History Education and the Council of Europe

 

The Council of Europe's work on history education is founded on the assumption that understanding the past is essential for building a shared future, for fostering European democracies and for strengthening active democratic citizenship. Our vision and motto is: Teaching History, Grounding Democracy. History teaching that is based on multiperspectivity, historical thinking and on the values of the Council of Europe can enhance students’ critical thinking skills, democratic competences and empathy – all of which are essential for generations of young citizens that value democracy. At the moment, four distinct initiatives complement each other in tackling history education in a comprehensive manner: the intergovernmental project on history education, the Observatory on History Teaching in Europe, the HISTOLAB Joint Project of the European Union and the Council of Europe, and the Remembrance of the Holocaust and Prevention of Crimes against Humanity programme. Click on any of the boxes below to learn more about each initiative.

05 Dec 2024
06 Dec 2024
07 Nov 2024
07 Nov 2024

World Forum for Democracy - Forum Talk 12: “War on Education”

17:15 - 19:00 Strasbourg & online Conference
13 Sep 2024

80th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising

09:00 - 11:00 Strasbourg, France Seminar