Leeds Beckett University is delighted to invite submissions for the 2027 European Conference of Social Work Education. The conference will bring together social work educators, researchers, practitioners, students, service users, community partners, and policy-makers from across Europe and beyond to engage in critical dialogue about the future of social work education and practice.

At a time of profound social, political, environmental, and technological change, social work faces new challenges and opportunities. ECSWE 2027 provides a vibrant international forum to explore how social work education can respond creatively and critically to these developments while remaining firmly grounded in the principles of solidarity, social justice, human rights, democracy, and care.

Across Europe and globally, communities are confronting interconnected challenges, including climate change, displacement and migration, widening inequalities, democratic erosion, racism, conflict, and social fragmentation. These realities raise urgent questions about the future of social work and the education of future practitioners.

The conference seeks to explore questions such as:

• What does it mean to educate social workers in times of intersecting crises?
• How can social work education defend and advance human rights, democracy, and social justice?
• Whose knowledge counts in social work education?
• How can we strengthen collective action, solidarity, and community participation?
• What role should social work play in creating more equitable and sustainable futures?