EWC staff members attended EDEN's Seventh Open Classroom Conference: The European School 2.0 that took place 15-17 October. It was a fruitful workshop where teachers, education experts and policy-makers discussed open educational resources, combined with social software (Web 2.0 and 3.0) as emerging critical instruments for innovative (lifelong) learning.

Human Rights Education Association (HREA) is issuing a call for applications for e-learning courses offered in the second trimester of 2010 (April-July). There are still some places available. Application deadline is Thursday, 1 April 2010.

A new practical tool to promote human rights education is now available. Human Rights Education in the School Systems of Europe, Central Asia and North America: A Compendium of Good Practice aims to support the successful teaching and learning of human rights values and competencies.

On December 10, 2009, the 61st anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted resolution A/RES/64/82 to mark the end of the International Year of Human Rights Learning.

The EWC participated on April 29 in the Norwegian Council for Teacher Education meeting. With regard to the "Internationalization of Higher Education" Claudia Lenz highlighted several ways of how students can serve as bridge builders between formal education, research and civil societies to foster a culture of democracy and human rights.

In the course of 2010 the EWC provides the following main activities:   EWC-Pestalozzi Programme Seminars The European seminar "Preparing future teachers for intercultural understanding" took place ...

The course will introduce the international field of human rights education (HRE), including presentations of programming approaches, teaching and learning resources, and related theory. The course is intended for educators and trainers working in both the formal and non-formal sectors.

The workshop "Dialogue about religion – Integrating students with and without religious identification" is meant for teacher trainers, teacher students and others who are interested in the topic of religion in education. It will take place on September 14, 2010, from 9.15 – 14.30.

The Global Human Rights Leadership Training Institute (GHRLTI) is now accepting applications for the 5th edition of its Certificate Course in Human Rights Leadership Development Training, 10th August - 11th September 2009.

The conference: "Tackling Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe through Education for Democratic Citizenship / Human Rights Education" will be held in Glasgow, March 3-5, 2010, hosted by BEMIS (Black and Ethnic Minorities Infrastructure in Scotland) and DARE (Democracy and Human Rights Education in Adult Learning).