Europe’s Futures Cres Symposium 2021

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Institute for Human Sciences IWM in cooperation with the University of Rijeka’s Centre for Advanced Studies in Southeastern Europe 

June 21 – 23, Moise Palace, Cres, Croatia

After a long period of virtual encounters, Europe’s Futures – Ideas for Action 2020-2021 Fellows hold in-person their final symposium on the island of Cres on the premises of the renaissance Moise Palace. Fellows presented their projects and policy proposals and discussed the key challenges facing Europe today.

They also set the groundwork for the establishment of Europe’s Futures Fellows Alumni Network that will continue in a multiplicity of ways the impactful activity in fostering a stronger Europe based on democratic principles and the rule of law.

This is also a unique opportunity to establish cooperation between the Institute for Human Sciences IWM, the Center for Advanced Studies Southeast Europe (CAS SEE), and the University of Rijeka.

Moise Palace is a North Adriatic cultural monument of considerable historical, artistic, and symbolic importance, located in the old town center of Cres. It is at once a unique forum and space for intellectual creativity and collective work that fosters innovative ideas and leads to actual change. Moise Palace, its genius loci, creates one of the most inspiring spaces for dialogue, exchanges, and future-shaping thought in Europe.