History ProjectHistory Project

Remember for the FutureRemember for the Future

July 2004 – November 2005July 2004 – November 2005

What do we want to What do we want to remember for the remember for the

future?future?

War?War?

Socialism?Socialism?

Protest?Protest?

Death?Death?

We need to remember…We need to remember…

……all of these, and more.all of these, and more.

BUTBUT

In a way that encourages greater In a way that encourages greater understanding, removes stereotypes, understanding, removes stereotypes,

and reduces conflictand reduces conflict

The History Project hopes The History Project hopes to…to…

Foster peace, democracy, human Foster peace, democracy, human rights, reconciliation in SEErights, reconciliation in SEE

Create a positive attitude towards a Create a positive attitude towards a common regional historycommon regional history

Create common space for dialogueCreate common space for dialogue Provide tools and ideas rather than Provide tools and ideas rather than

reinterpreting historyreinterpreting history Focus on local and personal historiesFocus on local and personal histories

The History Project hopes to… The History Project hopes to… (cont.)(cont.)

Increase tolerance through Increase tolerance through diminishing the role of stereotypesdiminishing the role of stereotypes

Share good practices and knowledgeShare good practices and knowledge Create regional joint endeavors Create regional joint endeavors

between governments, NGOs, between governments, NGOs, institutionsinstitutions

Promote lifelong learning and adult Promote lifelong learning and adult educationeducation

Focus of the History ProjectFocus of the History Project

Transnational and comparative Transnational and comparative approach through participation from approach through participation from 8 countries8 countries

Examine topics that have been Examine topics that have been excluded from the traditional excluded from the traditional curriculumcurriculum

History education in SEE identified as History education in SEE identified as a key issue for reconciliation, a key issue for reconciliation, democratization, and stabilitydemocratization, and stability

Activities 1Activities 1

Seminars: Seminars: Places of Memories and Places of Memories and Meetings for DialogueMeetings for Dialogue, Mostar, Mostar

Teacher Trainings 2004: Bosnia and Teacher Trainings 2004: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Serbia and Herzegovina; Serbia and Montenegro; BulgariaMontenegro; Bulgaria

Teacher Trainings 2005: Albania; Teacher Trainings 2005: Albania; Bulgaria; Romania; SloevaniaBulgaria; Romania; Sloevania

Activities 2Activities 2

Conferences: Conferences: 2004 History Views and Human 2004 History Views and Human

Rights, Bosnia and Herzegovina;Rights, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 2005 History Education and Regional 2005 History Education and Regional

Policy Harmonization, KosovoPolicy Harmonization, Kosovo Travelling ExhibitionTravelling Exhibition

(September 2004 – December 2004)(September 2004 – December 2004)

Goals of Teacher TrainingsGoals of Teacher Trainings

Brings together and networks Brings together and networks educators from across the regioneducators from across the region

Share different approaches to history Share different approaches to history teachingteaching

Share best practices and Share best practices and methodologiesmethodologies

Multipliers Approach:Multipliers Approach: Participants Participants disseminate ideas and methods to disseminate ideas and methods to colleaguescolleagues

Goals of the Conference in Goals of the Conference in KosovoKosovo

further corporation between individuals further corporation between individuals involved in promotion of history in the involved in promotion of history in the context of adult educationcontext of adult education

to give floor to the experts coming to to give floor to the experts coming to share present situation of history share present situation of history education and discuss challenges for the education and discuss challenges for the near futurenear future

provide an opportunity for participants to provide an opportunity for participants to raise questions and confront issues in raise questions and confront issues in small workshopssmall workshops

With the Financial Support With the Financial Support of:of:

STABILITY PACT FOR SOUTH STABILITY PACT FOR SOUTH EASTERN EUROPEEASTERN EUROPE

GERMAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN GERMAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRSAFFAIRS