EAZA Education Conference 2025​

The EAZA Education Conference is a biennial event hosted by a different institution each time. It brings together educators from across Europe and beyond for three days of presentations, workshops, and activities focused on sharing good practice and highlighting future trends in zoo and aquarium education. Regularly attracting 150-180 delegates, the EAZA Education Conference provides invaluable opportunities for educators to connect with each other and share their experiences.

The EAZA Education Conference 2025 will be hosted by Chester Zoo, United Kingdom, from 17-21 March, 2025.

EEC25 Theme: 'Zoo Educators Creating Global Conservation Impact'

The education work of zoos and aquariums has the potential to contribute to local communities, national agendas and global conservation goals and targets. The EAZA Education Conference 2025 will explore the role and impact of zoo education and the different ways in which zoo educators can contribute to societal change and conservation locally, nationally and globally, through the following themes:

• Evidencing our impact

• Developing our role as leaders

  Enhancing human wellbeing

• Ensuring everyone has a voice

• Finding new ways to engage people with conservation

Early-bird registration is open until 21 January 2025.

EAZA Academy

Do not forget to also register for the pre-conference Academy workshop on the 17th of March.

Are you an educator? Do you educate about climate change, environmental health, habitat protection or water conservation? Then the EEC25 workshop is for you! Ocean Literacy is important for ALL of us and is integral to all messages of conservation! Dive right into an EAZA Academy Ocean Literacy workshop!

Hosted by Chester Zoo, UK, this fantastic 1-day workshop is packed with tools and techniques for educators and zoo and aquarium teams on ocean literacy! Supporting the goals of the EU4Ocean Coalition, this workshop will be delivered by expert tutors from Galway Atlantaquaria and the Ocean Conservation Trust!

Fee structure

Fee typeEarly-birdRegularFull registration€475 €575One-day registration €160€195Two-days registration€320€390Remote attendance (Full)*€120€120EAZA Academy Workshop Member€145€145EAZA Academy Workshop Non-Member€179€179Post-conference study visit€78€78

• Please note that Remote attendance (Full) provides online access to the presentations sessions (plenary) only (via the Whova Conference app)

EAZA EDUCATION CONFERENCE 2025

17-25 March-2025 | Chester Zoo, United Kingdom