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Reinforcing historical awareness and culture through higher education: threats and challenges
What is the role of higher education in teaching history? How can the misuse of history be tackled at this defining moment in young Europeans’ education? And what should be the role of historians in today's increasingly public and sensitive debates around history? Council of Europe’s Forums for...
HISTOLAB Award for Innovative School Projects in History Education 2024
via Council of Europe main portal The HISTOLAB Award for Innovative School Projects in History Education goes to eight schools from France, Ireland, Serbia, Spain and Türkiye and one transnational project. The Award was presented to students and teachers from the winning schools during the...
Innovating history education to tackle disinformation online
HISTOLAB's 2024 European Innovation Days in History Education
The European Innovation Days in History Education focus on the potential for evolution in history education, and shining a light on innovative initiatives in research, academia, and teaching practices. This year some of the thematic areas being discussed are the underrepresented histories of...
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...
History teaching challenged by limited time, curriculum overload and teaching pressures, new Council of Europe report reveals
via the Council of Europe main portal The first general report by the Council of Europe Observatory on History Teaching in Europe (OHTE), released in Strasbourg today, highlights teachers' concerns that crowded curriculums and teaching pressures are the greatest obstacles to history teaching in...
“Teaching History, Teaching Peace ?” – Registrations open for OHTE Annual Conference 2023
The Observatory on History Teaching in Europe (OHTE) has a mission to provide a clear picture of how history is taught. This year, it dedicates its 3rd Annual Conference to the question "Teaching history, teaching peace?", with numerous high-level panelists - including a talk by Timothy GARTON...
Call for Tenders - OHTE Pool of Experts
Through its diverse activities, OHTE plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of history education across the continent. OHTE's general reports, which are longitudinal studies, delve into the multifaceted landscape of history teaching within its member states. Over time, these reports are...
Teaching History, Grounding Democracy
"Teaching History, Grounding Democracy" draws a parallel between the institutional history of the Council of Europe, its milestones and achievements in history teaching and the major events of the 20th and 21st centuries. It also shows the efforts of the Council of Europe, the only international...
The World of History Education at your Finger Tips - registrations open for the HISTOLAB Digital Hub
via www.coe-histolab.eu The HISTOLAB Joint Project of the European Union and Council of Europe, announces the launch of its HISTOLAB Digital Hub, an interactive co-operation platform created to facilitate knowledge exchange, professional development and innovation in history education. As voiced...
History Education in the Digital Age
The intergovernmental programme on history education has been an initiative of the Council of Europe for the past 70 years, with an extensive experience in standard setting and cooperation on crucial topics such as textbooks reform, new practices in history teaching and bilateral and regional...