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BELGIUM (Flemish community)
Project reference: V /0306/co/110-2006
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The aim of the project is to find out whether a concept of European identity has already developed in citizens’
consciences during local educational activities and to what extent and in which form. The target of the project is an
inquiry by the “older” population about their experiences of the building process of the European Community. The
starting point is to investigate how and if, starting from one’s own national and cultural identity, seniors have
acknowledged a European identity.
On the other hand, the project wants to learn about the concept of European identity among young people, whose
historical approach to such a concept is naturally different. The best way to do that is by creating an interactive learning
environment in which older and younger citizens can learn form each other and their perspectives (of being an
European citizen). The project will create a comparison between seniors’ and youth’s perception and, of course,
expression of the European identity in a local educational setting. The idea is to create a transfer of experiences from
older people to youth and to start up an interactive way of learning between these groups about actual local issues and
the awareness of being a European citizen.
Duration: 2 years Funding year: 1
Area(s) covered
Project Objectives
Target Group(s)
Active citizenship
Intercultural issues
Learning about European countries / the European Union
Inter generational relationships
Perceptions of European Identity
Intergenerational learning and exchange knowledge
Make inventories on coping strategies with societal differences.
Exchange good practices on the use of storyboard techniques in
(non)formal education on a European level
Stimulate the use of an interactive ICT environment with both younger
and older citizens (by creating discussion for a) on societal topics.
Stimulate the intergenerational exchange by mutual learning and
enhance critical thinking about prejudges (concerning age, conviction,
background)
Define a European identity.
Provide a perspective on European citizenship.
Senior citizens
Local community groups
Youth
COMPOSITION OF THE PARTNERSHIP
Coordinating institution
Name of the organisation: rijzinnig Studie-, archief- en documentatie centrum ‘Karel Cuypers’
Name of the contact person: Suzy Mommaerts
Address: Breughelstraat 60 B 2018 Antwerp
E-mail: suzy.mommaerts@pandora.be
Tel: +32 3 2160926 cell phone +32 479367467
Fax: + 32
Website: www.sencom.org
Partners
A. Vermeylenfonds vzw, BE
Spectrum Centrum Maatschappelijke Ontwikkeling, NL
Università degli Studi del Molise, IT
Berufsförderungsinstitut Tirol (BFI Tirol), AT
Belfast Institute of Further and Higher education B I F H E, UK
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