You are invited to the encore of ENHANCE – Voices in motion! This event will take place at the University of Twente, on the 10th of June 2026. A FREE festival-like conference like no other, where you may consider yourself the owner of a futuring experience. Move the curtains and explore challenges and opportunities for a society we all want to live in: from a local to a global perspective. This event marks the closing of the three-year Erasmus+ co-funded project ENHANCE. Read more below and sign up now (free registration)!
Programme
Festival day – 10th of June 2026
For just one day, The cozy stall and log cabins at University of Twente turn into an ENHANCE village. Dutch and/or English speaking people of all ages, countries and disciplines (locals/students/academics/government) are welcome! Together with various partners, the project team is working enthusiastically on creating a memorable experience for you.
Find the location in Google Maps. Are you checking out the area in Google Street View mode? Be aware that the space is completely renewed!
12:30 – 13:00 | Warm welcome | Dutch and English
All afternoon | Explore the futures of six countries | Dutch and English
Enter the temporary homes of each country involved: a multisensory experience of the culture and futures of Lithuania, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Portugal and the Netherlands. Country representatives will be more than happy to guide you.
All afternoon | Citizen Science showcase | Dutch and English
Right in the centre of the festival area, under the atmospheric canopy of the haystack, we bring citizen research to life. Do not expect boring presentations here, but interactive showcases by researchers from the region. Stop by, join the conversati
All afternoon | Science on Tour by Pre-University | Dutch
An intro to science, technology, and discovery. Children of all ages can experiment for themselves and experience surprising physical and technical phenomena by seeing, feeling, and trying them out.
All afternoon | Connect with like-minded people
Join the Co-Creating Futures Network. More info below.
All afternoon | Free food and drinks
When you enter the area, you will receive tokens so can enjoy some (healthy) sweets and drinks.
13:30 – 14:30 | Mini workshop 1/2: To measure is to know (the future)! | Dutch
More info below.
14:30 – 16:00 | Engage in the talks | English
A scheduled programme with presentations from ECIU and researchers who are passionate about sharing with you their learning process of tackling societal challenges together with their local communities.
14:30 – 16:00 | Experiment with futuring tools yourself! | Dutch and English
Interested in applying futuring techniques in your work, study or research? There will be a booth with tools that you can touch and play with, tips and tricks through MOOCs, and ‘The Picknick’: An outdoor experience of DesignLab’s ‘The Cookery’.
16:00 – 17:00 | Mini workshop 2/2: Re-designing the campus for diversity | English
More info below.
Come and witness yourself!
Some programme elements will remain to be a surprise.
Join Mini Futures Workshops
- Mafalda Pinto Soares Madureira ITC: Re-designing the campus for diversity (English)
In this workshop, participants explore how public spaces on the UT campus can become more attractive and accessible to people of different ages, incomes, and cultural backgrounds. Using AI, urban design, and participatory methodologies, you will develop ideas to redesign places on campus. We discuss who uses the campus, which places are well-known, what barriers exist, and what opportunities exist to open up the campus more to the city. - Janko Bartelink on behalf of Citizen Science East Netherlands: To measure is to know the future! (Dutch)
Join our interactive workshop where data collection and ‘futuring’ come together. Armed with measuring equipment, we head onto the festival grounds to map our surroundings. Think, for example, of an experiment regarding heat stress: what effect does the addition of greenery have on the temperature and humidity on campus? Using the data we collect ourselves, we get to work with futuring techniques. We design scale models or visions to make the built environment future-proof. Learn to look at your surroundings with fresh eyes and discover how you can influence a climate-adaptive future yourself! In collaboration with Tetem and various researchers, among others.
- Organised for international visitors
- Learn more about this collaborative ecosystem while enjoying a Dutch-style lunch
- Witness the opening of exhibition ‘Art of Imagination’
- You will receive your festival essentials
Will you join on the (9th and) 10th of June? Please register before May 20th
About ENHANCE
Societal challenges are multifaceted and happen on a global scale. We already notice this around us, and one way or another, we will all be affected. So now is the time for us to use our discipline, experiences and curiosity to make our communities, societies and our planet a better place for all.
For the past three years, a multidisciplinary team of researchers across Europe has been working collaboratively, to help create the change that is needed to move towards a shared vision of making society better for everyone. They were trained to give local communities a voice that amplified their needs, through future workshops: The essence of ENHANCE, a European project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme.
The contributors to this project take great pride in sharing the lessons and knowledge they have accumulated throughout these years. It is our privilege to connect the different worlds and offer everyone the golden ticket to open the curtains of ENHANCE – Voices in motion. Whether you want to listen and feel inspired, discuss and learn, brainstorm and expand your mind: use your voice, participate and become key contributor of your own experience and a better world: From a local to a global level.
Join the co-creating futures Network
Your expertise and perspectives are essential to the success of ENHANCE. We believe that by working together, we can create a better and more equitable future for everyone.
- Connect with a diverse community of researchers, policymakers, and people active in their communities.
- Contribute to our Futures Workshops, a key part of our project designed to find innovative solutions to shared concerns.
- Help shape research and policy in a way that is participatory, inclusive, and co-created with all stakeholders.
