The selected Keynotes and Panel Conversations, are taking place as part of the EU OPEN Annual Conference, held in Copenhagen on 29–30 April 2026.

We warmly invite you to attend the following sessions:
 

Keynote lecture (29 April, 09:30–10:30):

Professor Riyad Shahjahan (Michigan State University): Time, Nation-state, and Higher Education: Chronopolitical Dynamics in Global Perspective

Chair: Michalinos Zembylas (Open University of Cypress)

Panel conversation (29 April, 11:00–12:30):

Panel conversation: Universities, Nationalism, and Decolonial Futures 
Panelists: Michalinos Zembylas (Open University of Cyprus), in conversation with Riyad Shahjahan (Michigan State University), Jo Dillabough (Cambridge University), Hans Schildermans (University of Vienna), Rasmus Harsbo (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań) and Iram Khawaja (Aarhus University) 

Opening and Chairing: Michalinos Zembylas (Open University of Cypress)

Panel conversation (30 April, 09:00–10:00):

Panel conversation: Gendering de-democratization
Panelists: Andrea Petö (Central European University), Dorthe Staunæs (Aarhus University), Alina Dragolea (The National University of Political Science and Public Adminstration, Bucharest), Hande Eslen Ziya (University of Stavanger) 

Chair: Mie Plotnikof (Aarhus University)

You can sign up for all the talks through the link above.