EU Dialogue Award
The EU has declared the year 2008 as the European year of intercultural dialogue (more at
http://ec.europa.eu/culture/eac/dialogue/dialogue_de.html). This places dialogue between the
citizens of
competition, EU Dialogue Award, run by the Zentrum für Europäische Bildung (Centre for European
Education), is an element of the German activities which are co-ordinated by the Bundesministerium
für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend and supported by the Federal government
and the EU. The EU Dialogue Award is run for the second time in the school year 2008/2009.
Aims
The EU Dialogue Award
raises interest in “intercultural dialogue“ as a topic in class;
fosters exchange and transnational co-operation in European school projects;
contributes to the application and deepening of dialogue and intercultural learning in practice;
effectively supports school exchanges and school partnerships; and
stimulates sensible usage of information and communication technologies.
Tasks
The task is to develop a website which discusses one or more aspects of the topic. The website
has to be the result of visible co-operation amongst a project group which consists of three working
groups from schools in three European countries. The teams can choose any language for
their projects, but in any event a summary / short description of the results has to be given in English.
The website will be presented on the internet by the participants.
Topic
The topic of the EU Dialogue Award in the school year 2008/09 is:
Sharing Diversity
The EU Dialogue Award is designed to encourage ways of exploring intercultural dialogue in
school projects. Projects offer a space for participants to talk to each other, listen to each other,
exchange ideas and forge understanding, re-examine viewpoints and discover shared values and
convictions. Reflecting on and recording the dialogue should be integral parts of the process.
The project should focus on a specific and clearly defined aspect. It may explore political, social,
economic, environmental or linguistic issues, but also ethical or religious themes.
Conditions for participation
Schools of every kind (but not universities) from EU member states or countries associated with
the EU can take part in the EU Dialogue Award. Participants are teams (classes or project
groups, not individuals) which work together either inside or outside of school. The minimum age
for participants ought to be 9 years. The team needs an unambiguous project email address for
any communication.
Finding partners
All schools willing to participate need to register with an online database and make available all
information necessary for the finding of partners and project-based team working. The database
is only open to schools which have registered in search of two project partners – other visitors to
the site cannot access the data.
The aim is to establish a “European Project Group” consisting of three schools of different European
countries. Already existing school partnerships can be utilised by registering up to three
partnered schools at the same time and thus forming a European Project Group.
Prizes
All entries to the competition are judged in a two stage process. After an initial vote amongst the
participating teams, an international jury of experts determines the best project results. The prizes
for the winners are from € 150 up to € 750 per team. In total, there are € 5,000 for four project
groups (i.e. 12 schools). Furthermore, every team which presented results with its European Project
Group receives a certificate.
Timetable
Action From To
Launch of the EU Dialogue Award on
www.eu-dialogue-award.de
12 November
2008
31 December
2008
Registration by interested schools with the online database 12 November
2008
15 December
2008
Finding partners and establishing European Project Groups 30 November
2008
31 December
2008
Working phase January 2009 April 2009
Presentation of project results online 30 April 2009
Determining the winners
Pre-election by votes amongst the teams
Final election by an international panel of experts
4 May 2009
30 May 2009
18 May 2009
31 May 2009
Handing the prizes to the winners
Sending of certificates to all teams which presented results
June 2009
Presentation of the award winning projects online on
www.eu-dialogue-award.de
June 2009 September
2009
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