Schedule-at-a-Glance

Tuesday, July 7,2026 – afternoon

Pre-Conference Events

14:00-17:00
ECStA General Assembly & Board meeting (members only)

14:00-18:00
Registration is open 

16:00-18:00
Briefings for speakers and moderators

17:00-18:00
First-time attendees’ session

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Conference Day 1

09:00 
Welcome & Introduction 

Keynote Speech by Dr Dorit Stenke, Minister of Education, Science, Research and Culture of the State of Schleswig-Holstein

10:30 
Student Services in Europe: Towards a Joint Strategy? 

  • Prof. Sunniva Whittak, Vice-President, EUA 
  • Matthias Anbuhl, ECStA President
  • Emmanuelle Dubrana, Deputy Director Cnous 
  • Arno Schrooyen, European Students Union 

12:30   
World-Café Roundtables on Student Services Fields & Networking Lunch 

13:30   
Parallel Sessions 1  

15:00   
Coffee Break

15:30   
Parallel Sessions 2

19:00-21:00
Evening Reception & Dinner with cultural programme 

Thursday, July 9, 2026

Conference Day 2

09:00
Parallel Sessions 3  

10:30  World-Café Roundtables on student services in European countries & Coffee

11:30   
Parallel Sessions 4  

12:30  
Setting the course to new horizons – interactive conclusions 

13:00  
Lunch break

14:00-17:00
Campus Tours in Kiel – get to know the student service facilities of STW Schleswig-Holstein in dining, housing, and counselling 

Friday, July 10, 2026

Campus Tour (optional)

09:00-16:00
Campus Tour to Hamburg – get to know the student services facilities on Hamburg University campus, residence halls, student tutors in housing… and finish your experience with a weekend in Hamburg