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 July and attracted almost 300 international researchers – academics and students.
Here’s a quick look at ‘BEING SEA-EU’ by the numbers:
- 280 in-person participants,
- 72 virtual participants,
- 4 thematic streams,
- 43 sessions with approximately 150 presentations,
- 34 posters,
- 9 SEA-EU universities and 10+ associated partners.
As the conference concluded, anticipation for future editions grew. The University of Cádiz will host the next edition in 2025, followed by the University of Gdansk in 2026, continuing the tradition of academic excellence and international collaboration established at this first conference.
‘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
