On Friday 29th January 2010 the second public event within the EUROCLIO Project “Connecting Europe through History – Experiences and Perceptions of Migrations in Europe” sponsored by Education and Culture DG by ‘Europe for Citizens’ Programme, took place at the Freie Universität in Berlin, Germany. Experts in the field of History and Migration Education from Germany, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Morocco, Latvia, Turkey, Denmark, Bosnia and Macedonia exchanged views on Migration and how it is being taught with History Students of the Freie Universität who contributed to the overall event with Poster Presentations on projects focused on intercultural dialogue and inclusion. The participants met to discuss the challenge of teaching history to students who do not share the same historical background, compare how the history of migrants is thought in various settings and share ideas and experiences on the teaching of history of migrants across disciplines.

From April 5-11 2010, the ISHA (International Students of History Association) Annual Conference in Helsinki will take a place. During the ISHA Annual Con¬ference, the Finnish History Teachers Association will organize a Round-Table for History Teachers within the EUROCLIO Project “Connecting Europe through history: Experiences and Perceptions of Migrations in Europe” where ISHA is involved as a Project Partner will take place. The aim of that event is to improve the mutual understanding among the European citizens. Approximately, 100 participants are expected to attend the Conference and discuss the impact of different minorities on European integration. During several workshops many standpoints will be presented, so that The Conference will be beneficial to all its attendees; from students of History Education who will be provided with information about multicultural Europe to migrant NGO’s who will be able to find a stage for their migrant histories.

On Wednesday 17 March 2010, the Palais de la Porte Dorée in Paris will host a seminar on ‘History of Migrations in France and Europe: which challenges for the classrooms?’. EUROCLIO organizes this event jointly with the ‘Cite Nationale de l’Histoire de l’Immigration’ (CNHI), the French Association of History and Geography Teachers (APHG) and the National Institute for Pedagogical Resources (INRP). The seminar will be held mainly in French. To read more about this event and download the preliminary programme (in French), please visit the EUROCLIO website. The event is part of the Project “Connecting Europe through History” coordinated by EUROCLIO in partnership with EVROAPEVM, the Association of Ten Leading Universities, and the International Students History Associations

After a successful kick-off in Cracow, Poland in October 2009, the second event within the EUROCLIO Project “Connecting Europe through History – Experiences and Perceptions of Migrations” takes place in Berlin, January on January 29-31 2010 and will be hosted by the Freie Universität Berlin. EUROCLIO with the Project Partners EVROPAEVM and the International Students of History Association are preparing an inspiring Programme with a roundtable discussion focused on the challenge of teaching history to students who do not share the same historical background where teachers will be involved and share their experiences with students of the Freie Universität Berlin. Benny Christensen and Agnete Holst Anderson, representatives of the Danish History Teachers Association will give a good insight into the way the History of Migrants is being taught in Denmark, while Annemarie Cottaar will enlighten the participants on the Project “Moroccan Pioneers in the Netherlands”. A series of events is planned for the year to come and more information will be published on the Project Page on the EUROCLIO Website and at the Project Website will be launched in January 2010 including information on the upcoming events and reports from the ones already carried out. For registering, please contact Maria Kazamiaki at maria@euroclio.nl

The new EUROCLIO Project “Connecting Europe through History – Experiences and Perceptions of Migrations in Europe” has taken off with the first of a series of international events scheduled within the Project during 2009-2010. The seminar took place in Cracow, Poland on October 16th-18th  at the Institute of European Studies, Jagiellonian University and brought together history teachers, representatives of the DG Enlargement of the European Commission and students attending the EVROPAEVM Graduate Workshop “Europeanisation in Central and Eastern Europe: How have the new member states changed?” EUROCLIO Partners in this Project, Dr. Paul Flather (EVROPAEVM), Frerik Kampman and Marko Halonen (International Students of History Association-ISHA) engaged the participants from Poland and beyond in a Round Table discussion on “Migration as a Theme in History Teaching”. Issues on which extent has migration been integrated into the national curriculum in Poland, how much nationalistic or politically coloured versions of the past affect the Polish teachers and the different perspectives on the topic in other countries than Poland were addressed. A good insight was gained into what has changed in teaching about Migration after the fall of communism and how pupils perceive the theme of migration.