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Movie not to be missed
Our German colleague Peter Krapf recommends a wonderful film about strong girls who make change possible….
‘Future Teachers Western Balkans’ training workshop in Durres
For over 2 years now, 12 university faculties from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia have been participating in the Preparing Future Teachers in the Western Balkans project …
A call for teachers to use ‘Living Democracy’ in Bosnia & Herzegovina
An article about Living Democracy was published on the official website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina in November. …
Nobel Peace Prize 2021: Two journalists standing for democracy and freedom of the press
In October, the two journalists Maria Ressa from the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov from Russia were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. …
New Publication: Assessing Competences for Democratic Culture
Together with an international team, Prof Martyn Barret (Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Surrey, UK) has published a new Council of Europe book which takes a further step in the use of the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC)….
New Publication: Growing up and Living in Democratic Families
Two of our Living Democracy Campaign team members Svetlana Lazić (Preschool Teachers Training College, Novi Sad) and Rolf Gollob (IPE Department, PHZH) have written two new handbooks for families on behalf of the Council of Europe for Serbia….
DEMOCRACY IN SCHOLS: TRAINING THE TEACHERS IN ANKARA
Ankara 2021, August. The first few days of the month aremuch too hot. Most teachers are on holiday, but not all. 240 teachers from 10 provinces across Turkey participate in a long seminar to become trainers as part of the EU/CoE Joint Project “Strengthening Democratic Culture in Basic Education”….
DEMOCRACY AS FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE FOR CHANGE IN SCHOOLS OF KOSOVO
EDISON (Experience Democracy in Schools Now) is a project financed by the Charitable Fund of Canton Zurich and implemented by the IPE Centre at Zurich University of Teacher Education in cooperation with KEC (Kosova Education Center) which will last until 2023. The project is implemented in coordination with the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) and the respective municipalities….
IS “NETIZENSHIP” THE NEW CITIZENSHIP?
With the discussion on citizenship still ongoing, a ‘new’ term seems to be gaining increasing attention. Netizen, a blend of the words internet and citizen, is used to describe a person who is actively involved in online communities or the internet in general and –like an active citizen– a netizen is more than just a user. …
DOCUMENTARY ON REFUGEE EDUCATION DURING AND AFTER THE PANDEMIC SHUTDOWNS
“Agape (Love) is the most beautiful word in Greek”. This is the title of the 80-minute documentary produced in the context of the National Geographic Society project “Teaching to Hope: Saving the education of refugee teens during and after the pandemic’s school shutdowns”….
