From the 3rd of May to the 9th of May 2026, Culture Goes Europe (CGE) gathered young participants from across Europe in Thuringia, Germany for the second exchange of the Youth for Biodiversity project. The Erasmus+ initiative focuses on biodiversity protection, climate action, and meaningful youth participation, encouraging young people to become active contributors to sustainable futures through […]
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What should voting look like in the digital age? Can new technologies make democracy more accessible and inclusive, or do they risk weakening trust, transparency, and public confidence? These questions shaped “Voting Reimagined: A Public Conversation on Digital Voting,” the public launch event of the DIGIVOTE Project, held online on 23 April 2026. Bringing together
European Placemaking Academy: Defining Placemaking Together As part of the European Placemaking Academy, partners recently came together for an in-depth working meeting to explore and define what placemaking means within the project. Rather than starting with fixed ideas, the meeting focused on asking fundamental questions: What is a “place”? What does it mean to “make”
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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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