Program
The Conference will take place at Åbo Akademi University in Arken, Tehtaankatu 2, 20500 Turku
Wednesday 4.11.2026
| 15:00-18:00 | Pre-Conference: ETMU Doctoral Seminar 2026. The pre-conference is organized at the Migration Institute of Finland (Hämeenkatu 13) in Turku, Finland. Pre-registration is required. More information here. |
Thursday 5.11.2026
| 9:00-10:00 | Registration in the lobby in Arken, Tehtaankatu 2, 20500 Turku |
| 10:00-10:15 | Welcome words with Magdalena Kmak from Mobile Futures and Mélodine Sommier from ETMU (auditorium Armfelt, Arken) |
| 10:15-11:30 | Keynote 1: “Why would I come to a place that hates me for what I am” Black and Muslim Women Decolonising Trust in New Global Times Emeritus Professor Heidi Safia Mirza (auditorium Armfelt, Arken) |
| 11:30-13:00 | Lunch (at one’s own expense) |
| 13:00-14:30 | Parallel sessions 1 |
| 14:30-15:00 | Coffee break: Meet the ETMU board (the lobby in Arken) |
| 15:00-16:30 | Parallel sessions 2 |
| 16:40-17:30 | Reception and the launch of the Trust volume (the lobby in Arken) |
| 19:00 | Dinner at Panimoravintola Koulu (Eerikinkatu 18, 20100 Turku). Please note that the dinner required advance registration when registering for the conference. |
Friday 6.11.2026
| 8:30-09:00 | ETMU board meeting (auditorium Armfelt, Arken) |
| 9:15-10:45 | Parallel sessions 3 |
| 10:45-11:15 | Coffee break (the lobby in Arken) |
| 11:15-12:30 | Keynote 2: Diversity and Social Sustainability in Ageing Welfare States: Negotiations of Deservingness and Trust Entrepreneur and Professor of Practice Shadia Rask (auditorium Armfelt, Arken) |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch (at one’s own expense) |
| 14:00-14:30 | ETMU Award (auditorium Armfelt, Arken) |
| 14:30-15:30 | Panel discussion – Trust, migration and integration in Finland (auditorium Armfelt, Arken) |
| 15:30-15:45 | Announcement of the next ETMU conference and final words (auditorium Armfelt, Arken) |