EVENT II – PhD Conference
Theme: Thinking Creativity: An International PhD Conference in Philosophy
Location and date: Braga, Portugal | 12–14 October 2026
Organiser: Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences (Braga Campus) from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in collaboration with institutional, societal, academic, corporate and GLAM partners.
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) invites applications for T4EU Creativity Week 2026, which will embrace two major events: T4EU Summer School, realised as a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP), bringing together virtual and in-person learning activities as well as an International PhD Conference in Philosophy.
The programme also includes:
- Matchmaking Event – Together We Create the Future
- Transformational Lab (T-Lab) – Transforming the World through Creativity
Summer School and PhD Conference participants will automatically participate in all three activities as part of the integrated Creativity Week programme.
How can creativity help us respond to the challenges of the twenty-first century?
Artificial Intelligence, climate change, geopolitical tensions and rapid technological transformation are reshaping society and raising fundamental questions about what it means to create, innovate and act as human beings.
The T4EU Creativity Week brings together students, researchers and academics from across Europe to explore creativity as a driver of innovation, sustainability and social transformation. Through keynote lectures, workshops, challenge-based learning and collaborative projects, participants will engage in interdisciplinary dialogue across philosophy, the arts, science and technology.
EVENT II – PhD Conference
Conference Objectives
The conference aims to:
- provide an international forum for presenting and discussing ongoing doctoral research;
- foster interdisciplinary dialogue on creativity from philosophical and related perspectives;
- strengthen collaboration among researchers across the Transform4Europe Alliance;
- support the development of academic presentation, discussion and networking skills.
Applications are open to:
- PhD students
Applicants must:
- be affiliated with a T4EU member or partner university;
- belong to one of the eligible participant categories;
- demonstrate good communication skills in English (minimum B2 recommended);
- submit all required application documents by the deadline. Applicants wishing to present a paper must additionally submit an abstract in accordance with the Call for Papers below.
Recruitment: The participants will be selected based on the assessment of applications. The priority will be given to persons, who did not participate in the mobilities to partner universities.
Registration form:
PhD students: https://formularze.us.edu.pl/form/index/7414
The deadline for submitting applications is 9 September 2026.
If you have any questions about recruitment, please contact: transform4europe@us.edu.pl.
Participants selected by their home universities to attend the Creativity Week PhD Conference are invited to submit a proposal for a 15 minute oral presentation on a topic related to creativity from a philosophical or interdisciplinary perspective. Submission of a paper proposal is entirely optional and is not a requirement for participation in the conference.
Travel and accommodation costs of the selected participants will be covered by Transform4Europe project. Accommodation of students in single/double/triple rooms will be funded from project resources. Plane and/or railway tickets will be purchased by the university. Subsistence costs and local transport based on the business trips lump sums.
