EDU talks is the final event of the EDU workshops, held every year at the end of the school year. The goal of the event is to showcase the outcomes developed by the students, through project exhibitions and thematic talks.
Students are the true protagonists of this event, invited to share their EDU experiences and engage in direct dialogue with the institutions and young professionals involved. Projects, ideas, and best practices are at the heart of the discussion, offering valuable insights to younger generations, the citizens of tomorrow.
2025 | Gubbio
EDU TALKS 2025 took place on November 8, 2025, at Palazzo Pretorio in Gubbio, marking the closing event of the EDU National Program of the Italian Youth Association for UNESCO (AIGU).
The event brought together students, institutions, and the academic community to reflect on the connections between cultural heritage, sustainability, and innovation. The morning session was dedicated to the themes “Cultural Heritage and Climate Change” and “Cultural Heritage and Digital Innovation,” featuring presentations by experts and the showcase of the 2023–2025 EDU projects. In the afternoon, the focus shifted to gender equality in culture through a panel discussion featuring professors, journalists, and anthropologists. Throughout the day, participants were able to visit the “Comics” exhibition and workshop organized by the Liceo Artistico Mazzatinti.
The event concluded with a harp concert by Gemma Gresele in the Sala Trecentesca. EDU TALKS 2025 reaffirmed Gubbio as a venue for intergenerational dialogue, innovation, and the enhancement of cultural heritage.
2024 | Bergamo
Heritage—or rather, our cultural heritage—was the beating heart of the debate. And it could not have been otherwise in the evocative setting of Accademia Carrara.
A wide range of topics was addressed and key messages shared: from the EDU workshop presentations by the youngest participants to the story behind the “Festival delle Buone” project; from the ongoing commitment of the Italian UNESCO Chairs network in promoting values, to the presentation by a very young Aarya Chavda, a striking example of how youth can make a difference.
What endures is the awareness of the role that we young people can and must play as “policy-makers” in protecting and promoting the increasingly sustainable enjoyment of heritage to render it “durable”, as suggested by the Faro Convention.
2022 | Reggio Calabria
The event took place at MArRC – National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria in Piazza Giuseppe De Nava, the museum where the Riace Bronzes are housed.
The student community, institutions, AIGU members, and the wider community participated in a dialogue where the results of the regional workshops were presented and discussed. Students had the opportunity to share and discuss their outputs—projects and proposals for the heritage sites and territories covered in the workshops—with the rest of the community and institutional guests.
2021 | Firenze
The event “EDU TALKS Agenda 2030”, held on October 23, 2021, in Florence, was the final chapter of the national EDU program for the 2020/2021 school year. On this occasion, the results of the 2020/2021 EDU National Program were presented, which involved over 2,000 young people from schools across Italy.
During the event, three thematic talks were organized to comprehensively cover the 17 SDGs of the 2030 Agenda: Biosphere, Society, and Economy. For each theme, students presented the results of the regional EDU workshops, while guests shared best practices and valuable advice to pass on to the new generations—the future citizens of tomorrow—and to help build and strengthen a national community mindful of sustainability issues.
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