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Eckhardt Fuchs (Director of the GEI) has taken up a guest professorship at the Waseda University in Tokyo. He will research bi- and multi-lateral cooperation in historical education with Prof. Takahiro Kondo

Educational media influence a society’s perceptions of normativity. The ‘Queer Life’ project studies how queer diversity and social heteronormativity is portrayed in educational media.

As part of a workshop held last year for pupils and teachers from Poland and Germany, the German/Polish textbook ‘Europe – Our History’ was put to the test. A short film of the event is now available.

The documentary film ‘War on Education’ premiered on 24.02.2024, marking the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The film addresses the effects of the invasion on the Ukrainian education system.

At the end of January, a delegation from the German-Polish Textbook Commission visited the Ministry for National Education in Poland. Among the topics discussed was the textbook project “Europe – Our History’.

This Policy Brief presents findings from a study that examined how Sinti and Roma are depicted in curricula and textbooks. It also provides recommendations on how to address and combat antiziganism.