We are honoured to announce that the Dicastery for Culture and Education of the Holy See has expressed a positive opinion regarding the granting of its patronage to the European University Festival. This represents an important institutional recognition for our European project, already supported by the Italian National Commission for UNESCO and held under the High Patronage of the European Parliament. The European University Festival will officially launch its permanent plat

From Risk to Responsibility By Gianluca Spinetti, Global Head of Analytics & Product Development at Sustainable Fitch and Member of the Scientific Committee of the European University Festival Every day, financial markets assign a price to risk. Yet for far too long, climate change has been treated as a distant and uncertain cost — someone else’s problem, at some undefined point in the future. That time is now. And it also represents an extraordinary opportunity. The transit

Starting on 21 May 2026, the European University Festival will officially launch the European call addressed to universities, academies, research institutions and higher education networks across Europe. Participants will have six months to submit projects and proposals dedicated to: 🌍 Climate Action 🔬 Scientific Innovation 🎨 Art & Communication 🍃 Sustainability and Environmental Transition The most innovative projects will be selected by the Scientific Committee, and 24

The European University Festival 2026 is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Plastic Free Odv Onlus , a leading volunteer organization committed to environmental protection and the prevention of plastic pollution. Signed in Brussels on 17 February 2026, the agreement recognizes Plastic Free as an Institutional Partner of the Festival , reinforcing the 2026 edition’s commitment — dedicated to “Europe and Climate Change” — to concrete action i

We are pleased to announce that Professor Katinka Bellomo, Associate Professor at the University of Padova and Lead Author of the upcoming IPCC AR7 Report, has joined the Scientific Committee of the European University Festival. Her research focuses on climatology and the dynamics of the climate system, with particular attention to climate variability, extreme events, tipping points, and ocean–atmosphere interactions in the context of global climate change. Thanks to her dist

Professor Luca Mercalli Joins the Festival as a Climate Expert We are honored to announce that Professor Luca Mercalli, president of the...