REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
The BEING SEA-EU CONFERENCE will take place in Cádiz from 22 to 24 October 2025, and is open to all members of the SEA-EU community and beyond.
Please note that registration is mandatory for all participants, whether presenting or attending.
Participation in the conference is completely free, including coffee breaks, lunches, and social activities.
Each SEA-EU partner university is managing a limited number of local mobility grants. If you require support to attend, please contact your local SEA-EU Office.
Registration deadline: 15 September 2025 at 23:59 (CEST)
PROGRAMME
WEDNESDAY 22nd
| Time | AULA MAGNA | HALL AULA MAGNA | LEQUERICA ROOM | BOLIVAR ROOM | ARGÜELLES ROOM | TOMASA PALAFOX ROOM | ROOM 2 | PATIO LA BOMBA | NOT UCA PREMISES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:30 | ACCREDITATION | ||||||||
| 09:30 – 10:00 | OPENING SESSION | ||||||||
| 10:00 – 10:30 | PLENARY: Discovering the SEA-EU Community – Fernando Pérez | ||||||||
| 10:30 | COFFEE BREAK AND POSTERS | ||||||||
| 11:30 – 14:00 | ORAL PRESENTATIONS: Social Sciences | ORAL PRESENTATIONS: Sciences | ORAL PRESENTATIONS: Arts | Networking Health | Networking Engineering | ||||
| 14:00 | LUNCH | ||||||||
| 15:00 – 17:30 | ORAL PRESENTATIONS: Social Sciences | ORAL PRESENTATIONS: Health | ORAL PRESENTATIONS: Arts | Networking Sciences | COASTAL SWOT internal meeting | ||||
| 17:30 | SOCIAL ACTIVITY AND LIGHT DINNER |
THURSDAY 23rd
| Time | AULA MAGNA | HALL AULA MAGNA | LEQUERICA ROOM | BOLIVAR ROOM | ARGÜELLES ROOM | TOMASA PALAFOX ROOM | ROOM 2 | PATIO LA BOMBA | NOT UCA PREMISES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | ACCREDITATION | ||||||||
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Observatory presentation OSBE | ||||||||
| 09:30 – 10:30 | PLENARY: SEA-EU STUDENT LED PROJECTS | ||||||||
| 10:30 | COFFEE BREAK AND POSTERS | ||||||||
| 11:30 – 14:00 | ORAL PRESENTATIONS: Social Sciences | ORAL PRESENTATIONS: Sciences | ORAL PRESENTATIONS: Engineering | Networking Arts | Workshop: Community Engagement | ||||
| 14:00 | LUNCH | ||||||||
| 15:00 – 16:00 | FISU internal meeting | SIDE EVENT: Safe Tour | |||||||
| 17:00 & 19:00 | SOCIAL ACTIVITY: Boat trip (17:00 historical / 19:00 sunset) |
FRIDAY 24th
| Time | AULA MAGNA | HALL AULA MAGNA | LEQUERICA ROOM | BOLIVAR ROOM | ARGÜELLES ROOM | TOMASA PALAFOX ROOM | ROOM 2 | PATIO LA BOMBA | NOT UCA PREMISES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | ACCREDITATION | ||||||||
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Observatory presentation OMHR | ||||||||
| 09:30 – 10:30 | PLENARY: The Research Potential – UG + Laura Martín | ||||||||
| 10:30 | COFFEE BREAK AND POSTERS | ||||||||
| 11:30 – 14:00 | ORAL PRESENTATIONS: Social Sciences | ORAL PRESENTATIONS: Sciences | ORAL PRESENTATIONS: Health | Side activity: Documentary | Side activity: Gender in Research | ||||
| 14:00 | CLOSURE (*No lunch included) |
All registrations and plenary sessions of the BEING SEA-EU CONFERENCE will take place at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Cádiz.
Meanwhile, the oral presentations, poster sessions, coffee breaks, and lunches will be held at the nearby Constitución 1812 Building, commonly known as “La Bomba.”
For more information about 2025 edition please contact: dir.iec@gm.uca.es
2024 Edition
It was a pleasure to host you at the first edition of the international conference ‘BEING SEA-EU’. The conference took place in Malta on 10-12 June and attracted almost 300 international researchers – academics and students.
Here’s a quick look at ‘BEING SEA-EU’ by the numbers:
- 253 in-person participants,
- 67 virtual participants,
- 4 thematic streams,
- 43 sessions with approximately 150 presentations,
- 34 posters,
- 9 SEA-EU universities and 10+ associated partners.
‘BEING SEA-EU’ Conference Details
Date: 10 – 12 June 2024
Venue: University of Malta, Valletta Campus
Language of the Conference: English
Thematic streams:
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and Medical/Health Sciences
- Arts, humanities, and social sciences (economics, sociology, anthropology, etc.)
- Migration and human rights
- Interdisciplinary
Participants:
- Academics and students from any of the 9 SEA-EU participating Universities
- SEA-EU Observatories: the Observatory for Sustainable Blue Economy (OSBE) and the Observatory of Migration and Human Rights (OMHR)
- Associated partners that have signed the SEA-EU Global Gateway Declaration during the SEA-EU Congress
Funding: Conference participation is free of charge but any other costs are self-funded. SEA-EU funding associated with this conference can be tapped into by each partner University.
For more information kindly contact sea-eu@um.edu.mt
