The “Global Forum on Higher Education 2025: Renewal of the Democratic and Civic Mission” will provide an excellent opportunity to foster global collaboration, elevate diverse voices from regions around the world, and create space for shared understandings. The gathering will help shape the work global partners can do together moving forward to effectively renew higher education’s commitment to strengthening democracy on campus, in the wider society, and indeed throughout the world.

The Global Forum, hosted by Charles University in Prague on 3-4 June 2025, marks the eighth installment of a collaborative effort between the Council of Europe and the International Consortium for Higher Education, Civic Responsibility, and Democracy. This invitational meeting also marks the second gathering hosted by a larger cooperation—the Global Cooperation for the Democratic Mission of Higher Education—which includes not only the Council and the International Consortium but also the Organization of American States and the International Association of Universities. This forum will serve as a platform for vibrant discourse on democracy and higher education’s civic mission.