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We're excited to meet you at Cross-Border Dialogue Silesia 2026. We see each other soon!
Please take a moment to read your participation details below. You can find your agenda, the payment details and other necessary information here.
What does the scholarship (participant fee) cover:
- Accommodation in Cieszyn/Český Těšín for the whole duration of the event
- Food, beverages and refreshments during the event
- All activities during the event
- Venues, conference speakers and challenge facilitation
The participant fee is your contribution, we cover ~80% of the total costs of your participation.
What does the scholarship (participant fee) not cover:
- Transportation to and from Cieszyn/Český Těšín. Let us know if you need help organizing transportation for yourself. We're happy to help!
- Alcoholic beverages outside of the opening conference
Link to your ULTIMATE PARTICIPANT GUIDE
This page will be continuously updated with new information.
Small Modular Reactors: Acceptance in Traditional Industrial and Coal Regions
Core question: How to communicate SMR technology to the residents of traditional industrial sites in a clear, transparent, and respectful manner, so that it respects local identity, highlights local benefits and fosters genuine two-way dialogue, ultimately being accepted by the communities.
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Rebranding Silesia: From Industrial Heartland to Travel Destination
Core question: How does a region long defined by coal and heavy industry reposition itself as somewhere people choose to visit?
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Each holds a piece of the future - Making transdisciplinary innovation work
Core question: How might we create a practical and scalable model that brings technology, arts, humanities and social sciences together as equal partners from the beginning of the innovation process – so that emerging technologies are not only technically sound and economically viable, but also culturally meaningful, socially responsible and directed towards futures worth living in?
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Europe beyond the bubble
Core question: How might we strengthen a sense of European belonging, democratic confidence and optimism among people who would not normally engage with civic organisations – through a scalable solution that a small team can realistically deliver, but that has the potential to grow nationally?
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Inclusion of Roma communities in crisis response plans
Core question: When environmental crises hit, what makes Roma communities the first to be excluded from response and support, and how can we make sure they are not being left out?
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Hybrid war & resilience: strengthening information resilience in Central Europe
Core question: How can we strengthen resilience against disinformation and hybrid threats?
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Life after coal: The future of Silesia's people and places
Core question: As mining and heavy industry wind down, how does the region hold onto its people and reinvent its economy, and who gets left behind if it doesn't?
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Participation Fee - covers accommodation, food and activities in Cieszyn
Agenda
Participant Info Call
Join us online for an information call. Our agenda will be
- How does the conference work?
- How to get to Cieszyn/Český Těšín?
- Further info we'll need from you (dietary restrictions, etc)
- Getting to know your challenge group
- Q&A session
Link to the call: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3368359907004847?p=8SIYCCdCLqskUJrMTN