European Ceramic Society
We are a non-governmental, nonprofit federation of national ceramic societies each representing the ceramists of a member country.
ECerS was established in 1987 in order to co-ordinate and promote the study of ceramics and in particular :
- To encourage education, training and research.
- To consult with and bring together individuals and representatives of members, research establishments, academic bodies and institutions of governments and other bodies including the Commission of the European Community.
- To collect, disseminate and exchange information with other organizations
- To promote planning, promotion and organization of conferences and meetings
- To procure planning, printing, publication and circulation of technical papers,
Conferences calendar
06/27 - XX ECerS Conference - Valencia 2027
The XXth Conference and Exhibition of the European Ceramic Society will take place from 27th June to 1st July 2027 in Valencia, Spain
05/26 - yCAM 2026
The 2026 young Ceramists Additive Manufacturing Forum (yCAM) will take place at Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI), Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 11th to 13th May 2026.
06/26 - 12th International Conference on High Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites (HTCMC-12) and 3rd Global Forum on Advanced Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Development (GFMAT-3)
This Conference will take place from 31st May to 5th June 2026 in San Diego, California, USA
Latest news
2026 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 3rd call!
In the frame of the 2026 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a call to allow grants to European students and post-docs to attend the Fall Meeting of the Korean Ceramic Society (COEX) in Seoul, Korea, from 30th September to 2nd October 2026.
15 PhD positions open in REFFRACTEUR – EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY is a partner!
REFFRACTEUR, a new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Doctoral Network (DN-ID), has been selected for funding by the European Commission.
Funding Opportunities
JECS Trust
The JECS Trust sponsors activities or conferences involving a collaboration between different ECerS member countries as well as Mobility projects for young researchers...
Frontier of Ceramics
The proposal aims to promote frontier research and knowledge transfer in the field of materials, devices and processes related to any application area of ceramics.
ECerS office
Av. Gouverneur Cornez , 4
7000 Mons
Belgium