MAIN THEME

Education is a meaningful tool enabling us to introduce and to integrate young people in the world of dialogue, the world of mutual understanding, the world whose future depends on them.. Therefore, we have chosen intercultural, civic and peace education as the main topic of our conference. We did approach these issues from the standpoint of non - formal education to let participants understand the complexity of today?s world better.

Intercultural education (anti-discrimination and interfaith dialogue) helps us to understand differences and similarities among all the people at the same time putting an emphasis on equality. Nowadays, when all the societies of the World become more and more diverse and multicultural, tolerance is one of the main values and preconditions for peaceful coexistence.

Peace education (conflict resolution and human rights education) is crucial not only in the areas where conflicts recently have appeared but also in all other countries. It not only prevents the break out of a conflict but also spreads the awareness of the role of compromise and human rights in all societies.

Civic education (active citizenship, youth participation and youth networking) is an irreplaceable tool to promote the sense of responsibility for what is happening around us, to empower young people in order to become active members of the society. Therefore it underlines the fact, that we can all make a difference and have a real impact on our reality.

We believe that there are common basis and common objectives for intercultural, peace and civic education. We have been approaching them all since we know that these kinds of education show us the possibility to change the world we live in and lead to constructive dialogue between people, cultures and civilizations.