Biennial CORE conference 2026

Conference theme: Climate Collaborations.

The conference will take place in 1–3 June, 2026. It will be digital and without any fees.
Hosted by Borås University, Sweden in collaboration with Stockholm School of Theology, Sweden.

Each day features a three-hour session aligned with different regional time zones (the first for the American continent, the second for the African continent and the third for the European continent). Programme is currently in the making, so the structure below is not fixed. All time marks, are in UTC time zone.

Important Dates & Process:

• 1 May 2026: Absolute deadline for both general registration and presentation proposals.
• Early May: All submitted abstracts will undergo peer-review, and presenters will be notified of their acceptance.
• Late May: The finalized conference schedule and Zoom access links will be emailed to all registered attendees.

Registration is open now!

1 June

Time: UTC 14.00-17.00. Eastern Daylight Time, EDT, UTC−4: 10.00–13.00. British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1): 15.00–18.00. Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2): 16.00–19.00. Eastern European Summer Time (EEST, UTC+3): 17.00–20.00.East Africa Time (EAT, UTC+3): 17.00–20.00. South Africa Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2): 16.00–19.00. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7, Los Angeles): 07.00–10.00.

Sub-theme: Interdisciplinary collaborations

14.00–14.15 Welcome and presentation of the conference theme with sub-themes

14.15–14.45 Keynote by Dr. Leanne M. Jablonski FMI (University of Dayton) & Dr. Dorothy Boorse (Gordon College, USA) with discussion.

15.00–16.00 Presentations (each presentation is 10 minutes and with maximum two slides + 10 minutes discussion)

16.15–17.00 Collaborative workshop

2 June

Time: UTC 11.00–14.00. Eastern Daylight Time, EDT, UTC−4: 07.00–10.00. British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1): 12.00–15.00. Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2): 13.00–16.00. Eastern European Summer Time (EEST, UTC+3): 14.00–17.00.East Africa Time (EAT, UTC+3): 14.00–17.00. South Africa Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2): 13.00–16.00. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7, Los Angeles): 04.00–07.00.

Sub-theme: Community/classroom collaborations

11.00–11.30 Keynote speaker (not yet confirmed) with discussion

11.45–12.15 Collaborative workshop

12.30–14.00 Presentations (each presentation is 10 minutes and with maximum two slides + 10 minutes discussion)

3 June

Time: UTC 10.00–13.00. Eastern Daylight Time, EDT, UTC−4: 06.00–09.00. British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1): 11.00–14.00. Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2): 12.00–15.00. Eastern European Summer Time (EEST, UTC+3): 13.00–16.00. East Africa Time (EAT, UTC+3): 13.00–16.00. South Africa Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2): 12.00–15.00. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7, Los Angeles): 03.00–06.00.

Sub-theme: Interfaith collaborations

10.00–10.30 Keynote by Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Naurath (University of Augsburg, Germany) with discussion

10.45–11.45 Presentations (each presentation is 10 minutes and with maximum two slides + 10 minutes discussion)

12.00–12.30 Panel diskussion

12.30–13.00 Conference summary and goodbye