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Connecting Europe through History II Knowledge, experience and perception of Migration and Movement in and across Europe 2009-2010. Overall Goal of the Project.
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Connecting Europe through History II Knowledge, experience and perception of Migration and Movement in and across Europe 2009-2010
Overall Goal of the Project “To enhance mutual understanding among Europe’s citizens, and to share and boost cultural and linguistic diversity by tackling issues linked to movements of people as a common theme in European History”
EUROCLIO- European Association of History Educators Founded in 1993 in response to an initiative of the Council of Europe and the changing political climate in Europe Supports a network of at least 40.000 history educators EUROCLIO Mission • Contribute to Life Long Learning of History Educators to enhance the • quality of History Teaching, encouraging innovation and professionalism • Promote Intercultural Dialogue through co-operation, communication, • networking and outreach • Contribute to Participatory Governance and management innovation • through creating and strengthening of independent professional organizations
EUROCLIO- European Association of History Educators …supports the Development of History and Citizenship Education by Promoting Collaborative Values, Critical Awareness, Mutual Respect, Peace, Stability and Democracy… • EUROCLIO Activities are focused on: • Professionalism and knowledge exchange • Network and dissemination of information • Sustainable and participatory governance • and operation EUROCLIO Members around the World
Connecting Europe through History I 2007-2008 Key Themes • Human Rights via History Teaching • Citizenship Education: Teaching Teachers to Make Citizens • Addressing Heritage Education, and Forming Inclusive Positive Narratives • Reinforcing Civic Society • University Professors & Students of Law and History • Local History- and Citizenship Teachers • Government Officials working with Human Rights • Representatives of Civil Society Portugal Target Groups Bulgaria Estonia
Connecting Europe through History I 2007-2008 Main Outcomes • More than 900 Educators, Professionals and Students met and • exchanged experiences on the theme “Human Rights in Europe” • More than 20 international seminars & workshops on the theme • “Human Rights Education in Europe” • Final Conference in the Netherlands with more than 100 participants • from 23 different countries of Europe and beyond • Project Publication “Teaching Human Rights Project 2007-2008” • with reports from the international events • Project Website www.connectinghistory.eu • functioning as an on-line bibliography on the theme of • Human Rights Final Conference The Netherlands
Who Are the Partners ? Association of 10 leading European universities founded in 1992 to serve as an “international university without walls”. • The EVROPAEVM Mission • Act as an open academic network • Share common learning and confront common concerns • Serve as a resource for the promotion of European studies • Provide opportunities for the joint pursuit of new pan-European initiatives • Promote excellence in academic links in research and teaching collaboration
Who Are the Partners ? Members of EVROPAEVM • University of Oxford • Universiteit Leiden • Universitá di Bologna • Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn • The Graduate Institute, Geneva • Université Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne • Univerzita Karlova V Praze • Universidad Complutense, Madrid • Helsingin Yliopisto, Helsinki • Jagiellonian University, Krakow
Who Are the Partners ? International Students of History Association Founded in 1989 as an academic network of students and recent graduates interested in history and related sciences. • The ISHA Mission • Break the borders of national-oriented history teaching • Advance contact between students from different countries • Promote the cooperation of history students interested in the same fields of history • Offer international publication channels for history students. • Increase the interest in lesser known areas of history.
Who Are the Partners ? ISHA Current Sections Belgium Leuven Bulgaria Sofia Croatia Osijek, Pula, Split, Zagreb Finland Helsinki, Turku Germany Berlin, Heidelberg, Marburg Ireland Gaillimh Italy Pisa, Rome Lithuania Vilnius Serbia Beograd Slovenia Ljubljana Switzerland Zurich, Fribourg The Netherlands Groningen, Nijmegen, Utrecht
Main Aims For the Project • Create awareness about Europe’s migrant past through a comparative questionnaire • Give citizens the opportunity to interact and participate in the Project’s public events • Enhance tolerance, mutual understanding and peace between and among European citizens • Provide space for multiple perspectivity and intercultural dialogue within a Europe-wide dimension • Encourage new inclusive histories
Target Groups • National History Teachers Associations • Students of History Education, Culture, Economics, Politics, • and Migration Studies • History Teachers in Secondary Education and Teacher Trainers • Academics and researchers in universities • Migration research institutes and think tanks • NGOs and Cultural Institutions speaking on migration • Policy makers at EU and national level
Kick off Event in Krakow, Poland • October 16-18 2009 • Institute of European Studies, Jagiellonian University, Krakow • Roundtable discussion “Migration as a Theme in History Teaching” within the EVROPAEVM Graduate Workshop on “Europeanization in Central and Eastern Europe: How have the new member states changed?”
Upcoming Event in Paris, France • History of Migrations in France and Europe: which challenges for the classrooms? - March17 2010 • Palais de la Porte Dorée • In co-operationwith: • Cite Nationale de l’Histoire de l’Immigration' (CNHI) • French Association of History and Geography Teachers • National Institute for Pedagogical Resources (INRP)
Connecting Europe Through History II Planned Events Project 2009 -10 • Hosting Institutes for events, workshops and seminars involving participants from each region and beyond, including: • Leiden University, The Netherlands • Copenhagen, Immigration Museum, Denmark • Helsinki University, Finland • Oxford University, United Kingdom • University of Bologna, Italy • Institute for Urban and Regional Research, Vienna, Austria • University of Ulster, Ireland • Lisboa Universidad Catolica Portuguesa, Portugal
Learn more at: www.connectinghistory.eu www.euroclio.eu www.europaeum.org www.isha-international.org