The EWC has launched Share & Connect, an expert database for researchers, teacher trainers, teachers, PhD-students, and other professionals working in education for democratic citizenship, human rights and intercultural understanding. Here you can find expertise, cooperation possibilities, and share interests and experiences.

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.

The European Wergeland Center in cooperation with Oslo University College is organizing the seminar "Religious Diversity in Intercultural Education - policies and practices" on the 2nd of March, 2010. The seminar is open to everyone.

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 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.

EWC's Special Adviser Gunnar Mandt participated at this seminar on the religious dimension of intercultural dialogue. Presentations and other relevant documents from this seminar are now available.

The Council of Europe organized, in co-operation with the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, a conference on “Universities as Actors of Intercultural Dialogue in Wider Society”, in Moscow, June 2009. The EWC Executive Director, Ana Perona-Fjeldstad took part in this conference. The conference report is now available.

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.

The MBI Al Jaber Foundation will support the EWC in its work in the field of education for intercultural understanding, human rights and democratic citizenship. The MBI Foundation and the EWC will cooperate on several research- and capacity building related projects in the forthcoming years.

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.