Competences for life in democracy
The objective of the programme is that policy makers and education actors take concrete measures to adequately address at European level the challenges for the effective implementation of one of the four major purposes of education which is the preparation of students and learners for life as active citizens
Competences for Democratic Culture
The Council of Europe Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) originates in an initiative from Andorra during its Chairmanship of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers in 2013.
The Framework is a set of materials that can be used by education systems to equip young people with all of the competences that are needed to take action to defend and promote human rights, democracy and the rule of law, to participate effectively in a culture of democracy, and to live peacefully together with others in culturally diverse societies.
It is intended for use by education policy makers, especially those working within ministries of education, and by education practitioners in all sectors of education systems, from pre-school through primary and secondary schooling to higher education, including adult education and vocational education. The RFCDC provides a systematic approach to designing the teaching, learning and assessment of competences for democratic culture, and introducing them into education systems in ways that are coherent, comprehensive and transparent.
Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) website
Digital Citizenship Education
This project builds on the achievements of the current Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education programme and will promote and share best practices from member states on effective policies and programmes for the acquisition of digital citizenship competences for students through the curriculum, and for teachers through initial and in-service education.
Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education (EDC/HRE)
Following the adoption of the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education in 2010, this project supports the promotion of the values of human rights, democracy and the rule of law through education in the States Parties to the European Cultural Convention, and data collection, analysis and ongoing dialogue among the key actors.
Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education (EDC/HRE) website
Higher Education and Democratic Culture
Higher education plays a crucial role in developing the democratic culture without which democratic institutions and laws will not function in practice. Democratic institutions should also play a key role in assessing and rethinking how our democracies should evolve over the coming generation to ensure a commitment to European values and the active participation of citizens in public space.
Education and Culture of Democracy (ECUD)
The 'Education and Culture of Democracy' project ECUD (2014-2016) proposed to study, using a human rights-based approach, the means to reinforce the action of higher education in favor of culture of democracy in the European and Maghreb societies as an essential component of the quality of higher education.
Education and religious diversity
The purpose of the Education Department of the Council of Europe work is not so much to examine religious education and the role it plays in official curricula but to construct an approach to intercultural learning that promotes dialogue, mutual understanding and living together.
Explore and act for human rights
The main objective of the project “Explore and act for human rights” is to achieve implementation and enforcement of the human rights in the education sector through a better understanding of the principles of the European system of protection of human rights and the functioning of its mechanisms.
This project initially intended to enable European secondary school students to become familiar with the key principles of European law relating to human rights and to understand how the European Court of Human Rights and other important Council of Europe monitoring bodies.