Opening of registrations for the International Conference “Human Rights and Democratic Culture in Practice: Applications and Challenges”
The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights and the Joint Master’s Programme “Identity, Education and Competences for Democratic Culture” of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and the European Wergeland Centre, announce the opening of registrations for the International Conference that will take place in Athens on 25–26 April 2026.
The Conference seeks to foster meaningful dialogue on the practical implementation of human rights values and democratic culture, bringing together researchers, academics, educators and professionals from Greece and abroad, with particular emphasis on issues of identity, participation, social justice and the rule of law.
We are pleased to announce that the keynote speakers of the conference will be Michail Pikramenos, President of the Council of State, and Villano Qiriazi, Head of Education at the Council of Europe.
Participation at the conference is free of charge. We invite you to attend by registering through the official website: https://int.conference.mademocracyedu.theol.uoa.gr/
Certificates of attendance will be provided.
You can find the conference program here.
Date/Time:
25 Apr 2026,
Where:
Central Building of the University of Athens, Law School of the University of Athens
Speakers:
Keynote Speeches: Mihail Pikramenos, President of the Council of State, Professor of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Villano Qiriazi, Head of Education Department, Council of Europe, Panel 1 – Moderator: Maria Gavouneli, Professor, Law School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Xenofon I. Kontiadis, Professor, Panteion University, President of the Themistocles & Dimitris Tsatsos Foundation, Lilian Mitrou, Professor, University of the Aegean, Lina Papadopoulou, Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Georgios Karavokyris, Assistant Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , Panel 2 – Moderator: Marios Koukounaras Liagkis, Professor, NKUA, Director of Joint Master’s Program “Identity, Education and Competences for Democratic Culture”, Angelos Vallianatos, Lecturer of Joint Master’s Program “Identity, Education and Competences for Democratic Culture”, Council of Europe, Despoina Karakatsani, Professor, University of Peloponnese, Lida Anagnostaki, Associate Professor, NKUA, Aspasia Dania, Associate Professor, NKUA, Panel 3 – Moderator: Linos-Alexandros Sicilianos, Professor, NKUA, Former President of the European Court of Human Rights, MFHR President, Nikos Papaspyrou, Associate Professor, NKUA, Vasiliki Christou, Assistant Professor, NKUA, Kostis Papaioannou, Former President of the Greek National Commission for Human Rights, Director of “Signal”, Christina Vrettou, PhD in Constitutional Law, Member of the European Commission Expert Group Against SLAPP
Contact:
mademocracy@theol.uoa.gr