International experts gathers in Oslo 27-28 June to share recent European and global data and research in combating violence against children in schools.

"There can be few, if any, series of academic books focusing on the theory and practice of religious education (RE) that have been so prolific as this series from Waxmann. All but two of the titles so far have been in English and readers of the BJRE will already be familiar with several of them. If the quantity and frequency of these studies are somewhat breathtaking, one can only admire the quality that has been achieved throughout the series..."

An exploratory workshop on cooperation opportunities: "Teaching Intercultural Dialogue and Religious Diversity in the Euro-Meditarranean" took place in Lisbon, Portugal in May.

The KULTRANS programme of the University of Oslo and the EWC have started to work on an intercultural glossary project in the field. The long term aim of this project is to provide an online resource for education professionals offering definitions and discussions of key concepts.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Development Programme have launched the seventh phase (2011-2012) of the ACT (Assisting Communities Together) Project. The ACT Project supports human rights education, training and public information activities conceived and carried out by civil society organizations by means of small grants.