[Commlist] call for participants: Swing – School on Internet Governance

*DEADLINE EXTENDED: SWING School on Internet Governance*

📅 *New Application Deadline: 27 February 2026*

We're pleased to announce that the application deadline for SWING School 
on Internet Governance 2026 has been extended to *27 February 2026*.

*About SWING School on Internet Governance 2026:* Join us in Bruges, 
Belgium (20-24 April 2026), at the United Nations University Institute 
on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), for an intensive 
week exploring *Digital Sovereignty, *one of the most pressing issues at 
the intersection of Internet governance, geopolitics, innovation, and 
fundamental rights.

*Who should apply:* Graduate students, early-career researchers, ICT 
professionals, policymakers, and anyone interested in Internet governance.

*What you'll gain:*

  * Expert-led lectures from internationally renowned scholars;
  * Interactive lectures on topics including AI, cybersecurity, undersea
    cables, semiconductors, low earth orbit satellites, and fundamental
    rights;
  * Seminars on topics including Digital Sovereignty, EuroStack, the
    Geopolitics of Digital Sovereignty;
  * Hands-on group work developing policy recommendations;
  * Networking with peers and multistakeholder discussions.

*Key Dates*
27 February 2026 — Application deadline, including fee payment
20–24 April 2026 — SWING 2026 (Bruges, UNU-CRIS)

*Core Seminars and Lectures*

  * Introduction to Digital Sovereignty (seminar)
    with */Jamal Shahin/* - VUB, UVA, UNU-CRIS; */Julia Pohle/* - WZB,
    BSoG, CNRS France; */Sophie Hoogenboom/* - UNU-CRIS, VUB; *Chris
    Mondini *-**ICANN.
   * From Governance to Sovereignty (seminar)
    with */Jamal Shahin/* - VUB, UVA, UNU-CRIS; */Mauro Santaniello /*-
    University of Salerno, UNU-CRIS; */Julia Pohle/* - WZB, BSoG, CNRS
    France.
  * EuroStack: European Digital Sovereignty (seminar)
    with */Paul Timmers/* - KU Leuven, European University Cyprus;
    */Niels ten Oever/* - University of Amsterdam; more TBA
  * Digital Sovereignty and Competitiveness
    with */Orsolya Gulyas/* - Brussels School of Governance
  * The Impact of Digital Sovereignty on the Internet
    with /*Azadeh Akbari* /- Center for critical computational studies,
    Goethe University Frankfurt.
  * Digital Sovereignty and Fundamental Rights
    with */Marianne Franklin/* - University of Groningen.
  * Indigenous Data Sovereignty
    with */Claudia Padovani/* - University of Padova.
  * Digital Sovereignty and Undersea Cables
    with */Kavé Salamatian/* - Polytech Annecy-Chambéry.
  * Digital Sovereignty and Semiconductors
    with */Linda Monsees/* - Institute of International Relations Prague.
  * Digital Sovereignty and Artificial Intelligence
    with */Nicola Palladino/* - University of Salerno.
  * Digital Sovereignty and LEOs (Low Earth Orbit satellites)
    with */Berna Akçalı Gür/* - Queen Mary University of London, UNU-CRIS.
  * Internet Governance: Conflicts and Cooperation
    with */Jan Aart Scholte /*- Leiden University.
  * The Geopolitics of Digital Sovereignty (seminar)
    with */Kseniia Ermoshina/*  - CNRS, France; */Grace X.
    Yang/* - Freie Universität Berlin; more TBA.


*Registration*
To register, applicants will be asked to submit:

  * Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  * Completed application form (template
 <https://cris.unu.edu/sites/cris.unu.edu/files/SWING_2026_Registration_Form%20%281%29.docx>)
  * Copy of a valid ID document (passport or national identity card)
  * Proof of payment of the participation fee (receipt/confirmation)

*Participation Fee and What It Covers*
The participation fee is 800,00 € and includes:

  * Registration costs
  * Meals provided during the School programme
  * Social event(s)

The participation fee does not include:

  * Accommodation
    Although students are required to provide for their own
    accommodation, SWING has an agreement with a local hotel that is
    willing to provide a reduced fare for the students of the school.
    Details will be provided after a successful registration.
  * Dinners

*Scientific Committee*
*Co-directors: *Mauro Santaniello (University of Salerno, UNU-CRIS) and 
Jamal Shahin (VUB, UVA, UNU-CRIS).
*Scientific Advisory Board: *Andrea Beccalli (ICANN), Dennis Broeders 
(Leiden University), Edoardo Celeste (Dublin City University), Philippe 
De Lombaerde (UNU-CRIS), Sophie Hoogenboom (UNU-CRIS, VUB), Robin 
Mansell (London School of Economics), Francesca Musiani (CNRS), Nicola 
Palladino (University of Salerno), Dennis Redeker (University of Bremen) 
and Riccardo Nanni (CNRS).
*Organizing Committee: *Sophie Hoogenboom (UNU-CRIS, VUB), Carlos Andres 
Fonseca Diaz (Ghent University, UNU-CRIS), Armando Antonio Ferrara 
(University of Salerno), Chiara Spiniello (University of Salerno) and 
Stephanie Teeuwen (VUB).

*More information on the programme, faculty and registration*: 
https://cris.unu.edu/swing-school-on-internet-governance 
<https://cris.unu.edu/swing-school-on-internet-governance>

*For further information about the School and registration, please 
contact Sophie Hoogenboom at *(shoogenboom /at/ cris.unu.edu) 
<mailto:(shoogenboom /at/ cris.unu.edu)>.
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