As a United Nations initiative, the Alliance of Civilization (AoC) has striven to improve understanding and corporate relations among nations and people of various cultures and religions, helping to defy against polarization and extremism. This year, it is coming to the tertiary classroom.
The AoC is organizing a summer school course in the University of Aveiro (Portugal) to be held from August 15-21. The course aims to bring together young people ages 18 and 30 of diverse backgrounds and various regions to strengthen the roles of youth organizations as participants of civil society. It also develops youth’s ability to organize and strengthen its civic participation. The course’s objectives include
- developing a common understanding of the situations and challenges faced by
- young people in our increasingly cultural diverse but one world;
- acquiring know-how on concepts and challenges of intercultural dialogue and cooperation;
- co-operating in a network with other participants and their projects; and
- getting acquainted with the framework of the AoC initiative.
The participants in this course will be mainly students and representatives or members of youth organizations which are partners in the Alliance. Among the requirements for choosing participants are
- being a key multiplier playing an active role within a youth organization, network or service at local, national or regional level, and plan to continue this work in the near future;
- seeking gender balance; and
- having a diverse social or cultural background.
Applications are due July 27.
For more information about the AoC, watch the promotional video for last May's forum. Look for it in the next post!
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