As part of the European Placemaking Academy project, we travelled to Kirkenes and the surrounding region in northern Norway for a training and study visit focused on community engagement, culture, public spaces and local initiatives. Over four days, we met inspiring people and visited different spaces that showed us how communities can come together to […]
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First session: On July 28th 2026, REMEDY 2.0 officially kicked with its first public online event, welcoming participants from across Europe. The launch marked the beginning of a series of activities that will take place throughout the project, introducing the project’s mission to connect historical memory with critical thinking and active citizenship to today’s democratic
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Hey, this is Mahmoud Attwany from Aswan, the most beautiful city in Egypt. I am not biased, of course. I graduated in 2025 from Aswan University, where I studied Computer Engineering and Systems. I also completed the IBM Data Science Professional Certificate. Before coming to CGE, I worked in tourism for several years. Aswan is
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Ciao! I’m Martina, and I come from Italy. I studied foreign languages and international politics, spent a semester in Berlin during my Erasmus, and have been working in Brussels for the past few years in communications roles. Coming back to Germany feels like a full circle moment. I decided to apply to CGE because I
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On the 27th of February, we had the pleasure of co-hosting a webinar and network event with the DARE Network, and it turned out to be one of those sessions that leaves you feeling both inspired and thoughtfully challenged. We gathered a wonderful mix of professionals, community actors, and NGO representatives, all of whom share
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The newly published National Position Paper “Democratic competence as a professional/life skill: A position paper on strengthening political education in Thuringian vocational schools” focuses on the current state of civic education in vocational schools and calls for its systematic strengthening. Drawing on qualitative and quantitative research conducted in Thuringia, as well as exchanges with students,
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In December, CGE organized two consultation meetings (one online on December 9th and one in person on December 14th) to gather professional feedback on the draft National Position Paper “Democratic Competence as Vocational Competence”. The meetings brought together experts and practitioners from education, youth work, and civil society, creating a valuable space for dialogue and
On September 13th, the Other Music Academy (OMA) in Weimar hosted a vibrant round table dedicated to political education in vocational schools. From 12:00hs to 15:00hs, educators, civic organizations representations, NGO members, and university researchers came together to exchange perspectives through a panel discussion and World Café-style dialogues. The gathering aimed not only to share
From October 7th to 11th, 2025, the New Inherit project reached its final and perhaps most meaningful chapter in Brussels, with the third international Training Course of Cultural Ambassadors and the Final Conference. Hosted by Urban Fox and YEU at TRACK.brussels –a repurposed train museum turned into a creative hub– the week gathered participants from
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We are proud to present our new publication, Transformative Change Stories, a booklet that brings together the voices, experiences, and reflections of our Learning Community—a group of young people from the urban contexts of Thuringia and Saxony—who came together to explore how biodiversity relates to our everyday lives, communities, and sense of future. This project
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