Conference Announcement and Call for Abstracts: „Strengthening Democracy through Service-Learning" in Bamberg

The 9th European Service-Learning Conference will take place at the University of Bamberg from October 7 to 9, 2026. Abstracts may be submitted until April 19.

Entitled “Strengthening Democracy in Higher Education through Service-Learning and Civic Engagement,” the conference invites representatives from academia, education, and civil society to share their experiences. The focus is on how service-learning can contribute to strengthening democratic competencies and building resilient democratic societies.
 

The programme is divided in three tracks:

  • Didactical Methods for Effective Democracy Education
  • Service-learning institutionalization in higher education
  • Future Educational Goals and Curriculum Development


The conference is organized by the European Association of Service-Learning in Higher Education (EASLHE) in cooperation with the Higher Education Network Education through Responsibility and the Erasmus+ project SL4DC.

Submissions may be in the form of papers, posters, or workshops. The deadline for submissions is April 19, 2026.

For further information, please refer to the conference website.

Details regarding the abstract submission process and formatting guidelines can be found here.