ETWINNING ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2026
Future-ready schools: Empowering Teachers and Learners
1 to 3 October 2026
Venue: nHow Brussels Bloom
Schools are operating in a rapidly evolving social, technological and environmental
landscape. Preparing students for the future means not only strengthening basic skills
and digital competences, but also empowering schools to grow as confident, inclusive
and adaptive learning organisations, ready to embrace change and innovation.
The 2026 eTwinning hybrid annual conference will launch and celebrate the theme
Future-ready schools which will span over two school years (2026/27 and
2027/28). Teachers, school leaders and education stakeholders from across Europe
will participate in an event offering an inspiring space for exchange, collaboration and
professional learning, highlighting how education can nurture European values and
essential life skills through a whole school approach.
The conference will showcase how schools can begin their journey towards future
readiness through practical and achievable steps.
The Future-ready schools theme aligns with current and upcoming policy initiatives of
the European Commission, particularly those focusing on:
• strengthening basic skills and key competences
• supporting the digital transformation of education
• integrating artificial intelligence and emerging technologies in a responsible and
meaningful way
• fostering inclusive and supportive education environments
• strengthening resilience and continuity in education systems
• promoting whole-school approaches to innovation and collaboration
Within this policy landscape, eTwinning continues to play a key role as Europe’s largest
community of teachers. By connecting educators and schools across countries,
eTwinning enables meaningful collaboration, supports the exchange of innovative
practices, and strengthens digital competence and intercultural understanding.
While the conference places a strong emphasis on launching and supporting the
foundational phase of the theme, it also opens the perspective of a shared two-year
journey. Teachers will be encouraged to build progressively on their experiences, moving
towards deeper collaboration, leadership and sustainable innovation over time.
By focusing on schools as a whole, the theme reinforces the eTwinning approach of
embedding collaboration and innovation at institutional level, supporting schools in
becoming vibrant, forward-looking communities where both learners and educators can
thrive.