Are you a Master’s or PhD student from France or the Netherlands with a passion for food systems, sustainable agriculture, public policy, or innovation?
Do you have bold ideas to strengthen Europe’s food sovereignty and security in connection with global food production and supply chains?
Would you like to collaborate in an international, interdisciplinary team and present your ideas to leading experts, policymakers, and researchers at the annual Franco-Dutch Erasmus-Descartes Conference?
Apply now for the 2025 Young Talents Programme — a unique opportunity to co-develop forward-looking and innovative solutions to some of today’s most pressing societal and climate challenges. Join an international, interdisciplinary team, expand your network, and sharpen your skills in public speaking and collaborative problem-solving.
This year’s theme is: “Food Sovereignty – A Driver for Competitiveness, Resilience, and Sustainability”, as part of the Erasmus-Descartes Conference, which will take place on Thursday, 27 November 2025 at Depot Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam.
The application deadline is Sunday, 14 September 2025, at 23:59 CET. Don’t miss this opportunity to make your voice heard and help shape the future of food in Europe!
About
The Young Talents event, part of the Erasmus-Descartes Conference, gathers talented young people from France and the Netherlands to debate and work together to find solutions for the future. The debates, ideas and questions raised by the Young Talents are intended to enrich the conference. This event offers ample networking opportunities.
The Erasmus-Descartes Conference (EDC) was initiated in 2002 by the Embassy of France in the Netherlands and theEmbassy of the Netherlands in France. The conference gathers over a hundred French and Dutch renowned experts from universities, research centers, ministries,companies and industry. They exchange knowledge and expertise to strengthen cooperation on key societal issues. The central theme of each edition differs according to the European agenda and following current developments in both countries.
Contact
Marnix Satter
Officer for scientific research and university cooperation
marnix.satter@institutfrancais.nl
Partners
- Organisers: The Young Talents event is organised by the Embassy of France in the Netherlands, the Institut français NL, the Embassy of the Netherlands in France, the French-Dutch Network for research and higher education, and Nuffic, which is the Dutch organisation for internationalisation of education.
