The Council of Europe has #HistoryAtHeart with

➡️a long tradition in working for quality #history #education that started in 1953

➡️numerous recommendations and resources issued

➡️ #standards , #innovation , #data , #remembrance as main directions today ⤵️
coe.int/en/web/history…

How can education play a role in both preserving positive historical advancements and preventing past atrocities?

#TeachingRemembrance = a priority of Council of Europe History
#PlacesOfMemory

🎨🎉Join us in Venice on April 20th as we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the #EuropeanCulturalConvention at the 'Other Session' event! 👏 Let's engage in dialogues, performances, and exhibitions to explore the evolving landscape of #ArtisticFreedom in Europe. Don't miss out!

🌐 #CoE_WFD 2024: Call for initiatives!

📢 We’re seeking innovative initiatives from all over the 🌎 that aim to contribute to #democracy and better reflecting #diversity .

Apply now➡️ coe.int/en/web/world-f…

70 years ago, the European cultural convention was a deliberate political act, recognising the vital importance of culture for democracy and for European unity based on democratic values. With democracy under threat, this is even more relevant today. #NoCultureNoDemocracy

The Council of Europe on the occasion of the Venice Biennale, 20 April 2024 coe.int/en/web/culture…

Contributing to the national launch of the Council of Europe campaign “Journalists Matter” in Kyiv. Ukraine is among the first member states to do so, recognizing the vital importance of media in providing access to reliable information in times of war. #JournalistsMatter

📸 Thank you, MatjazGrudenCOE, and Adrian Evtuhovici, for the excellent meeting last week. We look forward to working together more closely to promote and defend media freedom and safety of journalists.

[Globalni forum o etiki v umetni inteligenci – 2. dan]
Tudi danes lahko sledite razpravam o UI kot orodju za izboljševanje kakovosti življenja, o najboljših praksah pri njenem upravljanju idr:
🎥 youtube.com/@digitalSLO/st…
🤖💬🌐

UNESCO #AiEthics Forum day2 thread (this is also just me making notes for myself)
Starts with AI inclusion&innovation panel.
GPAI rep talks about excessive datagathering of big tech; how to enable personalized services without giving all our data away? (only-once solutions)

🌐Strengthening democracy through education! On #EducationDay find out more about the Council of Europe #LearnersFirst strategy 2024-2030, aiming to nurture democratic values in learners.📚✨ #EducationForDemocracy
👉 go.coe.int/snmik w/ Council of Europe

In 2024, the Directorate of democratic participation becomes the Directorate for democracy. In addition to our work on education, youth, culture and heritage, it now also includes Council of Europe work on civil society, media and sport.

Why we cannot have democracy without education?

A publication on Higher Education Leadership for Democracy, Sustainability and Social Justice is out.

Link to PDF below.

An exceptional talk by Timothy Garton Ash Timothy Garton Ash on:
🧠the memory engine
🇪🇺 stories of Europeans since 1945
📚the role of #history and of #history teachers today

⏮️watch the full replay on #OHTE Conference “Teaching History, Teaching Peace?” landing page ohte2023.com

🗣️'Confronting our history, learning from difficulties, using that lesson to improve the future of democracy, is something I hope future generations will take seriously.' MatjazGrudenCOE on lessons to remember about our times.

➕More available ohte2023.com
#LearnersFirst

Can young Europeans learn from the history of their ‘Homelands’?

Don’t miss this Talk by Timothy Garton Ash Timothy Garton Ash on 30/11, 11.00 (CET)!

🔴Online, during #OHTE conference “Teaching History, Teaching Peace?”

Register: bit.ly/45QUlB9

#HistoryAtHeart #LearnersFirst

Informing the SD4 HLSC Leaders on CoE contribution to advancing the global education agenda:
#learners first
# education for democratic citizenship
# HR approach to AI in education
#2025 European year of digital citizenship education
#education in emergencies and crisis

🇬🇧 Chair of the Group of Friends for the Protection of Journalists Nadia Hashmi was pleased to show 🇬🇧 support for work with civil society on #mediafreedom through a Voluntary Contribution to Council of Europe Media Freedom Council of Europe “Safety of Journalists Platform”.
Because #JournalistsMatter .

Tomorrow, 18th October | European Youth Forum will release the 3rd edition of the Youth Progress Index. The results provide a deep dive into the state of young people’s well-being in 150 countries around the 🌏

📝Register here: eurac.tv/9WC1
More info: eurac.tv/9WD7

Is one European Space for Citizenship Education possible, and why it would be crucial to have it?
Council of Europe Director of Democratic Participation Matjaž Gruden explains why #education is the response to the crisis of our democracy.
👉shorturl.at/jlCW3
#LearnersFirst w/ MatjazGrudenCOE