A premier scientific conference where knowledge, vision, and humanity meet
Science without humanity loses its direction. Humanity without science loses its future.
Prof. Dr. Ludvik Toplak, Rector of Alma Mater Europaea University
Alma Mater Europaea University ranks among the world’s top scientific conferences with the "It's About People" conference. It is one of the most important international events of its kind in Europe, organized by Alma Mater in cooperation with the European Academy of Sciences and Arts from Salzburg.
A top scientific event with a global reputation
The "It's About People" conferences invite, connect, and unite broad perspectives, knowledge, and skills as well as mutual connections in an educational environment where opinions from around the world confront each other, calling for solutions between countries by building bridges of knowledge and innovation and by discovering and utilizing opportunities in science and education. Leading European scientists, opinion leaders, and other participants from academic fields such as health, medicine, social gerontology, social work, law, education, mental health, psychology, psychotherapy, leadership, project management, communication, archival science, informatics, philosophy, and humanities share their ideas and findings on interdisciplinary and transnational approaches.
Connecting science, education, and international cooperation
Among the renowned scholars who have participated in past "It's About People" conferences at Alma Mater are the well-known economist from Columbia University Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Harvard University professors Dr. Mark Tushnet and Dr. Marinka Žitnik, Oxford University professors Dr. Jacob Rowbottom, Dr. Mindy Chen-Wishart, Dr. Martin Kemp and Dr. Jeremy Howick, Yale University professor Fred R. Volkmar, German political scientist and Rector of Alma Mater Europaea Dr. Dr. Werner Weidenfeld, Honorary President and President of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts Dr. Dr. Felix Unger and Prof. Dr. Klaus Mainzer, member of the supervisory board of Facebook and Instagram and former Vice President of the European Court of Human Rights Dr. Andras Sajo, law professor from Cambridge Dr. David Erdos, constitutional law professor at Central European University Dr. Dimitry Kochenov, President of the American Gerontological Association (AAG) Dr. Peter Lichtenberg, President of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) Prof. Dr. Ema Stokes, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel, Constitutional Court judge Dr. Dr. Klemen Jaklič, who taught at Harvard for seven years, Oxford researcher Dr. Michael Pinto-Duschinsky, philosophers Alain Badiou, Jean-Luc Nancy and Srećko Horvat, and other scientists and opinion leaders.
Strengthening partnerships between science, education, and the global community
In recent years, scientific and professional discussions, round tables, and plenary presentations have covered topics such as digital transformation in science, education, and the arts, ethical challenges of digital transformation, and social and technological progress for safety and dignity. They have also been dedicated to current topics of long-term trends, from health, sustainable development, artificial intelligence, climate and demographic changes, migration, and urbanization, to changed lifestyles.
