CGE recently co-hosted a workshop with The Plurals, a youth group of international university students in Erfurt. This final event for Civics in VET project took place at the University of Erfurt, bringing together students, educators and youth. The event created a welcoming and open space to exchange ideas, reflect, and discuss what civic education […]
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Leave a Comment / Blog / By Mirna Al-Chaib On the evening of March 7th, the Social Impulse Hub in Erfurt hosted a Quiz Night to mark International Women’s Day, bringing together young people, aspiring entrepreneurs, and community members for an evening that combined learning, discussion, and exchange in an informal setting. The quiz was designed not just as
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On Friday, the Social Impulse Hub hosted a community building event using clay as the artistic tool for building connections in Erfurt, this event was coordinated by the Plurals, a youth group organized by international university students, bringing together young people, aspiring entrepreneurs, and community members for an afternoon of creativity. The workshop created a relaxed space where participants
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On 8 March, we organised a workshop and inclusive participation in the International Women’s Day demonstration in Erfurt embedded in the URB.ABLE project, bringing together participants with and without disabilities to reflect on accessibility, inclusion, in public spaces. Why? Public demonstrations are a fundamental part of democratic infrastructure. When demonstrations are not accessible, people with disabilities are excluded from
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A CGE Culture Goes Europe & Soft Skills for Democracy (SK4D) Collaboration As part of the Soft Skills for Democracy (SK4D) project, CGE Erfurt e.V. cooperated with Plurals, a student-led initiative at the University of Erfurt, to host a documentary movie night on 15th of January 2025. The event took place in a university lecture hall from 18:00 to 20:00 and brought
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On 17/12/2025, we hosted a workshop on activism with the Plurals as part of the Soft Skills 4 Democracy project. The goal was to break down what activism really looks like today and show that creating change doesn’t only belong to big movements or loud voices. We started by looking at well-known activist movements from
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Public spaces shape how we meet, talk to each other, and take part in public life. Public spaces can invite participation or quietly exclude it. Starting in 2025, Culture Goes Europe will be part of the European Placemaking Academy, a new cooperation project that looks at how adult education and non-formal learning can support more
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Coming into Part 2 of the long-term Training of Trainers “Facilitation Guide” (04–12 October 2025, Tenerife, Spain), I had a clear feeling: this was not going to be a continuation in the usual sense. Part 1 in Weimar gave us foundations and language. The local phase forced us to test that language in real contexts.
My name is Mirna, I am 23 years old and I am Spanish-Syrian. I studied International Relations and have been working in the humanitarian field, especially with refugees, since 2023. Through my work with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), I gained experience in case management, child and youth support, awareness sessions, and community protection.
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From 26 to 30 October 2025, three young people and project manager from Culture Goes Europe (CGE) joined the EU4YOUTH2ACT Study Visit in Brussels: Maryna Bykova, Kseniia Bihunenko, Sokhiba Zayniddinova, and Yupita Jevanska Atuna. Active in community life in Erfurt and Nuremberg, they travelled to Brussels to connect local youth realities with the EU institutions
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