Leadership School: Empowering Students in Democratic Citizenship Education

8 May 2026 Albania

Seeking to strengthen democratic citizenship education in Albania, the Council of Europe, in collaboration with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), organized on October 25-26, 2024, in Durrës the Leadership school. This transformative event is part of the ongoing...

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Upcoming ALTE Webinar: Exploring the Revised Manual for Language Test Development and Examining

14/08/2026 Online

A special ALTE (Association of Language Testers in Europe) webinar, “Exploring the Revised Manual for Language Test Development and Examining,” will take place online via Microsoft Teams on Monday, 28 September 2026, at 15:00 CET, marking the European Day of Languages (Saturday 26 September 2026)...

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Meet the Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee Bureau: perspectives on the 2025-2028 Workplan implementation

6 August 2026 Strasbourg

Following the election of the new Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee (LRCC) Bureau in October 2025, its members have embarked on a new mandate guided by the 2025–2028 Workplan. In the interviews presented here, Bureau members share their perspectives on the priorities and ambitions for the...

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First Newsletter of the Lisbon Recognition Convention Bureau Published

28 July 2026 Strasbourg

The Lisbon Recognition Convention (LRC) Committee Bureau has published its first newsletter, providing an overview of its recent work and priorities for 2025–2028. The Summer 2026 edition highlights progress on the upcoming monitoring exercise on the application of the concept of substantial...

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NEW ISBN PUBLICATION - The Council of Europe has released the French edition of the Guidance on applying the RFCDC to Education for Sustainable Development

10 July 2026

The Council of Europe’s Education Department has released a new Guidance document on applying the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The publication helps policy makers and educators connect sustainability learning...

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