From June 26 to 27, 2025, the Staszic Palace will host the 34th National Ethics Councils Forum (NEC Forum) “Challenges to Human Vulnerability in a Rapidly Changing World.” The event is held under the patronage of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and under the honorary patronage of the Minister of Science and Higher Education.

The NEC Forum is co-organized by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), Research Ethics & Integrity Sector; the University of Warsaw, Faculty of Philosophy (Center for Bioethics & Biolaw); the Bioethics Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Ethics in Science Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Programme NEC FORUM 2025

The NEC Forum is a network of experts established to exchange information and experience, and best practices on issues of common interest within the fields of ethics and science. The NEC Forum organizes meetings in the member state that holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union. It draws together representatives from EU member states and associated countries to the Research Framework Program, the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE), the Council of Europe (CoE), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the World Health Organization (WHO). Additionally, participants from neighboring EU countries and other non-EU countries (e.g., China) are invited to enrich the network’s work and build awareness of European ethics standards and legislation.