LOESS High-level Symposium: Shaping Soil Health Education for 2030 and Beyond.
7 May 2026, 9:30–18:00
In-person attendance: Hub Social (C/ Girona 34, Barcelona)
Hybrid attendance: The link will be made available a few days before the Symposium
Join us on 7 May 2026 at Barcelona’s Social Hub—or online—for the LOESS Symposium, a key moment in boosting soil health education and capacity building across Europe. Throughout the day, we will reflect on how to better integrate soil literacy into schools, universities, vocational training, and society at large.
Discover a set of twelve pedagogical resources co‑created within the LOESS project. Alongside these resources, we will present a series of policy recommendations developed collaboratively. The programme will also open a window to other projects working towards similar goals, creating space for dialogue, exchange of ideas, and new connections.
Enjoy inspiring talks, lively scientific and educational discussions, and creative soil-themed art and music that celebrate our deep bond with the ground beneath our feet.
Be part of this vibrant collective moment of learning, creativity, and collaboration as we celebrate the achievements of the LOESS project and envision the future of soil health education.
Registration for in-person attendance will remain open until 24 April.
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LOESS Symposium (Barcelona, 7 May 2026)
Preliminary programme
9:00-9:30 | Registration
9:30-9:45 | Welcome & Opening remarks
9:45–11:00 | Cross‑Sector Perspectives on Soil Education and Capacity Building
Scene-setting talks & Interactive panel featuring the perspectives of policy makers, teachers (primary or secondary), lecturers, VET providers, students, and practitioners.
11:00-11:15 | Lightning pitches: LOESS Impact & Soil Mission Projects
11:15-11:20 | Presentation of the Art Exhibition “El sòl que acull”
Exhibition inviting visitors to explore the invisible world beneath our feet: soil, an essential element of nature that, although often forgotten, sustains life on our planet.
11:20–11:45 | Coffee Break
11:45-13:00 | Interactive Marketplace: exploring results and collaboration
- Discover LOESS tools, resources and outcomes
- Meet representatives from sister Soil Mission projects
- Exchange ideas and build new connections
13:00–14:30 | Lunch
14:30–15:45 | Breakout sessions Envisioning the Future of Soil Health Learning
Theme 1: Driving Policy Impact and Long‑Term – Sustainability Exploring how soil education initiatives can influence policy, embed systemic change, and remain sustainable.
Theme 2: Empowering Future Soil Professionals: University and VET Pathways
Strengthening higher education and vocational training to equip the next generation of soil professionals with interdisciplinary and practice-based skills.
Theme 3: Inspiring Soil Awareness in Primary and Secondary Education
Innovative approaches to integrating soil literacy into schools, nurturing curiosity, stewardship and environmental awareness from an early age
15:45-16:15 | Coffee break
16:15-16:30 | Music Rooted in the Soil – an artistic interlude
A live musical performance inspired by soil, nature and sustainability.