Enseignement de l'Histoire



History and history teaching have been a focus for the Council of Europe’s work on education since its inception. From the start and as stated in the European Cultural Convention, the organisation recognised the importance of history as a basis for the education of the citizens of Europe and its role in bridging differences and bringing people together by establishing mutual understanding an confidence between the peoples of Europe. History teaching in perspective gives an overview of the changes that affected Europe and the Council of Europe since 1949 and how the instances of the Council of Europe responded to the changes.

Work in the field of history teaching, both in intergovernmental projects or through bilateral and regional cooperation focuses on issues: related to the content of history textbooks to eliminate prejudice; on the modernisation of teaching programmes and curricula; and on teacher training . The operational mode of all activities was always to create a space for debate where various target groups could share their views, confront their "reality" and revise their perception.




Forthcoming events Recent events Seminar on “Teaching and learning history in a multicultural state: a partnership between schools and museums”, Sevastopol, Ukraine, 28 - 30 May 2013 Project “Shared Histories for a Europe without Dividing Lines” Seminar no.4: Europe and the world, 21-22 mars 2013, Strasbourg, France Project “Shared Histories for a Europe without Dividing Lines” Seminar no.3: Human rights as reflected in the History of Art, 7-8 November 2012, Strasbourg, France


			Last update: 10 June 2013