How can universities and policymakers build more meaningful, lasting relationships? This webinar, co-organised by the ENGAGEgreen project and the Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN), explores innovative formats for science–policy dialogue — drawing on concrete experiences from the UK, Germany, and Catalonia.

Our speakers will present three distinct approaches: fostering structured dialogue between government and universities in the UK, bringing researchers directly into regional ministries through the Rhine-Main Science Dialogue in Germany, and adapting pairing schemes to local political realities in Catalonia. Together, these case studies offer a rich comparative perspective on what works — and why context matters.

Programme: 

• Olivia Stevenson (UCL Public Policy): Building Meaningful Dialogue Between Government and Universities: Insights from the UK
• Tome Sandevski (Goethe University Frankfurt): Meeting Policymakers Where They Work: The Rhine-Main Science Dialogue in Regional Ministries in Germany
• Enol Nieto Jiménez (VIC University): Adapting to Local Realities: What Pairing Schemes Teach Us in Catalonia
• David Corado (Granada University): From Territory to Policy: Living Labs as Catalysts for Science-Policy Dialogue in Granada

Moderator: Martina Miechová (Palacký University Olomouci)
The webinar will be held in English. 
Registration

Zoom (Meeting-ID: 693 1195 3747, Code: 790653)