The deadline for submitting abstracts to ESEE25 the 27th European Seminar on Extension Education (Vila Real, Portugal, June30-July 3, 2025) has been extended.
The new deadline is March 10, 2025
To submit your abstract (short abstract) Please go to the conference website https://www.esee2025.utad.pt/
ESEE is a biennial conference about agricultural advice and education. It has gathered scholars advisors and educators since 1973. It aims to support discussions between science and practice. Hence, it is open to a diversity of contributions, both academic and practical. ESEE gathers and contrasts experiences and findings from all European countries, but also between Europe and other contexts in the global North and global South. The theme of the 2025 conference is “Inclusivity and transformations of agricultural extension and education”
We welcome communications on 5 topics:
TOPIC 1 – AKIS approaches and policies: from concepts to action and impact
TOPIC 2 – Collective learning, innovation processes and capacity building: new tools and methodologies
TOPIC 3 – AI and digitalisation of advisory services and education
TOPIC 4 – Education, advisory services and the wider AKIS’s contribution to social inclusion and the health and wellbeing of farmers and communities
TOPIC 5 – How education and advice drive agrifood systems sustainable transformations
In addition to the regular sessions, special sessions are also welcome. Please note that special sessions will not be open for abstract submissions. Instead, organizers should submit a proposal outlining the session’s objectives and including the expected contributing participants. Special sessions may adopt participatory formats and are encouraged to engage advisors and other non-academic stakeholders.
You will find all the relevant information on the dedicated website: https://www.esee2025.utad.pt/
The website includes:
- a detailed description of the five topics
- information for abstract submission and templates
- members of the scientific and local committees
- information about venue & accommodation
- further information about registration, the program and keynote speakers will be displayed in the coming weeks.
For enquires, please contact us esee2025@utad.pt
With kind regards,
Lívia Madureira, on behalf of ESEE Scientific Committee