European Young Academies meeting in Helsinki

Young Academies from all over Europe met in Helsinki, Finland, on 17-18 May 2019. The meeting, organised by the Young Academy Finland, brought together more than 25 participants representing 16 young academies and academy initiatives. The GYA was represented by its Co-Chair Connie Nshemereirwe (Uganda), members Gergely Toldi (for the Hungarian Young Academy) and Udi Sommer(for the Israel Young Academy), as well as GYA Project Officer Anna-Maria Gramatté.

Participants continued discussions from last year’s meeting in Amsterdam, looked into young academies’ best practices, and discussed current developments around Plan S.