28 January 2027 | Campus Condorcet, Paris, France
The final conference of the EU-funded LINEup project, “From Longitudinal Evidence to Educational Action”, will take place on January 28, 2027, at Campus Condorcet in Paris, hosted by the Institut national d’études démographiques (INED).
The event will bring together researchers, policymakers, school leaders, teachers and other stakeholders interested in understanding and addressing educational inequalities.
Over the past three years, LINEup has investigated how educational inequalities emerge and evolve over time, combining longitudinal evidence from across Europe with qualitative research conducted in schools in six countries. The final conference will present the project’s main findings and, above all, explore what they mean for research, policy and practice.
Through keynote speeches, expert discussions and three parallel workshops dedicated to policy, research and school practice, participants will reflect on how longitudinal evidence can help us better understand educational inequalities and how this knowledge can be translated into action.
The workshops will provide dedicated spaces to discuss how to strengthen longitudinal data infrastructures, advance the future research agenda on educational inequalities, and identify ways in which schools and practitioners can support more equitable educational experiences.
The conference will conclude by bringing the insights from the three workshops back into a collective discussion on the priorities and recommendations to take forward, marking the transition from longitudinal evidence to educational action.
Registration is now open and will remain open until 11 December 2026!
Participation in person and free of charge > https://form.jotform.com/262538777376373
DRAFT AGENDA
The programme below provides an overview of the conference sessions and workshops.
Moderated by Altheo Valentini, General Manager, European Grants International Academy Srl.
| 9:00-9:30 | Welcome Coffee & Registration | ||
| 9:30-9:50 | Welcome & Opening Remarks – Daniele Vidoni, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission – François Clanché, Director, Institut National d’études démographiques – Marzia Sica, “People” Goal Manager, Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo | ||
| 9:50-10:00 | WarmUp Exercise – Getting to know the Audience – Altheo Valentini, General Manager, European Grants International Academy Srl | ||
| 10:00-10:20 | Keynote Address – Why Educational Inequalities Continue to Challenge European Education Systems – Paulo Santiago, Head of the Policy Advice and Implementation Division, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills | ||
| 10:20-10:35 | The LINEup Journey: Looking Back, Moving Forward From Longitudinal Evidence to School-Based Insights – Veronica Mobilio, Head of Research, Fondazione per la Scuola | ||
| 10:35-11:30 | Panel 1 – What Longitudinal Data Tell Us About Educational Inequalities Presentation of the main quantitative findings. Moderator: Martin Neugebauer, Professor, Karlsruhe University of Education Speakers: – Gianluca Argentin, Ilaria Lievore — Italy – Leonard Moulin, Priya Maurya — France – Martin Neugebauer, Johanna Unewisse — Germany – Ioannis Cholezas, Nikolaos C. Kanellopoulos — Greece – Carlos Miguel Figueiredo Afonso — Portugal – Luis Ortiz Gervasi, Giampiero Passaretta — Spain | ||
| 11:30-11:55 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:55-12:50 | Panel 2 – What Schools Can Do: Lessons from the LINEup Qualitative Research Presentation of the main qualitative findings. Moderator: Paulo Moreira, Professor, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro Speakers: – Antonella Capalbi — Italy – Leonard Moulin, Léa Larchevêque — France – Marina Liakova — Germany – Paraskevi Foti — Greece – Marta de Oliveira Rodrigues — Portugal – Rafael Merinos, Eva Jove Casabella — Spain | ||
| 12:50-13:20 | Reflections & Discussion What do these findings mean for European Education Systems? Implications for Schools, Policy and Research Reflections on the quantitative findings – Carlo Barone, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Centre for Research on Social Inequalities (CRIS), Sciences Po, Paris, France Reflections on the qualitative findings – Agnès van Zanten, Senior Research Professor at the Centre for Research on Social Inequalities (CRIS) and Sciences Po, Paris, France | ||
| 13:20-13:30 | From Evidence to Action: Questions for Policy, Research and Practice – Veronica Mobilio, Head of Research, Fondazione per la Scuola – Altheo Valentini, General Manager, European Grants International Academy Srl | ||
| 13:30-15:00 | Networking Lunch | ||
| 15:00-17:00 | WORKSHOPS | ||
| POLICY WORKSHOP Strengthening Longitudinal Data Infrastructures Discussing how research infrastructures and longitudinal data can support educational policymaking. | RESEARCH WORKSHOP Advancing Longitudinal Research on Educational Inequalities Reflecting on findings from LINEup and sister projects and identifying priorities for future research on educational inequalities. | PRACTICE WORKSHOP Supporting More Equitable Schools Exploring the role of schools, teachers and compensatory actions in supporting disadvantaged students. | |
| 17.00-17.15 | Break before coming back to the plenary | ||
| 17:15-18:00 | From Workshop Insights to the LINEup Recommendations – Rapporteurs from the three workshops (5 min each) o Emmanuele Pavolini and Gianluca Argentin o Ilaria Lievore and Leonard Moulin o Marta de Oliveira Rodrigues and Antonella Capalbi – Roberto Ricci, President, President, INVALSI – Daniele Vidoni, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission | ||
| 18:00-19:00 | Farewell Reception | ||
