Call for Proposals Groene Peper 2026 now open
Call for Proposals Groene Peper 2026: Thinking Together, Doing Together
At every educational institution, there are moments when an idea sticks. Because it rubs you the wrong way. Because it could be better. Because you feel: we have to do this together.
For Groene Peper 2026, we are looking for exactly those ideas.
The Call for Proposals is open and we invite everyone working on sustainable education to submit a session proposal.
During this edition, Summa, Fontys University of Applied Sciences and Eindhoven University of Technology are joining forces as joint hosts. This means that we are explicitly looking for sessions that transcend boundaries: between educational levels, roles and practice partners.
No lectures, but action
Groene Peper is all about action and interaction. We are looking for workshops, challenges, dialogues and other active working methods in which participants work together. Sessions in which you investigate, build, test or experience something. And in which participants not only listen, but also participate.
Important aspects:
- a clear central question or challenge
- a clear benefit for participants (e.g. tools, insights, plans or new collaborations)
- focus on collaboration between vocational education, higher professional education, university education and/or practical partners
- a link to one or more SDGs and/or IDGs
Thematic lines
Your session ties in with one of the four thematic lines of Groene Peper 2026:
1. AI for the Future – Technology in the service of sustainability
About how AI can contribute to sustainable solutions in education and society. Think of applications, ethical considerations and understandable, people-oriented use.
2. Challenge-Based Learning – Learning by doing
Sessions in which participants work on real-life issues, using concrete methodologies and tools that they can then apply themselves.
3. Sustainability in Education – From vision to subject
About embedding sustainability in curriculum, lesson design and assessment. Practical, applicable and focused on change.
4. Diversity & Inclusion – The social side of sustainability
Sessions that show how social justice, inclusion and sustainability come together and can be translated into action.
Who is the call for?
The call is open to students, teachers, teaching teams, sustainability coordinators, researchers, policymakers and practice partners. One or more supervisors per session is possible. Sessions last 30, 45 or 60 minutes and can be in Dutch, English or both.
Submit your proposal
Do you have an idea that gets people thinking and acting together?
🗓 Deadline for submitting proposals: 10 February 2026 (results in mid-March)
📍 Event date: Friday 22 May 2026
📌 Location: Eindhoven (TU/e Campus)
Together we think further. Together we do more.
