Action - session 4 - From crisis to civic engagement: can building education systems resilience be a blueprint for democratic innovation?
6 November 2025 - 14.30-16.00 / Room 3 - Palais de l'Europe
Interpretation FR/EN
In co-operation with Department of Education of the Council of Europe and Friuli-Venezia-Giulia Region
This action explores the resilience of communities when facing complex and long-term crises – most notably, the lack of democratic participation among younger generations, and if that can be treated as a structural crisis.
Can building up education systems resilience to crisis be a real investment and a true extensive and inclusive participatory process, where educational institutions and local authorities trigger enhance youth participation and critical thinking to safeguard democratic freedoms?
This session will include:
Special address by Ms Alessia Rosolen, Assessor of Friuli-Venezia Giulia for Labour, Training, Education, Research, Universities and the Family: Innovating for delivering quality education at all times.
Case-study: Can Council of Europe’s EDURES initiative be a driver of democratic innovation, fostering a new participatory culture rather than “just” a tool for resilience and guidelines for authorities?

Alessia ROSOLEN
Regional Minister for Labour, Training, Education, Research, Universities, and the Family of Friuli Venezia Giulia
Italy

Gennadiy KOSYAK
Head of Unit, Education Department, Council of Europe

Daniele DEL BIANCO
Director of the Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia (ISIG)
Italy

Gennadiy KOSYAK
Head of Unit, Education Department, Council of Europe

Svetlana STEFANOVIĆ
Executive Director of the Foundation BFPE for a Responsible Society
Serbia