Closing Conference – “The Way Forward”

18–19 November 2025 | Hotel Mons, Ljubljana

This event will mark the official closing of the European Year of Digital Citizenship Education 2025, and will take place on 18–19 November 2025 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Over the course of two days, the conference will bring together leading voices from education, policy, research, youth work, civil society, and the tech sector. Participants will reflect on achievements to date and help shape the next steps for digital citizenship education in Europe.

The event is organised by DIGI. DR – Strengthening Digital Citizenship in Educational Institutions, in partnership with the Ministry of Education of Slovenia and the Council of Europe.

The conference contributes to the objectives of the Council of Europe’s New Democratic Pact for Europe through discussions on ways to learn and practice democracy, foster democratic engagement and fight disinformation by promoting media and information literacy and critical thinking. The Pact unites partners to bring forth a collective response to strengthen the foundations of European democracies.

For more information:

Programme

Speech by Nataša Pirc Musar, President of Slovenia

Speech by Vinko Logaj, Minister of Education of Slovenia

The Way Forward: a new direction shaping the future through digital citizenship education

Watch the video recordings:

Arnes Video

Photos – Author : Arnes, Licence : CC BY-SA