": Liability, Ethics, and Human Rights in Algorithmic Medicine