Aggiornamento: 6 feb
Date: Thursday 19 February 2026. 10.00-14.30 CET
Place: Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, Nam. slobody 19, 812 45 Bratislava, Slovakia
Format: Hybrid
This AccessibleEU event is focused on the European teaching framework for Design and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and creating a more inclusive Europe.
Organizers: AccessibleEU and Slovak University of Technology - Faculty of Architecture and Design
The conference is co-organised with the European Accessibility Resource Centre - Accessible EU in cooperation with partner universities of the EDIDesK project “Open Access Contents on Design for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for Higher Education Programmes” funded by the Erasmus+ programme (KA220-HED) of the
European Union.
The conference is focused on the European teaching framework for Design and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) to create a more inclusive Europe. The aim is to raise awareness to improve education in design for EDI and to develop innovative approaches and practices in the fields of architecture and urban design, product design, industrial design, system design and digital design. Presentations will be given by EDIDesK project partners from universities in Italy, Poland, Spain and Slovakia.
Details on the event:
Target audience: Students and pedagogues of architecture and design, and professionals within the design fields.
When: Thursday 19 February 2026. 10.00-14.30 CET
Format: Hybrid
Where: Faculty of Architecture and Design, Slovak University of Technology, Nam. slobody 19, 812 45 Bratislava. Slovakia.
Type of event: Awareness-raising
Language: English
Accessibility information: Accessible venue. Captioning and sign language interpretation in Slovak.
How to participate: Free registration
Programme
9:30 – 10:00 Registration and coffee
10:00 – 10:10 Welcome and introduction
10:10 – 10:40 Putting Design for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion into PracticeEmilio Rossi (University of Chieti-Pescara UNICH, Italy)
10:40 – 11:00 Creating a more inclusive Europe Zuzana Ceresnova (Centre of Design for All, FAD STU, AccessibleEU)
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee break
11:20 – 11:40 Design for EDI in the field of System Design (UNICH, Italy)
11:40 – 12:00 Design for EDI in the field Industrial Design (ASP - Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Katowice, Poland)
12:00 – 12:20 Design for EDI in the field of Architecture (Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, Slovakia)
12:20 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 13:50 Design for EDI in the field Product Design (ELISAVA School of Design and Engineering in Barcelona, Spain)
13:50 – 14:10 Design for EDI in the field Digital Design (UNIFI - University of Florence, Italy)
14:10 – 14:30 Conclusions
For more info: www.accessible-eu-centre.ec.europa.eu
Registration is required for this event: REGISTRATION FORM
