The EWC, the Municipality of Oslo and the Council of Europe are organizing a study visit to Oslo as part of the programme"Intercultural Cities" from 10-12 of March 2010.

The "Intercultural Cities Programme" is a joint initiative between the Council of Europe (CoE) and the European Commission (EC). 11 different cities from 11 CoE member states are participating.

The aim of the programme is to examine the impact of cultural diversity and migration from each city's perspective, and to explore how the cities do and can work with diversity as a factor of development.

During the visit, the participants will be presented and able to discuss various aspects of Oslo related to diversity, immigration and democracy/democratic participation, both in education, politics and business.

Participating cities are:

Izhevsk, Russia
Lublin, Poland
Lyon, France
Melitopol, Ukraine
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Berlin/ Neukölln, Germany
Oslo, Norway,
Patras, Greece
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Subotica, Serbia
Tilburg, the Netherlands

For more information, please visit the Intercultural Cities Programme website.