SWING – School on Internet Governance

Summary

Name of your School:	SWING – School on Internet Governance
Is your School a global, regional or national initiative?	global
Who is the convenor/s of your School?	United Nations University, Bruges
Is your School targeting one specific stakeholder group (i.e. do you focus on young people)?	Graduate students, early-career researchers, ICT professionals, policymakers
Region or country your School is based:	Euro-Mediterranean Region
Year of foundation:	2025
Frequency of your School:	annually
Duration of your School:	5 days
Besides Internet Governance do you focus on another sub topic?	Cybersecurity, Digital Sovereignty, Digital Constitutionalism
Is your school associated with or co-located with any other event or process?	No
What is the funding model of your SIG?	Not for profit
Please provide the link to the website of your school:	cris.unu.edu/swing-school-on-internet-governance
Anything else you would like to tell us about your school?	SWING – School on Internet Governance 2026 will take place in Bruges, Belgium, from 20 to 24 April 2026. Hosted by the United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), SWING is designed for graduate students, early-career researchers, ICT professionals, policymakers, and anyone interested in the field. The program aims to strengthen participants’ understanding of the actors, processes, and policy challenges, shaping the governance of the internet and digital technologies. Through a combination of expert-led lectures and interactive group work, participants collaboratively analyse key governance issues and develop policy recommendations to be presented during the program’s final sessions. The 2026 edition will focus on Digital Sovereignty — a timely and fast-evolving concept at the crossroads of Internet governance, geopolitics, economics, innovation, and fundamental rights.