With war in Europe, political instability and democratic values under pressure, it is worth asking how school and education can contribute to democratic coexistence.
In cooperation with Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University (BGKU) and the European Wergeland Centre, we have invited experts from Ukrainian educational institutions, as well as teacher educators and school researchers from former war and conflict zones in Europe such as Northern Ireland, the Basque Country, Georgia and the Balkans.
The goal is to build networks and identify transferable knowledge and experiences. In order to provide space for the participants to meet for dialogue and discussion, the seminar will have limited seats.
Opening remarks by Christen Krogh, Rector at OsloMet.
Programme
Thursday 19 June
08.30-08.40: Christen Krogh, Rector Oslo Metropolitan University
08.40-09.00: Opening Remarks
- Olena Aleksandrova, Professor and Dean at the Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University
- Ingrid Aspelund, Acting Executive Director at the European Wergeland Centre
- Anders G. Kjøstvedt, Oslo Metropolitan University
09.00-10.00: Keynote I: Current and Future Challenges Facing the Educational System in Ukraine, Liliya Hrynevych, Vice-Rector V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University and former Minister of Education of Ukraine
10.00-10.15: Short break
10.15-12.15: Part I. Ukrainian Challenges
- Olena Aleksandrova, BGKU: The Role of Education in Strengthening Social Cohesion in Modern Ukraine
- Tetiana Kostiuk, BGKU: Civic Roles and Social Responsibility of Universities in post-conflict societies
- Olha Vyhovska, Karazin University: Resilient Knowledge: Higher Education in Ukraine under Fire (online)
- Discussion
12.15-13.00: Lunch
13.00-16.00: Part II. Experiences From the Classroom and Practice Field
- Iryna Sabor, The European Wergeland Centre: Changing functions of schools during the Russian war in Ukraine and democratic citizenship – insights from the Schools for Democracy Programme
- Lesley Emerson, Queens University Belfast: The role of curriculum in conflict affected and transitional societies: building empathy and understanding through personal narratives
- Naiara Vicent, University of the Basque Country and Maren Melheim, former student at OsloMet: Coexistence and memory: A universal and exportable proposal to work on historical memory in teacher education?
- Closing discussion
Friday 20 June
08.30-09.30: Keynote II: The Role of Education in Post-Conflict Societies. Challenges and Opportunities, Iveta Silova, Associate Dean and Professor, Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation Arizona State University
09.30-12.30: Part III: School and Education in a Political Context
- Caitlin Donnelly, Queens University Belfast: The Education System in Divided Societies: Lessons from Northern Ireland
- Blerim Saqipi, University of Prishtina, Kosovo: The trajectory of education policy making in an evolving context - lessons from Kosovo
- Goran Ilik & Elena Tilovska-Kechegi, University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - Bitola, North Macedonia
- Melisa Forić Plasto, University of Sarajevo: The role of history education in post-conflict society. The case of Bosnia and Herzegovina (online)
- Discussion
12.30-13.15: Lunch
13.15-16.00: Part IV: Contested Narratives of History and Society
- Rodoljub Jovanović, University of Belgrade: Youth and History Education in Serbia 30 years After the End of Wars in Former Yugoslavia
- Naiara Vicent, University of the Basque Country
- Natia Natsvlishvili, National Center for Teacher Professional Development Tbilisi: The Impact of Local, Regional, and Global Contested Narratives on the Implementation of Competences for Democratic Culture in Georgian School Education
- Sergiu Musteata, Ion Creanga Pedagogical State University of Chisinau: Contested Historic and Identity Narratives in Moldovan Society (online)
- Nanna Paaske, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education and International Studies, Oslo Metropolitan University
- Closing discussion
16.00-16.30 Wrapping up and the way forward
