Council of Europe Secretary General, Thorbjørn Jagland has signed an agreement with the London-based MBI Al Jaber Foundation, in order to develop cooperation on Intercultural Dialogue in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

EWC Special Adviser Gunnar Mandt participated in a meeting within the framework of the Euro-Arab Dialogue in Strasbourg, France this month. The meeting was jointly organized by the Council of Europe and UNESCO. On the agenda was the presentation of country reports on national school textbooks and stereotypes.

The theme and main aim of the 2009 Lisbon Forum have been to promote the creation of a culture of human rights, through “quadrilogue” action, i.e. governments, local and regional authorities and civil society. This year the Forum took place on 13-14 of November.

The International Academy on "Remembrance and Human Rights" will take place in Berlin from March 14-19, 2010. For the second time the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future organizes this academy for multipliers in educational work. Application deadline: January 20, 2010.

The 3rd European Seminar "Preparing future teachers for intercultural understanding" will take place from May 10-14, 2010 in Lillehammer. It is organized by the Pestalozzi Programme in cooperation with the EWC.

Svein LorentzenHanne Sophie GreveInger S. EngerTheo KoritzinskyGuido Bellatti CeccoliGabriele MazzaViljana LukasSubstitute Members:Cesar BirzeaVera StastnaLoveleen Rihel BrennaArild ThorbjørnsenSvein LorentzenChair, ProfessorNorwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)Graduated from the Un ...