Educating for Democracy and Human Rights

Education is one of our main tools to strengthen and safeguard our democracies.

Online Courses

Visit our online learning platform and check out our course on Digital Citizenship Education as well as other courses in education for democracy and human rights.

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Resources

EWC develops and disseminates free, high quality teaching and learning resources. Just out: The Little Big Handbook of Democracy.

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Latest News and Events

The European Wergeland Centre Annual Report 2024

The European Wergeland Centre’s Annual Report for 2024 is out! Last year we had 21 projects in 16 countries. In our annual report, we showcase some examples of our activities and achievements.

Meeting the Urgent Needs of Ukrainian Schools

As the fight against Russian aggression continues, so does the battle to reverse educational gaps and bring children back to school. Responding to urgent needs from the ground, the European Wergeland Centre is launching a new three-year cycle to support Ukrainian educators and school staff.

“Teaching is completely different afterwards”

After attending teacher courses on 22 July and Democratic Citizenship, middle school teacher Elisabeth Halle Steinum noticed a significant change in how she led classroom discussions

New Initiative Aims to Boost Roma Inclusion in Slovakia

A coalition of Slovak and Norwegian experts have joined forces to address key challenges in Roma inclusion in Slovak society – as well as discuss ways to open a Roma cultural centre in Slovakia

Ingrid Aspelund EWC's New Acting Executive Director

After 16 years as The European Wergeland Centre (EWC) Executive Director, Ana Perona-Fjeldstad has decided to embark on a new chapter in Brussels.

Building a Hub for Museums and Civic Education in Europe

To strengthen the capacity of museums to safeguard democracy and engage with a younger audience, the European Wergeland Centre is launching “MUCIT: Museums as Sites of Citizenship,” a two-year project that unites the European Wergeland Centre, the National Museum of the Revolution of Dignity – Maidan Museum in Ukraine, POLIN – Museum of Polish Jews, and Utøya AS.

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EWC projects involve a wide range of stakeholders from policy, research and practice with activities ranging from training courses to participation in expert groups on policy development.

EWC activities and services are free and open to all 46 member states of the Council of Europe.

EWC is a resource centre on education for intercultural understanding, human rights and democratic citizenship. Our headquarters are in Oslo, Norway. We have field staff in Ukraine, Greece and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The centre was established by the Council of Europe and Norway in 2008.

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Action Areas

We focus on five action areas to achieve our aim of building and sustaining a culture of democracy and human rights in education.

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