[Air-L] SWING School on Internet Governance - 3 Onsite Spots Still Available (Register by 13 March 2026)

[Mauro SANTANIELLO]

The application deadline for the *SWING School on Internet Governance* has
passed, but three places are still available for onsite participants.
You can therefore still register for the School until *13 March 2026*.
The remaining spots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

*About SWING School on Internet Governance 2026:* Join us in Bruges,
Belgium (20-24 April 2026), at the United Nations University Institute on
Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), for an intensive week
exploring *Digital Sovereignty, *one of the most pressing issues at the
intersection of Internet governance, geopolitics, innovation, and
fundamental rights.

*Who should apply:* Graduate students, early-career researchers, ICT
professionals, policymakers, and anyone interested in Internet governance.

*What you'll gain:*

   - Expert-led lectures from internationally renowned scholars;
   - Interactive lectures on topics including AI, cybersecurity, undersea
   cables, semiconductors, low earth orbit satellites, and fundamental rights;
   - Seminars on topics including Digital Sovereignty, EuroStack, the
   Geopolitics of Digital Sovereignty;
   - Hands-on group work developing policy recommendations;
   - Networking with peers and multistakeholder discussions.

*Key Dates*
13 March 2026 — Application deadline, including fee payment (*only 3 slots
available*)
20–24 April 2026 — SWING 2026 (Bruges, UNU-CRIS)

*Core Seminars and Lectures*

   - Introduction to Digital Sovereignty (seminar)
   with *Jamal Shahin* - VUB, UVA, UNU-CRIS; *Julia Pohle* - WZB, BSoG,
   CNRS France; *Sophie Hoogenboom* - UNU-CRIS, VUB; *Chris Mondini *-
   ICANN.
   - From Governance to Sovereignty (seminar)
   with *Jamal Shahin* - VUB, UVA, UNU-CRIS; *Mauro Santaniello *-
   University of Salerno, UNU-CRIS;  *Julia Pohle* - WZB, BSoG, CNRS France.
   - EuroStack: European Digital Sovereignty (seminar)
   with *Paul Timmers* - KU Leuven, European University Cyprus; *Niels ten
   Oever* - University of Amsterdam; more TBA
   - Digital Sovereignty and Competitiveness
   with *Orsolya Gulyas* - Brussels School of Governance
   - The Impact of Digital Sovereignty on the Internet
   with *Azadeh Akbari *- Center for critical computational studies, Goethe
   University Frankfurt.
   - Digital Sovereignty and Fundamental Rights
   with *Marianne Franklin* - University of Groningen.
   - Indigenous Data Sovereignty
   with *Claudia Padovani* - University of Padova.
   - Digital Sovereignty and Undersea Cables
   with *Kavé Salamatian* - Polytech Annecy-Chambéry.
   - Digital Sovereignty and Semiconductors
   with *Linda Monsees* - Institute of International Relations Prague.
   - Digital Sovereignty and Artificial Intelligence
   with *Nicola Palladino* - University of Salerno.
   - Digital Sovereignty and LEOs (Low Earth Orbit satellites)
   with *Berna Akçalı Gür* - Queen Mary University of London, UNU-CRIS.
   - Internet Governance: Conflicts and Cooperation
   with *Jan Aart Scholte *- Leiden University.
   - The Geopolitics of Digital Sovereignty (seminar)
   with *Kseniia Ermoshina*  - CNRS, France; *Grace X. Yang* - Freie
   Universität Berlin; more TBA.


*Registration*
To register, applicants will be asked to submit:

   - Curriculum Vitae (CV)
   - Completed application form (template
   <https://cris.unu.edu/sites/cris.unu.edu/files/SWING_2026_Registration_Form%20%281%29.docx>
   )
   - Copy of a valid ID document (passport or national identity card)
   - Proof of payment of the participation fee (receipt/confirmation)

*Participation Fee and What It Covers*
The participation fee is 800,00 € and includes:

   - Registration costs
   - Meals provided during the School programme
   - Social event(s)

The participation fee does not include:

   - Accommodation
   Although students are required to provide for their own accommodation,
   SWING has an agreement with a local hotel that is willing to provide a
   reduced fare for the students of the school. Details will be provided after
   a successful registration.
   - Dinners

*Scientific Committee*
*Co-directors: *Mauro Santaniello (University of Salerno, UNU-CRIS) and
Jamal Shahin (VUB, UVA, UNU-CRIS).
*Scientific Advisory Board: *Andrea Beccalli (ICANN), Dennis Broeders
(Leiden University), Edoardo Celeste (Dublin City University), Philippe De
Lombaerde (UNU-CRIS), Sophie Hoogenboom (UNU-CRIS, VUB), Robin Mansell
(London School of Economics), Francesca Musiani (CNRS), Nicola Palladino
(University of Salerno), Dennis Redeker (University of Bremen) and Riccardo
Nanni (CNRS).
*Organizing Committee: *Sophie Hoogenboom (UNU-CRIS, VUB), Carlos Andres
Fonseca Diaz (Ghent University, UNU-CRIS), Armando Antonio Ferrara
(University of Salerno), Chiara Spiniello (University of Salerno) and
Stephanie Teeuwen (VUB).

*More information on the programme, faculty and registration*:
https://cris.unu.edu/swing-school-on-internet-governance

*For further information about the School and registration, please contact
Sophie Hoogenboom at *shoogenboom at cris.unu.edu.