Results of the sef: survey 2022-2023

The majority of participants work in academia (German-speaking 33%/ English-speaking 40%) and civil society organisations (21%/27%).

17% of the German and 10% of the English-speaking participants come from the field of politics and administration. Among the German-speaking participants, 9% come from the education sector. Approx. 4% overall come from the private sector.
Of the English-speaking participants, 36% live in the Global North (except Germany), 30% in Africa, 16% in Asia, 5% in Latin America and 12% in Germany.

The opportunity to acquire knowledge in a compact way and getting to know new perspectives are most important to all participants. This is followed by opportunities for active participation, exchange and networking.
The opportunity to contribute their own experiences is particularly important for English-speaking participants. An attractive supporting programme and prominent speakers are of secondary importance.

64% of the German-speaking and 54% of the English-speaking participants consider online events to be a good opportunity to attend events without having to travel. For 30% and 36% respectively, they are a substitute with many limitations. For 5% and 7% respectively, they are not relevant.

A clear majority considers short (1-2h) online formats to be most attractive. Slightly less than half are also interested in split online events over several days. Only a minority are interested in full-day or multi-day online events.

A majority considers full-day or multi-day in person events to be most attractive. For international participants, events lasting several days are even more popular than one-day events. About half (German- and English-speaking) are also interested in short in person formats.

sef: conference reports and the newsletter are read most frequently by our target groups. Many participants consult the sef: website regularly or occasionally. A small group of respondents read tweets and LinkedIn posts of the sef:.