Recently EWC Executive Director Ana Perona-Fjeldstad and Special Adviser Gunnar Mandt met with the Polish Deputy Minister of National Education, Krzysztof Stanowski in Warsaw, Poland to discuss the possibility of organizing a summer academy in Warsaw, a joint project between the Polish Ministry of National Education, the National In-Service Teacher Training Centre in Poland and the EWC.

The Summer Academy “Democracy at School” in Poland is organized by the EWC in cooperation with The Polish Ministry of National Education, the Polish Centre for Education Development, and the Council of Europe. It will take place from July 10-17 and will bring together headteachers, teachers and representatives from parents associations and NGOs from up to 13 countries.

The Summer Academy ’Democracy at School’ was held July 10-17, 2010 in Sulejówek, Poland. Teachers, head teachers and NGO representatives from 7 countries joined the Academy. During the week, the participants got to know tools for the classroom, whole school strategies, and drafted an action plan with steps for their own school.

The Summer Academy "Democracy at School" will take place from July 10-17, in Sulejówek/ Warsaw. A number of school heads, teachers, and representatives of local NGOs from Eastern and Central Europe, and the Caucasus region applied already. There are still some places available. You can apply now until May 20, 2010.

The dinner at Akershus Castle was followed by a conference at Gamle Logen, Friday 29th May. High Officials attended this conference. It was an honor to have HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit present during the Opening Session, but also national and international ministers, politicians, ambassadors and high level experts participated at the conference.

Henrik Arnold Wergeland (1808 – 1845) was a romantic poet and an important historian. He worked for the independence of all nations, was an advocate for democracy, and an eager defender of freedom of faith and freedom of expression.Wergeland realized that the young Norwegian nation was in need of ...

Lars Gudmundson has a MA in History of Ideas and Political Sciences from the University of Oslo. He has wide experience from the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research and the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training. He has actively worked with issues concerning education about religion and strategy plans promoting democratic citizenship in schools.

The EWC Inauguration celebration in Oslo started with a Welcome Reception at the Radisson SAS Hotel, followed by a formal dinner at the Akershus Castle, Thursday 28th May. The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research was the host of this dinner.

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 ...

The inauguration event marked the opening of the European Wergeland Centre. The Norwegian Royal Family, represented by HRH Crown Princess Mette Marit, attended the opening, as well as ministers, politicians and high level experts.