Back Call for Expression of Interest for membership of the Scientific Advisory Council - deadline 15 March 2024

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The Observatory is an Enlarged Partial Agreement of the Council of Europe whose main purpose is to collect and make available, through a series of general and thematic reports, factual information on how history is taught in all participating countries. The SAC is mandated to ensure the academic, scientific, and methodological quality of the Observatory's work. It meets at least once a year and can also be consulted by electronic means.

Call for Expression of Interest for membership of the Scientific Advisory Council - deadline 15 March 2024

With this call, the Observatory on History Teaching in Europe (OHTE) aims to create a pool of candidates for future membership of the Scientific Advisory Council (SAC)*.

This call is addressed to experts on history teaching, practitioners as well as academic historians, who wish to be considered for membership of the OHTE Scientific Advisory Council.

Successful candidates will be entered into a pool of experts valid for five years, from which new members of the Scientific Advisory Council can be elected depending on their profiles and experience. 4 positions on the SAC will be opened in June 2024; the following elections will take place in June 2025 where at least 7 other positions will become available.

Application procedure - by 15 March 2024

Candidates are requested to submit their applications in English or French by completing the online Application form.

Further supporting documents may be requested at a later stage.

Clarification requests on the call and the application procedure can be sent to the following address: [email protected]

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* The Scientific Advisory Council is composed of up to 15 members elected by the Governing Board, taking geographical, professional, and gender balance into account. To ensure the continuity of the Observatory's work and the regular inclusion of new perspectives, a rotation system is in place for members of the Scientific Advisory Council.

Call for Expression of Interest Strasbourg, France 25 January 2024

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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.

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