EUROPE’S CHOICE:
Strategic Autonomy, Political Community, and European Alternatives
31st INTERNATIONAL SUMMER UNIVERSITY 2026
June 21–26, 2026, Kőszeg, Hungary
Venue: Europe House, István Bibó Room (Chernel Str. 14.)

Since the end of WWII, the United States guaranteed security through its unquestioned leadership in NATO, while Europe advanced economic integration and the development of a single market. Today, this arrangement is under visible strain due to geopolitical fragmentation, shifting transatlantic relations, external dependencies, and internal issues such as democratic fatigue, uneven integration, and the complex enlargement processes. The escalation of recent hybrid wars and battles over energy resources heralds a new era in global geopolitics. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has intensified unresolved questions about the EU’s ability to be a coherent and influential global player.
The 2026 Kőszeg International Summer University is co-organized by Ludovika University of Public Service, the Institute of Social and European Studies Foundation (ISES), and the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage and Sustainability. The Program will address the following key themes:

Main Topics:
• Europe on the Global Stage: Contemporary Challenges in an Interdependent World
• European Common Defense: Towards Strategic Autonomy?
• The European Political Community: From Dialogue to Consolidation
• Europa Nostra: Culture as Compass for European Navigation
• Digital Sovereignty and Technological Dependence
• Future Universities in Europe

More information:
https://iask.hu/…/31st-international-summer-university/