The fate of Europe seems to be shifting into uncharted territory, with long-standing certainties being rewritten in just a matter of weeks. On Tuesday 1 April, the graduate conference, part of the YUFE course ‘Philosophical Sources of European Identity’, will bring together former YUFE students in Antwerp to share their experiences and reflections on Europe’s current challenges and its rapidly changing future. 

Student conference programme

9:00 - 11:45 Presentations in Room R.010 (incl. coffee break)

• Europe as it is now: Reflections (Dimitris Imanimis)
• I want a Country: Tragedy and Identity in European Theatre (Dakota Garcia)
• Democracy or Despotism? A Rousseauian Critique on the Future of European Politics (Vasilogiannos Viladeris)
• European Identity in Times of Crisis: Challenges and Responses in a changing world (Delia Arrunategui)

11:45 - 13:15 Lunch

13:15 - 14:00 Workshop in Room R.112​

14:00 - 15:00 Presentations in Room R.010

• ​The Dialectical Nature of European Identity (Tsiam Dimitrios - Marios)
• Europe in the Headlines: How Recent Opinion Articles Reflect Geopolitical Change (Annelies Verbeeck)

15:00 - 16:00 Reception

16:00 - 19:00 Guest lectures at Klooster van de Grauwzusters

• ​Rethinking (Eastern) Europe: Russia's invasion of Ukraine and beyond (Katsiaryna Lozka)
• Borders and Solidarity: Understanding EU Migration & Asylum Law (Dirk Vanheule)

Practical information

When? April 1 2025 - 9:00 - 19:00 (lunch and coffee breaks included)

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