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Dealing with Controversy in the Nordic Countries - The European Wergeland Centre
International

Dealing with Controversy in the Nordic Countries

The project aimed to strengthen particpants’ competences in creating safe and inclusive spaces for teaching and discussing controversial issues with young people.This project is completed. This project is completed.

Participants included teachers, school leaders, teacher trainers, NGO representatives and university lecturers in Finland, Norway, Sweden, Latvia and Lithuania.  The participants organised their own local trainings reaching more than 1000 secondary beneficiaries.

The main benefit of taking part is the sense of belonging together with others in the region, with common problems that modern democracies face. I feel part of a force which works to strengthen something really important

Algirdas Davidavičius, university lecturer from Lithuania. 

Other projects

MUCIT: Museums as Sites of Citizenship

This new project will gather forces across Norway, Poland and Ukraine to support Ukrainian museums and memorial sites by strengthening their civic education programs and building their capacity to safeguard, strengthen and showcase democracy as part of intangible cultural heritage during the war and in the postwar recovery.

DEMRED - Strengthening democratic resilience through education

International project

Hate I´m Against

"Hate, I'm against" gave Polish and Norwegian students the skills and tools to organize social campaigns against hate speech and discrimination in their schools and local environments.

Information vs manipulation – How to stand up against propaganda

The project “Information vs manipulation – How to stand up against propaganda?” promoted critical thinking and media literacy among students in Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic.

Regional Summer Academy Montenegro

The South East Europe Regional Summer Academy "Human Rights in Action" promoted human rights education in South East Europe.

Regional Summer Academy Poland

The Regional Summer Academy "Democracy at School" promoted education for democratic citizenship in Poland, Russia and Eastern Partnership countries.

Visegrad at Utøya

Youth leaders from political parties and civil society in Visegrad countries (Poland, Hungary, Czeck Republic, Slovakia) and Norway meet at Utøya to learn and exchange experiences on how to promote a democratic culture in their local and national communities.

Baltic Summer Academy

The Baltic Summer Academy aims to build the capacity of schools in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to foster an inclusive and democratic culture through promotion and implementation of citizenship and human rights education

STEP UP – Student Teachers’ Practice for Democratic Culture

The project Student Teachers Practice for Democratic Culture - STEP UP-DC attempts to connect Competences for Democratic Culture (CDC) and teacher training, especially Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Fighting antisemitism, xenophobia and racism now!

Through interactive workshops and sharing of experiences between participants from Norway and Poland, we aim to raise awareness and knowledge about hate speech, as well as strengthen skills and attitudes to prevent it. 

Preparing Future Teachers in the Western Balkans

Preparing Future Teachers in the Western Balkans aims to develop and integrate new teacher education modules with a focus on practice-oriented teaching promoting citizenship, democracy and human rights.

The Thorvald Stoltenberg Seminar

Every year, The European Wergeland Centre (EWC) and Utøya invite young activists, educators, and community leaders between the ages of 18 to 30, to a training in democracy and intercultural dialogue.

Regional Cooperation between Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova

The aim of this regional project is to strengthen the regional cooperation and dissemination of best practices while also building a professional pool of experts in Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, with a focus on democratic citizenship and human rights education.

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