Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa, Italy, calls for applications for the VIII Edition Master of Arts in Human Rights and Conflict Management (a.y. 2009/2010).

How can history teaching in Europe contribute to overcome old dividing lines without creating new ones? This was one of the leading questions when the new project ”Shared Histories for a Europe Without Dividing Lines" was launched at a conference on June 16-17, 2010 in Drammen, Norway.

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.

UNESCO published a new report "Education under attack", which says that the number of politically and ideologically motivated attacks on teachers, students and school buildings is rising. Education was attacked in at least 32 countries between January 2007 and July 2009.

A report on the discussions on HRE in the UN Human Rights Council 12th session (14 Sep - 2 Oct) has been published. The Council decided on the focus for the second phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education.

This new e-journal includes a wide variety of free articles for teachers and others interested in learning more about religions and beliefs, with contributions from perspectives rarely found in conventional text books, for example Zoroastrian, Pagan, Bahá’i, Humanist, Orthodox Christian, as well as from the more familiar religions.

The recent referendum in Switzerland has re-ignited the controversial debate of religious freedom and tolerance in Europe. Following this development, a group of education and interfaith experts from Asia and Europe point to the urgent need to refocus public attention on our common values.

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 conference "Intercultural meetings within institutional borders - Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication" will be held in Oslo, Norway, and is organized by the Centre for Educational Research and Development in cooperation with Intercult at Oslo University College. The main focus of the conference will be intercultural meetings that take place within the borders of an educational institution.

The Council of Europe Pestalozzi Programme workshop focuses on the significance of values (religious as well as non-religious) within school communities shaped by (increasing) socio-cultural diversity. The topic will be approached from different perspectives - mainly related to practice through sessions with experienced trainers from a broad variety of institutions.