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International Conference on Disinformation and Resilience to be held in October in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

The Faculty of European Studies – Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca organizes the 6^th edition of the international conference: From Disinformation to Resilience: Crisis Communication and Conflict Resolution. The Border and Regional Studies Network is an official partner of the event. The conference will be held on October 22^nd– 23^rd, 2026. The 2026 edition will be held in a hybrid format, with both onsite and online participation, and is free of charge. Accepted papers will be published in a post-conference volume (e-book with ISBN).

Important deadlines:

September 15th, 2026 – deadline for title and abstract submission
September 17th, 2026 – notice of acceptance
November 10th, 2026 – deadline for paper submission (optional)

More details concerning the conference, including thematic framework and contact details, are here: https://euro.ubbcluj.ro/6th-edition-from-disinformation-to-resilience-crisis-communication-and-conflict-resolution/

After the II Congress of the Researchers of Borders and Borderlands in Białystok, Poland

From September 7 to 9, 2026, over 100 researchers specializing in borders and borderlands gathered in Białystok to participate in 28 panel sessions held during the second Congress of Border and Borderland Researchers. While the University of Białystok hosted this academic event, it was co-organized by three universities from our network: Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, the University of Wrocław, and the University of Opole.

Three coordinators of the Border and Regional Studies network participated in the final panel discussion “Borders and Borderlands – Back in the Spotlight: Challenges and New Approaches to Studying Processes of Border (De)construction”: Professor Elżbieta Opiłowska (University of Wrocław), Professor Jarosław Jańczak (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań) and Professor Hynek Böhm (Technical University of Liberec).

During the conference, we also organized a separate panel on the Czech-Polish borderland, titled „Czech-Polish neighborhood: cooperation and separateness along the EU’s peripheral borderlands.” The panelists represented the University of Ostrava (Dr. Ondřej Elbel), the Technical University of Liberec (Dr. Artur Boháč), and the University of Opole (Dr. Bartosz Czepil). The panel was chaired by dr Wojciech Opioła (University of Opole), while professor Hynek Böhm was a discussant.

The Border and Regional Studies network looks forward to future events involving its members across Central Europe and the Balkans.

See photos: https://inopia.uni.opole.pl/events/

Great Success !!! A grant from the Horizon Europe programme for the Border and Regional Studies Institute (BARI) of the University of Opole

July 2026 brought great news for BARI members, as the European Commission awarded a grant of €837,000 for the development of the European research network BARI. The network comprises 13 partners representing universities, research institutes, and organizations involved in cross-border cooperation from the Czech Republic, France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Hungary, and Italy. It focuses on building adaptive capacity and trust across borders by addressing key thematic challenges such as:

Removing legal and structural obstacles to cross-border integration.
Enhancing cooperation and resilience in rural border areas.
Improving crisis management and adaptive governance in border institutions.
Strengthening joint responses to climate risks and environmental threats.
Promoting inclusive governance through minority engagement in cross-border cooperation.

Professor Hynek Böhm and Dr Wojciech Opioła were the main drivers behind this idea and prepared the project proposal. However, they received a strong support from the PhD students of political science and administration: Karolina Czabanowska, Weronika Koston and Khrystyna Łazowska.

We believe that the newly established research network opens a new horizons for the partnership with the academics of the Border and Regional Studies Network functioning within the CEEPUS.

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