EUSEA - European Science Engagement Association

What EUSEA - European Science Engagement Association does

EUSEA (European Science Engagement Association) is a Vienna-based non-profit membership association founded in 2001 that operates as the primary pan-European network for science communicators, public engagement professionals, museum educators, researchers, and students. Originally founded as the European Science Events Association (EUSCEA) by science communication pioneers from Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and Denmark, the organization rebranded to its current name in 2017 to reflect an evolved mission spanning science festivals, science cafés, dialogue formats, maker spaces, and citizen science projects. The association serves approximately 100 member organizations — including universities, science centers, museums, municipalities, NGOs, foundations, national networks, and cultural institutions — across Europe and selectively beyond, into the Middle East and Asia.

EUSEA's core offerings are the European Science Engagement Platform (a digital resource hub hosting methods, toolkits, and best-practice resources for participatory science communication), the EUSEA Annual Conference (a flagship rotating event, with EUSEA26 in Luxembourg drawing 170+ registrations and EUSEA27 scheduled for Glasgow in May 2027), and the recently launched EUSEA Skill Training Programme of half-day hands-on sessions. Additional community engagement runs through digital formats branded HotPot and Bistro, plus a MailChimp-managed newsletter. The organization has participated in multiple EU-funded Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects, including WONDERS (2001), PLACES (2013), NUCLEUS (2016), PERFORM (2016), and the IMPETUS and ECS citizen science projects (2022-2026), functioning as a consortium partner.

Revenue is generated through membership fees, conference registration (tiered at €200 for students, €400 for members, €400 for prospective future members, and €550 for non-members), training programme fees, and EU project partnership overhead. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors under Austrian law (ZVR: 171798373) and currently has approximately 5 employees, with Dr. Kenneth Skeldon serving as President and Jörg Weiss as Managing Director (contracted through con gressa GmbH since July 2025, following Annette Klinkert's departure after nine years as Executive Director).

Name

EUSEA - European Science Engagement Association

Legal name

EUSEA – European Science Engagement Association

Website

https://eusea.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EUSEA is a Vienna-based non-profit membership association founded in 2001 that operates the primary pan-European network for science communicators and public engagement professionals, serving approximately 100 member organizations through a digital resource platform, an annual conference, training programmes, and EU project partnerships.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from organizations and individuals in the science communication and public engagement sector across Europe
2. Conference Registration: Revenue from annual conferences including registration fees, with tiered pricing for members, non-members, and students
3. Training Programs: EUSEA Skill Training Programme - short, hands-on sessions for science engagement professionals covering event design, storytelling, facilitation, partnership-building, evaluation and more

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

EUSEA is a non-profit membership association that operates the European Science Engagement Platform, a digital resource hub offering methods, toolkits, and best practices for science communicators. The organization delivers an annual pan-European conference, a Skill Training Programme of half-day hands-on sessions, online community networking formats (HotPots and Bistros), and participation in EU-funded citizen science projects such as IMPETUS and ECS.

Product overview

EUSEA is a non-profit membership association rather than a product company. Its core offerings include: the European Science Engagement Platform (a digital resource hub for science communication tools and methods), the EUSEA Training Programme (hands-on skill-building sessions), and the EUSEA Annual Conference (flagship networking event). Additional offerings include the Science Engagement Menu and Carousel initiatives, along with participation in EU-funded projects like IMPETUS and ECS for citizen science. The organization also facilitates networking through formats like HotPot and Bistro sessions. These offerings work together to serve science communicators, researchers, and public engagement professionals across Europe.

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Functional benefit

Brands

• EUSEA Science Engagement Platform: A digital platform serving public engagement professionals with resources, methods, and tools for running participatory, dialogue-oriented science communication activities.
• EUSEA Training Programme
• EUSEA Hotpot
• EUSEA Bistro

