The online international Master Program “Identity, Education and Competences for Democratic Culture” (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the European Wergeland Centre) is organizing three webinars from December 2024 to March 2025, within the framework of its first year operating. The webinars focus on the MA Program’s main pillars: Democratic Citizenship, Human Rights, EDC/HRE and the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The webinars will feature distinguished scientists from International Universities with expertise and experience in relevant research.

The webinars will be held in English. Participation in the webinars is free of charge.

A certificate of attendance will be provided.

The webinars’ schedule:

1st Webinar 9/12/2024, 18.00-19.30 (EET): “The Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC): The political and policy context behind the RFCDC, its creation, and the vision for its implementation” with Martyn Barrett, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Surrey, England.

2nd Webinar 17/2/2025, 18.00-19.30 (EET): “The Versatility of Human Rights Education” with Dr. Felisa Tibbits, Assistant Professor at Columbia University and Visiting Professor at Nelson Mandela University (South Africa).

3rd Webinar 31/3/2025, 18.00-19.30 (EET): “Three Whys of Navigating for Democratic Culture Through Education: From Identity to Action in the Context of the SDGS” with Dr. Angela K. Salmon, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education, Department of Teaching and Learning, Fulbright Global Scholar 2024-2025, College of Arts, Sciences, and Education (CASE).

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Registration for the 1st webinar is now open!

Monday, December 9, 2024, 18.00-19.30 (EET)

The Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC): The political and policy context behind the RFCDC, its creation, and the vision for its implementation with Martyn Barrett.

You can register here:

https://forms.gle/HSA22imHiKgkJRnh9

A call for the next seminars will be issued in the following months.

Martyn Barrett- Short CV 

Martyn Barrett is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Surrey, UK. His research interests include the development of intercultural, democratic and global competence, young people’s civic and political engagement, and the role of education in preparing young people for active citizenship in culturally diverse democratic societies. He works as an expert for the Council of Europe, and in this capacity he led the expert group that developed the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture.