Ereignis Center: 2025 in Review
This is the key points from the Head of the Board’s address to the Ereignis Center for Philosophy and the Arts’s General Assembly (GA), delivered in March 2026.
Organisation and Registration
We have initiated a formal registration process with the National Voluntary Organisations Register (Frivillighetsregisteret) in Norway. Public registration is required in order for the Ereignis Center to hold an organisational bank account, to become eligible to receive donations, and to claim compensation for VAT expenditure. It will also strenghten our credibility as a not-for-profit, voluntary organisation beyond national borders.
Courses
The 2026 Ereignis Institute course module was launched in a new campaign-driven format, comprising two seminars and one workshop packaged as a single module. We have acceptable enrolment this semester. A bursary scheme is now in place, with a formal application protocol and a scholastic committee responsible for assessment. One full and one partial scholarship were awarded for the 2026 intake. From 2027, we intend to move from open registration to a full application procedure.
Events
The frequency of the Ereignis Seminar has reached four per semester, or eight per year. Average attendance was approximately ten per seminar in 2025. From September, attendance became conditional on membership. We are developing a submissions platform to open seminars to external proposals, to be implemented this term.
The annual Ereignis Conference saw 29 registered delegates in 2025, up from 26 in 2024. The combination of increased attendance and a revised registration fee enabled us to host two days on-site at Hotel Nadmorski in Gdynia, alongside a hybrid option for remote delegates.
Media and Publications
Conference recordings, a podcast, and a new gallery were added to our media holdings in 2025. A further gallery is planned for August in conjunction with this year‘s conference. Elaine Cagulada and Dimitar Ganov have agreed to serve as Editors for Creative Criticism and Book Reviews respectively at Inscriptions, our peer-reviewed journal.
Digital Infrastructure
The platform is now running on version 3.5 of the codebase. Following a reformat of the legacy codebase (v3.3) undertaken by an external contractor in 2024, full operational status was achieved in May 2025. Development has continued since, with additions including an upgraded course module management system, a revised user interface, an improved mailer, and integrated video-meeting functionality for classrooms, seminars, conferences, and assemblies.
Key Figures
As of late March 2026 the Ereignis Center has 37 members and approximately 350 active users. Of these, 123 registered in 2025 and 222 are legacy users. The modest growth in user numbers reflects a deliberate prioritisation of paid membership over open registration, introduced in 2025.
Forum activity is increasing. Whereas 2025 saw 10 comments in total, 16 have already been recorded in the first two months of 2026. This growth is partly attributable to the scholarship terms, which tie fee waivers to active participation in the organisation’s web-based activities.
Visitor traffic rose substantially in 2025, reaching approximately 12,160 visitors — an average of 233 per week — compared with roughly 5,410 in 2024, or approximately 104 per week. The principal drivers were the August conference and the December course registration campaign. Baseline traffic during ordinary weeks has also doubled year-on-year, now standing at approximately 60 visitors per week.
The General Assembly
While our inaugural GA took place in October, we will henceforth conform to the standard practice of holding the GA earlier in the year, in line with both the calendar and financial year.
Posted 14 Apr, 2026. Modified 14 Apr, 2026.