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 170 registrations for EUSEA26 - biggest conference in organization's history
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• University of LuxembourgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Co-host of EUSEA26 conference with FNR. University campus Belval serves as venue; contributes programs like DESCOM (Doctoral Education in Science Communication), Scienteens Lab and GEM Days.
• Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Main co-host of EUSEA26 conference. Main funder of research activities in Luxembourg with active science communication programs including science festivals, TV shows (TAKE OFF, Mr Science, Ziel mir keng), and science.lu platform.
• StepChange ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025European project partnership referenced in conference activities and promotional materials.
• IMPETUS ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022EU-funded citizen science project launched in 2022; EUSEA serves as partner working on project activities and celebrating its legacy upon conclusion in 2026. Supports citizen science projects from inception to impact through accelerator programs and knowledge sharing.
• ECS (European Citizen Science) ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022EU-funded project focused on European citizen science; EUSEA partnered to build the Citizen Science Archipelago series and joint legacy activities. Reaches conclusion summer 2026 alongside IMPETUS.
• PCST Network (Public Communication of Science and Technology)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017EUSEA President Markus Weißkopf signed agreement with PCST Network President Brian Trench in 2017. Global partnership for public science communication.
• ECSA (European Citizen Science Association)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016EUSEA signed memorandum of understanding with ECSA following constructive discussions in Berlin October 2016. Networks share many commonalities and plan joint activities including trainings and workshops.
• EUPRIOminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016European university communication network. EUSEA met with EUPRIO representatives in Berlin October 2016 to explore potential collaboration and common interests.
• NUCLEUS ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016HORIZON 2020 project developing inclusive and sustainable approaches to Responsible Research and Innovation. EUSEA responsible for organizing and monitoring 20 mobile 'NUCLEI' across Europe.
• PERFORM ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016HORIZON 2020 project. Leonardo Alfonsi served as Project Officer responsible for communication and dissemination.
• PLACES ProjectmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013European project exploring 'Cities of Scientific Culture' with 45+ European cities. EUSEA worked with cities on what constitutes a city of scientific culture and urban engagement.
• WONDERS ProjectmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001EU-funded project 'Welcome to Observations, News and Development of European Research in Science' - carousel of science communication activities where members visited each other. Started with ~21 members growing to 30+ by 2007.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): AAAS is the world's largest general scientific society, with significant public engagement programming (including the Annual Meeting and Center for Public Engagement). It operates a much broader portfolio than EUSEA but engages the same science-communication ecosystem at much larger scale.
• The Wellcome Trust: Wellcome is a major UK-based charitable foundation that funds significant science engagement and public participation programmes. It is much larger than EUSEA but operates in the same ecosystem of funding and convening public engagement with research across Europe.
• Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC): ASTC is a US-based and international membership association of science centres and museums. Comparable in function to Ecsite (and by extension to EUSEA's science-centre membership segment), but with stronger US-centric operations and a broader portfolio of member services.

Direct peers

• European Citizen Science Association (ECSA): ECSA is the pan-European membership association for citizen science practitioners. EUSEA has a formal MOU with ECSA (2016) and they share overlapping memberships, conferences, and joint project work, making ECSA a closely aligned direct peer with complementary rather than competing scope.
• Science Gallery International: Science Gallery International is a global network of science-engagement spaces affiliated with Trinity College Dublin. It targets similar young-adult and public audiences with participatory programming, and operates at a comparable scale and global remit to EUSEA.
• Ecsite: Ecsite is the pan-European collaborative network for science centres and museums, headquartered in Brussels. It is the closest comparable organization to EUSEA in scope (European science engagement membership network, conferences, training, EU project work), but materially larger in staff, members, and budget.
• PCST Network (Public Communication of Science and Technology): PCST is a global scientific network for researchers and practitioners in public communication of science and technology. EUSEA signed a partnership agreement with PCST in 2017; both organize international conferences and serve overlapping practitioner audiences.

Emerging players

• Nesta: Nesta is the UK's innovation foundation with active programming in citizen science, public engagement, and science communication. It is a more mission-diverse organization than EUSEA but operates overlapping programme areas around science engagement and social innovation.

Regional players

• Wissenschaft im Dialog: Wissenschaft im Dialog is Germany's national science communication organization, founded in 1999 and led by EUSEA President Markus Weisskopf. It runs Germany's Science Year and similar engagement programmes, making it a national-scale comparable to EUSEA's European network role.
• Vetenskap & Allmänhet (Public & Science Sweden): Public & Science is Sweden's civil-society organization promoting dialogue between researchers and the public, currently led by former EUSEA President Cissi Askwall. It functions as the Swedish equivalent of EUSEA's mission and is a regional peer operating in one country.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EUSEA_info
• Facebookfacebook.com/EUSEA-European-Science-Engagement-Association
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eusea-european-science-engagement-association

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Profiles5 records

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