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Celebrating 2 days of ENLIGHT IMPACT and connection

180 participants from 18 different countries, 55 different organizations and a total of 50 universities/ universities of applied sciences. We look back on a very inspiring ENLIGHT IMPACT Conference, hosted by the University of Groningen. We engaged with inspiring keynote speakers Marthe Walvoort, Thomas Alslev Christensen and Igor Campillo. We have had thought-provoking discussions with Maria gglund, Daniela Lud, Frederik Verbeke, Natalie Walsh, Iona Dewandeler and Jorge Molina Martinez. Engaging campfire sessions by Julie Bayley, Maristela do Nascimento Rocha, Nele Bracke, Jacqueline Drost, Lorenzo Squintani and Balzhan Orazbayeva and inspring workshops from Emma Siddall, Ailsa Cook, Saskia Walcott, Giovanna Lima, Anabel Sánchez Plaza. Anja Smykowski, Esther de Smet and Zuzana Lisonová. Thank you all for your input on how to bring about meaningful impact and break down the walls between science and society.

Thank you to students Manon Colombo from EC2U, Niloofar Hashemi from ENHANCE and Karami Setaye    sh from CIRCLE U for sharing your experiences with IMPACT in your respective alliances.

We warmly congratulate our new ENLIGHT IMPACT Ambassadors (and teams) with their winning projects and pitches:
Ane Eguren Ikazuriaga,
Cassandra Alighieri, Muriel Grenon, Nahia Idoiaga Mondragon, Pádraig MacNeela, Sara Lambrechts and Jan Trachet.

And lastly, a very special thank you to the ENLIGHT IMPACT Conference Committee and to the University of Groningen team for hosting this event.

We hope to see you all again at Comenius University Bratislava for the next ENLIGHT IMPACT Conference in March 2027.

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