International

Ongoing projects

The Thorvald Stoltenberg Seminar

A yearly international seminar in memory of Thorvald Stoltenberg. For youth leaders from across Europe who promote democracy, human rights and intercultural dialogue.

Fighting antisemitism, xenophobia and racism now!

Building upon several years of cooperation, EWC will partner with the POLIN museum in Warsaw to offer an educational 3-year project for Polish and Norwegian youth addressing hate speech and intolerance, as part of the EEA Grants pre-defined project “Jewish Culture Heritage” (2019-2024). It will provide tools for developing competences such as tolerance, intercultural understanding and critical thinking.

Completed projects

STEP UP – Student Teachers’ Practice for Democratic Culture

The project Student Teachers Practice for Democratic Culture - STEP UP-DC attempts to connect Competences for Democratic Culture (CDC) and teacher training, especially Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Preparing Future Teachers in the Western Balkans

Preparing Future Teachers in the Western Balkans aims to develop and integrate new teacher education modules with a focus on practice-oriented teaching promoting citizenship, democracy and human rights.

Regional Cooperation between Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova

The aim of this regional project is to strengthen the regional cooperation and dissemination of best practices while also building a professional pool of experts in Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, with a focus on democratic citizenship and human rights education.

Visegrad at Utøya

Youth leaders from political parties and civil society in Visegrad countries (Poland, Hungary, Czeck Republic, Slovakia) and Norway meet at Utøya to learn and exchange experiences on how to promote a democratic culture in their local and national communities.

Dealing with Controversy in the Nordic Countries

The project aimed to strengthen particpants' competences in creating safe and inclusive spaces for teaching and discussing controversial issues with young people.

Baltic Summer Academy

The Baltic Summer Academy aims to build the capacity of schools in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to foster an inclusive and democratic culture through promotion and implementation of citizenship and human rights education

Regional Summer Academy Poland

The Regional Summer Academy "Democracy at School" promoted education for democratic citizenship in Poland, Russia and Eastern Partnership countries.

Regional Summer Academy Montenegro

The South East Europe Regional Summer Academy "Human Rights in Action" promoted human rights education in South East Europe.

Information vs manipulation – How to stand up against propaganda

The project “Information vs manipulation – How to stand up against propaganda?” promoted critical thinking and media literacy among students in Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic.

Hate I´m Against

"Hate, I'm against" gave Polish and Norwegian students the skills and tools to organize social campaigns against hate speech and discrimination in their schools and local environments.

DEMRED - Strengthening democratic resilience through education

International project