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Montenegro joins the Observatory on History Teaching in Europe (OHTE)
We are all aware that teaching history in today's world is a challenge. Rising polarization, misinformation, and misuse of both history and school history to promote division rather than unity presents significant challenges for education around the world. The answer must be cooperation and joint...
European Parliament resolution on “Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine” (2024/2988(RSP))
A new resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 23 January 2025 “condemns the Russian regime’s systematic falsification and use of distorted historical arguments […] in its attempt to manipulate Russian public opinion into supporting criminal actions such as the illegal war of aggression...
History education should be a key part of human rights education, PACE says
via PACE website “History education should be a key part of human rights education and a foundation for young people to develop democratic citizenship,” the Assembly said today. However, “delivering quality history education in schools can be very challenging due to overloaded curricula,...
Slovak Republic to join the Observatory on History Teaching in Europe (OHTE) on 1 January 2025
During the opening session of the 4th OHTE Conference “History in crisi(e)s?”, Tomáš Drucker, Minister of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic, officially announced the accession of the Slovak Republic to OHTE membership. "Research-based insights into the current...
Observatory on History Teaching in Europe mobilises to fight increasing instrumentalisation of history
via Main portal of the Council of Europe www.coe.int A conference on the topic “History in Crisi(e)s?” organised by the Observatory on History Teaching in Europe (OHTE) opens on 5 December 2024 with interventions by several high-level guests, including Ministers of Education from Luxembourg,...
Registrations open - 4th OHTE Annual Conference 'History in crisi(e)s?'
The theme of the 4th OHTE Annual Conference "History in Crisis(es)?" has been defined in relation to contemporary events affecting European society. For several years, the Council of Europe and its member states have been facing a series of crises on a continental scale but have also been...
80th Anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising
This year Slovakia marks the 80th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising. Values such as justice, freedom and democracy, for which the heroes of the Slovak National Uprising fought, are hard to win but very easy to lose. The legacy of this historical event speaks of the bravery and courage...
Ukraine joins the Observatory on History Teaching in Europe as fully-fledged Member State
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine reconfirmed the need to change approaches and practices in history teaching, the importance of implementing changes to curricula and historiography, as these will determine our future over the next decades. Reforms of history teaching in Europe are crucial...
#LearnersFirst - Call for participation of history students in the OHTE Annual Conference
The Observatory on History Teaching in Europe is looking for history students from member and observer states of the OHTE willing to contribute to and participate in the OHTE Annual Conference. Ten successful candidates will be invited to Strasbourg, with full financial support, to participate in...
Teacher’s opinion needed for thematic report on economic crises in history teaching – by 16 June 2024
UPDATE 03/06: the deadline for submission of responses for this survey is extended to 16/06 23:59 CET! The Observatory conducts thematic studies exploring certain issues related to history education in more depth. The choice of subjects considers the priorities of the Council of Europe, as well...
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