LEARN Workshop
11 June @ 8:00 am – 12 June @ 5:00 pm
Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Programme HORIZON-CL2-2023-TRANSFORMATIONS-01 Grant Agreement 101132531 and co-funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) grant agreement numbers [10107302, 10092247]; and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)
EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITIES ACROSS EUROPE AND POLICY-RELATED CHALLENGES
DURING ACUTE SOCIAL CRISES AND A CHANGING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT
The workshop is an in-person event, part of the HORIZON LEARN project (short presentation here, ZENODO here), that will be taking place at Babeș-Bolyai University (BBU), in Cluj-Napoca, Romania (June 11 12, 2026). The workshop brings together experts and researchers interested in the topic of educational inequalities.
The event offers participants the opportunity to:
- understand the dynamic of large-scale European projects that track educational
inequalities - showcase their research or policy work on educational inequalities
- meet and network with experts and researchers on educational inequalities in
different European countries - actively listen to state-of-the-art talks on educational inequalities from multiple
social sciences perspectives
WE HAVE AN OPEN CALL FOR 4 UKRAINIAN BURSARIES TO ATTEND THE WORKSHOP!
The bursaries will be supported with 2 nights of accommodation in Cluj-Napoca and transportation to and from Cluj-Napoca (specific procedure to be discussed with the BBU team after being selected).
Requirements
- Current affiliation with a private or public institution working on educational inequalities, with research or policy focus.
- Track-record of work on educational inequalities (priority will be given to early-career applicants).
- Ukrainian citizenship.
Application procedure
- CV with an emphasis on interests/work on educational inequalities (research and policy).
- Letter of intent that details how the workshop is in line with the professional goals of the
applicant. - 1 letter of recommendation from a senior scholar / policy expert.
All documents will be submitted online using this form: https://forms.gle/wQBCGuyvSknQPtEr7
Timeline
- Candidate online application: April 4 – April 27, 2026
- Evaluation of applications: April 28 – April 29, 2026
- Decision letters: April 30, 2026
Contact person
Dr. Renata M. Heilman, Babes-Bolyai University, renata.heilman@ubbcluj.ro