EDU-LAB — European Youth in Transition to Education and Labour

EDU-LAB Webinar Series

Youth Transitions to Education and Labour in Europe and beyond

A chain of open online webinars sharing the evidence, methods and practical tools developed by the EDU-LAB research consortium, leading up to an integrative conference in Vienna.

WhenOctober 2026 to December 2027
FormatOnline, free to attend
EventsFive webinars and a conference
ForResearchers, policymakers, practitioners
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About the series

EDU-LAB brings together researchers, policymakers and practitioners around one question: how do young people move into and between education, training and the labour market, and what helps those transitions work? Across six events we share findings from case studies in seven countries, large-scale data analysis, governance research, and cross-project learning with partner Horizon Europe projects.

Open and free Every webinar is online and open to all, with confirmation and joining details sent to registrants.
Outputs after each event Each webinar leaves behind the presentations, recording and light proceedings, all published on this site.
From evidence to action The series builds toward a hybrid integrative conference in Vienna at the end of 2027.

The programme

Dates and joining links are confirmed and published ahead of each event. Open a webinar for its full session-by-session programme. After each event, that same page carries the slides, recording and light proceedings.

Webinar1
7 October 2026 (confirmed)

Voices of youth in transition

Preliminary findings from the EDU-LAB case studies

Presentation and discussion of the outcomes of the case studies across seven countries, hearing directly how young people experience, navigate and shape their own transitions.

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Webinar2
Provisional, early 2027

Trends in transition pathways of European youth

Key challenges and emerging trends, modelling and secondary data analysis

Structural models of young people's education and training pathways, alongside observed longitudinal trends from large-scale surveys, with a report and interactive dashboard.

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Webinar3
Provisional, spring 2027

Governance of youth transitions to education and labour

Governance, policy effectiveness and system performance

The “voices of stakeholders” Delphi outcomes, and an assessment of the efficiency of national, regional and European policies, investments and practical measures.

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Webinar4
Provisional, mid 2027

Youth studies in Horizon Europe projects

Impacts, synergies and mutual learning across EU-funded projects

A joint session with sister projects — NEXT-UP, VETprep, BRIDGE, ISABEL and others, subject to confirmation — summarising results, impacts and mutual learning across the Horizon Europe cluster.

Research streams: Synthesis and integration and Dissemination and outreach With: coordinators of Horizon Europe Cluster 2 projects and invited EU experts
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Webinar5
Provisional, autumn 2027

Scientific and practical outputs of the EDU-LAB programme

Synthesis, integration and promotion of results, methods and tools

A demonstration of EDU-LAB products, including the Dashboard, Policy Briefs, Toolkits, Thesaurus and web-based Resource Centre, plus the publication programme and the project's cumulative impacts.

Research streams: Synthesis and integration and Dissemination and outreach Presenters: Elias Carayannis and Alexander Chvorostov / Daniel Helmenstein
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Finale
Provisional, Nov / Dec 2027, Vienna (hybrid)

From Evidence to Action: the EDU-LAB Integrative Conference

Youth transitions to education and labour in Europe and beyond, outcomes of a complex research programme

A one-day hybrid conference in Vienna with two plenary sessions and parallel thematic sessions on the impacts generated by EDU-LAB, and senior external speakers from the European Commission, Cedefop and the OECD.

With: all research-stream leads and project teams, representatives of Horizon Europe Cluster 2 projects, and invited senior EU-level speakers
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