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
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Conference Day 1
From 08:00
Registration is open
09:00 – 09:30
Orientation session
09:30 – 10:00
Morning coffee
10:00
Welcome & Introduction
10:30
Student Services in Europe: Towards a Joint Strategy?
– Prof. Sunniva Whittaker, 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
14:00-16:30
Campus Tours in Kiel – get to know the student service facilities of STW Schleswig-Holstein in dining, housing, and counselling services
Friday, July 10, 2026
Campus Tour (optional)
08:00-16:00
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