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SUMMARY:Registrations are open - Summer Academy 2026 | 16-19 September 2026 | Coma-ruga\, Catalonia
DESCRIPTION:How can regions ensure that today’s decisions create opportunities for future generations?\nThe Summer Academy 2026 will bring together regionally elected representatives\, regional officials and youth representatives to explore how the principle of intergenerational fairness can be translated into concrete regional policies. \nUnder the theme “No Generation Left Behind”\, participants will engage in a unique intergenerational dialogue on one of the most pressing challenges facing Europe’s regions: how to meet today’s social\, economic and environmental needs while safeguarding the opportunities and well-being of future generations. \nHosted by the Government of Catalonia\, through its Youth Agency\, the Summer Academy offers a unique platform for peer learning\, policy exchange and collaboration. Through interactive workshops\, study visits and political discussions\, participants will share experiences\, explore innovative regional practices and develop practical ideas for embedding intergenerational fairness across policy areas. Alongside regional participants\, representatives from institutions such as the United Nations\, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe\, the European Committee of the Regions and other institutional stakeholders will contribute their perspectives\, enriching the dialogue between regional and international levels of governance. \nWhether you are a regional politician\, a regional official or a young representative\, the Summer Academy provides a space to learn from one another\, build partnerships and strengthen the voice of regions in creating a more inclusive\, resilient and future-oriented Europe. \n  \n \nDeadline: 1 September 2026 \nIf you are a member of the Summer Academy Organising Committee\, please reach out to Barbara Polin for more information regarding your participation. \nAbout the 2026 programme (full agenda here)\nOpened by a high-level political roundtable\, the Summer Academy will provide a space to exchange strategies and good practices for achieving intergenerational fairness across Europe. \nThe opening roundtable will feature key voices including: \n\nAida Karimli\, AER Vice President for Democracy\, Inclusion and Equality\nEsteban León\, Head of the City Resilience Global Programme (CRGP) at UN-Habitat\nFauzaya Talhaoui\, Member of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and President of the Council of the Province of Antwerp\nHannah Schmid\, Delegate of the Zürich Youth Parliament\nManel Sánchez\, Director of the European Youth Card Association\nMathieu Mori\, Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe\n\nThe workshops organised by the seven participating regions will explore 3 interconnected dimensions: \n\nVoice: This dimension explores democratic participation\, youth engagement\, institutional openness and long-term governance. It asks how regions can move beyond consultation towards genuine co-decision and shared responsibility.\nChance: This includes questions of education\, employment\, housing\, health and wellbeing. It addresses how public policies can reduce inequalities and create conditions in which all generations can develop their potential.\nPlace: This dimension focuses on regional cohesion\, urban-rural divides\, peripheral regions and community resilience. It explores how places can be designed and governed to support both present and future generations.     \n\nRead more about the concept of the event here \nA sneak peek of the 2026 confirmed workshops \n(more details will be shared soon) \nRurality & Intergenerationality in Policy-Making | Catalan Youth Agency (Catalonia) \nPublic policies have the responsibility to take them into account both in debates and in the design of their actions. For this reason\, this workshop will identify and make visible the different axes of inequality that condition people’s opportunities and experiences. \nArt as Democracy: Building Inclusion for Next Generations with Open Art | Nordland County (Norway) \nThis workshop provides insight into how art can strengthen inclusion\, belonging\, participation\, values ​​and democracy for future generations of people with disabilities. \nThe Right to Stay is (not) a Game | Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (Serbia) \nThis workshop will explore how investment in sport facilites in rural areas can prevent youth outmigration\, facilitating sustainable rural development. \nDoes AI speak my language? Young Europeans\, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Lesser-Used Languages | Údarás na Gaeltachta (Ireland) \nArtificial intelligence now shapes how we search\, write\, translate and even speak online. But the systems behind it are trained overwhelmingly on a small number of major world languages. Many of Europe’s regional and lesser-used languages\, from Irish to Catalan to Frisian\, risk being left out of the digital future\, a phenomenon researchers call “digital extinction”. This workshop explores why some languages thrive online while others struggle\, what regions can actually do about it\, and what role their own generation will play. \nBridging the Age Gap in Democracy |  Zürich (Switzerland)  \nWhy do older generations have more influence at the ballot box\, and how can we make democracy work better for young people and future generations? This workshop will explore how age influences political decision-making and will identify ideas for a fairer\, more representative society. \n  \nHow to join the 2026 Summer Academy\nTo take part in the Summer Academy\, participants are requested to purchase a ticket on the dedicated online platform. \nTicket categories: \n\nAdult ticket (>30 years old): 400 EUR (it includes 3 nights at the Brisamar Suites\, single room)\nYouth ticket (<30 years old): 200 EUR (it includes 3 nights at the Xanascat Youth Hostel\, shared room)\n\nThe price of the ticket includes: \n\naccommodation with breakfast\naccess to all activities of the Summer Academy\nall meals from Wednesday evening to Friday evening\nairport transfers from Barcelona airport\n\n\n \nYou can read more about the Summer Academy here\, and explore all past editions here.
URL:https://aer.eu/events/summer-academy-2026/
LOCATION:Coma-ruga\, Catalonia\, Spain\, Coma-ruga\, Catalonia\, 43880\, Spain
CATEGORIES:AER Events,AER Summer Academies
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