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Presentation of final report from the EU initiative Mutual Learning Exercise on public engagement

The Mutual Learning Exercise, MLE, on Public Engagement (PE) is an EU initiative, exploring how citizens can become more engaged and involved in research and innovation. The MLE final report will be presented at an open seminar in Brussels. Welcome to join onsite or online!

Date

1 April 2025

Tid

9.30–12.30 CET

Venue

Institute of Natural Sciences, (29 Rue Vautier 1000 Bryssel) and online

Organisers

European Commission, Belspo (the Belgian Science Policy Office), and Scivil (the Flemish knowledge centre for citizen science)

Anmälan

Register no later than 17 March to participate onsite, or 31 March to follow online.

Mutual Learning Exercises (MLEs) aim to develop national and European policies through knowledge exchange and mutual learning. Part of the EU framework programme Horizon Europe, The MLE on Public Engagement has investigated how the public can become more engaged in research through e.g. dialogues and co-creation processes. The exercise has resulted in four thematic reports and a final report summarising the findings, including policy recommendations. The final report will be presented in Brussels on 1 April.

Eight countries have been involved in the MLE: Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia and Sweden.

Expert and MLE Chair is Cissi Askwall, the Swedish Research Council. Swedish national representatives in the MLE are Anna Maria Fleetwood, the Swedish Research Council, and Maria Hagardt, Vetenskap & Allmänhet (from 10 March employed by the Swedish Research Council).

Read more about the initiative and access the four thematic reports and the final report on the European Commission website External link.

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