EU Youth Conference

Conference / Colloquium / Seminar
Five young people wearing backpacks standing in a row

Practical information

Date

27 - 30 September 2026

Location

Dublin, Ireland

Organiser

Department of Education and Youth and Department of Further and Higher Education

Ireland will host the EU Youth Conference, a large-scale youth participation event and a key feature of the EU youth dialogue (EUYD). The conference will take place from 27 – 30 September in Dublin.

The conference will focus on EU Youth Goal 4, Information and constructive Dialogue, a theme agreed across the Trio of Presidencies (Ireland, Lithuania and Greece) and will also contribute to shaping the revised youth goals for the new EU Youth Strategy due in 2027.

The meeting of the Directors General (DG) of Youth will take place directly after the Youth Conference, DGs will be invited to attend the final morning of the Youth Conference to ensure young people and policy makers engage in the spirit of youth dialogue.