Students Showcase Research at European Parliament
Undergraduates from 17 European countries present around 60 projects during a three-day exhibition in Brussels.
Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Botany
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Undergraduates from 17 European Union countries are presenting research at the European Parliament in Brussels, where European Parliament President Roberta Metsola officially opened the Posters in Brussels exhibition. The three-day show features around 60 projects on social, political, technological and environmental topics.
Why it matters
The exhibition highlights research-based learning as a teaching approach, bringing undergraduate work into a major European institution. It is the culmination of an Erasmus+ project coordinated by the University of Oldenburg, which has been running since 2024.
The exhibition features around 60 research projects from undergraduates in 17 EU countries over three days. The source does not report attendance figures or how the projects were selected for display.
The players
European Parliament
The directly elected legislative body of the European Union, which hosts the exhibition in Brussels.
Roberta Metsola
The President of the European Parliament, who officially opened the Posters in Brussels exhibition.
University of Oldenburg
A German public university that coordinates the Posters in Brussels project and has made research-based learning part of its teaching mission.
The details
The exhibition is the culmination of the Erasmus+ project Posters in Brussels, coordinated by the University of Oldenburg in Germany with partners in Vienna, Luxembourg, Ireland and Klaipėda, Lithuania. Partner universities held exhibitions in their national parliaments between October 2025 and June 2026, and the project builds on more than ten years of transatlantic collaboration with the U.S. Council on Undergraduate Research.
Timeline
Since 2024: The Posters in Brussels project has been running.
October 2025 to June 2026: Partner universities held exhibitions in their national parliaments.
November 11, 2026: The Brussels exhibition was officially opened by Roberta Metsola.
Big Picture
The project extends more than ten years of transatlantic collaboration with the U.S. Council on Undergraduate Research into a showcase at the European Parliament. It applies the research-based learning model that the University of Oldenburg has written into its teaching mission.
The exhibition shows how undergraduate research projects are being brought to public audiences in Europe. Readers interested in student-led science can follow how such projects are presented and funded through programmes like Erasmus+.
The takeaway
Research-based learning gives undergraduates a public platform for their work beyond the classroom. The Brussels exhibition shows how such projects can reach policymakers and the wider public.
Further reading
Explore more on Botany, where research and student projects are covered in depth.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Informationdienst Wissenschaft e.V. - idw.
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