AEBR, the Radboud University of Nijmegen (the Netherlands) and the University of Victoria (British Columbia, Canada) present the X AEBR Cross-Border School. This year’s topics are the role of border regions in fostering sustainability, well-being and human security, trust and cross-border cooperation governance.
Led with Borders in Globalization_Lab (BIG_Lab) at the University of Victoria (British Columbia, Canada), the AEBR Annual Cross-Border School is an international one-day research and policy/praxis conference held as part of the AEBR Annual Events.
WHEN: 9.00 – 17.30, Wednesday, 28 October 2026
WHERE: Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) Campus, Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland
The 2026 AEBR Annual Events, jointly hosted by AEBR and the East Border Region Committee, will take place in the East Border Region of Ireland/Northern Ireland across various locations in Counties Monaghan, Armagh and Louth.
Through moderated panel presentations and interactive discussions between academics and practitioners, presentation plus poster sessions and participant networking opportunities, the AEBR Cross-Border School in 2026 will focus on the following themes:
– The role of border regions in fostering sustainability, well-being and human security, with a particular focus on the Water, Energy, and Food Ecosystems (WEFE) connected to a cross-border context;
– Border regions as enhanced trust environments, with a particular focus on deliberative democracy and citizen engagement, peace-building, post-conflict development cooperation, and intercultural competency;
– Cross-border cooperation governance in the context of sustainable development/transitions, optimised competitiveness, placemaking in transboundary functional areas, and multilateralism – taking account of the continuum that characterises modes of cross-border cooperation, ranging from coordination through cooperation and collaboration towards cross-border forms of fiscal solidarity.
Within these themes, the roles of women, minorities, and young people; climate action; and European (EU) Enlargement will also be discussed.
Certificates of participation can be provided to all speakers and attendees to document Continuing Professional Development.
To participate, please register by 14 August filling out the registration form available here.
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