Dear Danube-Networkers,
Dear friends of the Danube,
From July 9-11, 2026, the 10th partnership meeting of the Danube-Networkers education network will take place in Ulm as part of the International Danube Festival Ulm/Neu-Ulm, with representatives from various areas of civil society (education, culture, social affairs, environment, and others) from all countries in the Danube region participating.
The topic of our meeting this time is “Democracy needs everyone.” The focus will be on exchanging examples of good practice – how can we strengthen participation, cooperation, and networking across borders and age groups in civil society and work together for a peaceful and united Europe?
We cordially invite you to participate
Call for Abstracts
As always, we would like to offer colleagues the opportunity to present topic-relevant projects and methods that may be inspiring to others and serve to exchange knowledge and experience.
The ILEU team reserves the right to select incoming contributions. All poster contributions will be considered.
We therefore ask interested colleagues to fill out the attached form and send it to us by February 25, 2026, at the latest.
https://www.umfrageonline.com/c/hptd7d3r
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at europa@ileu.net.
To this day, nine Danube Networker meetings have been held as part of the Danube Festival in Ulm/Neu-Ulm, with the 10th meeting taking place digitally due to the pandemic 2020.
About the meeting 09.07. – 11.07.26
The main events will be held in German and English, with translation assistance into other languages.
Program (detailed program to follow in early March)
– on the evening of July 8 – welcome drink at the Danube Festival
– on July 9 – Working meeting and visits to institutions in Ulm that are relevant to the topic. In the evening, there will be a Come Together for everyone at the Family Education Center in Ulm.
– on July 10 – Symposium “Democracy needs everyone” at the Edwin Schaff House in Neu-Ulm: keynote speeches, workshops, and a poster exhibition. In the evening, get-together in the parish hall of the Petruskirche in Neu-Ulm.
– on July 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: “Sing and Swing along the Danube” on the Neu-Ulm stage, with musical contributions from various groups and at the end, dancing together with the Saitenspringer.
Further information and Registration documents will be available at the beginning of March 2026.
Invitations with expenses covered will be issued to those actively involved in the preparation and implementation (limited number). See Call for Abstracts.
If you would like to travel with a group or hold a working meeting during the conference on Thursday, please contact us now so that we can organize the rooms.
Further information:
About Ulm: https://www.ulm.de/ ; https://www.ulm.de/tourismus
About the Danube Festival: https://donaufest.de/
About the Danube Networkers meeting 2024: https://donaufest.tastes-of-danube.eu/
Arrival
Ulm is easily accessible by train or via the airports in Memmingen/Munich (with Wizzair/Ryanair from many cities in Southeast Europe), Munich, and Stuttgart.
Kind regards
Carmen Stadelhofer and ILEU Team