Second International Conference on Embodied Education

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 AU Collaboration  Conferences Embodied Education 2026

Second International Conference on Embodied Education

  • Copenhagen 8 - 11 June 2026

Time and place

Date: 8 - 11 June 2026

Place: Danish School of Education (DPU), Tuborgvej 164, 2400 Copenhagen

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The second International Conference on Embodied Education is hosted by the Danish School of Education (DPU), Aarhus University, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Participants are encouraged to present ideas, practices and results on state-of-the-art research within the field of embodied education.

VENUE

Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark and harbors the largest research concentration in Denmark.

Aarhus University (Danish: Aarhus Universitet, abbreviated AU), is the second oldest public research university in Denmark, founded in 1928. It is also the second largest, with 38,000 students, five faculties, and research activities all over the country and campuses in Aarhus, Herning and Copenhagen/Emdrup.

Keynotes

  • Eeva Anttila, Professor in dance pedagogy at Theatre Academy of University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland
  • Natalie Sebanz, Professor in Cognitive Science at Central European University, Vienna, Austria
  • Dor Abrahamson, Professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development in the Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Important dates

  • Early bird registration opens March 2nd, 2026
  • Deadline for early bird registration: May 3rd, 2026
  • Deadline for presenters’ registration: May 3rd, 2026

  • Deadline for late registration: May 18th 2026

     

Conference fees

  • Early bird fee: 1800 DKK
  • Early bird fee members of Low and Middle Income Countries: 800 DKK
  • Early bird fee MA/BA /PhD students: 800 DKK
  • Late fee: 2600 DKK
  • Late fee members of Low and Middle Income Countries: 1200 DKK 
  • Late fee MA/BA /PhD students: 1200 DKK

Organizing Committee

  • Oliver Kauffmann, Danish School of Education (DPU), Department of philosophy of education, Aarhus University, Copenhagen
  • Dag Munk Lindemann, Department of Teacher Education and Applied Research in Education and Social Science, UCL University College, Odense
  • Denis Francesconi, Department of Teacher Education, University of Vienna.

Scientific Commitee

Malte Brinkmann (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

Federico Corni (Libera Università di Bolzano)

Mathew Crippen (Pusan National University)

Juliene Madureira Ferreira (Tampere University)

Uffe Jankvist (Aarhus University)

Rasmus Leth Vergmann Jørnø (University College Odense)

Camila Leporace (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro)

Małgorzata Przanowska (Uniwersytet Warszawski & University of British Columbia)

Tina Visgaard Duedahl (University College Odense)

Tibor Solymosi (Villanova University)

Dag Munk Lindemann (University College Odense)

Denis Francesconi (Universität Wien)

Oliver Kauffmann (Aarhus University)

Contact

Contact mail: embodiededu26@edu.au.dk
Revised 18.03.2026
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Knud Holt Nielsen