Press release No.9 Successful Completion of Sister Projects' Webinar Series on Gender Equality

The AGRIGEP project, in collaboration with six Horizon Europe sister projects — GENDERSAFE, SUPPORTER, NEXUS, BUDGET IT, GENDERACTION+, and STREAM IT — successfully concluded a free monthly webinar series on gender equality in higher education and research institutions. The series, which ran from September 2024 to 20 May 2025, provided valuable insights and practical knowledge aimed at promoting gender equality and inclusivity across the academic sector. The AGRIGEP project coordinated the series, and each sister project hosted a webinar, mobilising their own network and sharing their experiences, best practices or even barriers they faced. The webinars covered a broad range of timely and critical topics, many of which are at the forefront of the sister project activities. The webinar series featured the following eight topics: Effective Crisis Communication Management: Navigating Gender-Based Violence in Higher Education – hosted by GENDERSAFE Stakeholder Mapping and Engagement for GEP Implementation: Experiences from CEE Universities – hosted by AGRIGEP Embedding Inclusivity in Communication: The Power of Words and Visuals - hosted by SUPPORTER The Impact of Anti-Gender Discourses and Politics on Academic and Research Organisations- hosted by NEXUS Gender Budgeting: A Practical Application – hosted by BUDGET IT Relevance of Monitoring for Effective Gender Equality Policy Implementation in ERA - hosted by GenderAction + Advancing Gender Equality in STEAM Higher Education: Exploring Challenges, Opportunities, and Institutional Strategies - hosted by STREAM IT Revisiting AI Research and Teaching: Integrating Gender and Intersectional Perspectives - hosted by NEXUS