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HISTOLAB Toolkit for History classes - Debunking fake news and fostering critical thinking
Via HISTOLAB, the Council of Europe and the European Union has developed a toolkit to identify and then debunk fake news in history classes in cooperation with the DICSO research group (University of Murcia, Spain). This toolkit consists of 11 learning-activities that aim to develop competences...
Empowering Learners for a Democratic Future
A two-day conference, part of the European Year of Digital Citizenship Education 2025, kicked off in Strasbourg on 23 January. The event, bringing together policy makers educators, experts, and other stakeholders from across Europe, focuses on advancing Digital Citizenship Education (DCE) and its...
Empowering Learners for a Democratic Future: Launch of the European Year of Digital Citizenship Education 2025
How to empower learners for a democratic future? How to equip all learners with the necessary skills, values, attitudes and knowledge to navigate effectively in the digital environment? The Council of Europe is organising the launch conference of the European Year of Digital Citizenship Education...
Ad Hoc Working Group on Automatic Recognition Convenes in Paris
The renewed Ad Hoc Working Group on Automatic Recognition held its meeting on 15 January 2025 at the Council of Europe office in Paris. The membership of the Working Group, active since 2022, has been extended to include more key stakeholders, including public authorities in charge of higher...
Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee Bureau meeting held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris
The Lisbon Recognition Convention (LRC) Bureau held its meeting on the 14 January 2025 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. During the meeting, notable advancements were made on the finalisation of the ENIC-NARIC Charter, a key practical document that establishes the main working principles for the...
REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE REFERENCE FRAMEWORK OF COMPETENCES FOR DEMOCRATIC CULTURE (RFCDC) 2023
New ISBN Publication - REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COE RFCDC 2023
The Council of Europe promotes a culture of democracy through education as a means of building peaceful and democratic societies. With the adoption of the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) in 2016, member states committed to fostering democratic values, attitudes,...
94th Bologna Follow-Up Group Board Meeting Held in Tirana
The 94th Bologna Follow-Up Group (BFUG) Board meeting was successfully held in Tirana on 9 January 2025, hosted by the Albanian Ministry of Education and Sports. The event brought together the current, incoming, and outgoing BFUG co-chairs, alongside key stakeholders, including the Council of...
Brochure on the Council of Europe Higher Education programme
Before the year comes to a close, the Council of Europe Education Department is delighted to announce the publishing of a brochure, showcasing the Higher Education programme in a comprehensive and accessible format. The brochure comprises a review of activities carried out across 2024 and flags...
Integration of competences for democratic culture in initial teacher education in Romania
Representatives of the Romanian Ministry of Education and Higher Education Institutions participated in a workshop on the integration of competences for democratic culture in initial teacher education on 16 – 17 December 2024 in Strasbourg. The workshop was organised by the Council of Europe...
Towards the automatic recognition of qualifications: the Council of Europe role - by Marie-Anne Persoons, Chair of the Steering Committee for Education
The Council of Europe Ad Hoc Working Group on Automatic Recognition has been exploring the topic of automatic recognition of qualifications for the last two years. What, in your opinion, is meant by “automatic recognition” of qualifications? In theory the answer is simple. Automatic recognition...
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