CVEK

1. 01. 2009

Multiculturalism and Integration of New Minorities in Slovakia: Possibilities and Challenges

Since September 2008 CVEK worked on theoretical and empirical project focused on possibilities and conditions of multicultural theory application in the Slovak context. Deriving from the both multicultural theory and practice, project is based upon pilot research how to study, analyze, and understand new ethnic, religious, and race minorities in Slovakia.The first, theoretical phase of the project, identifies potential and barriers of applying multiculturalism in...

Category: Finished projects

1. 01. 2009

Research project Roma and special education in Slovakia

The research has been carried out in co-operation with the Roma Education Fund. The purpose of this study was to analyze the overrepresentation of Roma in special education in Slovakia. Following a common structure and methodology developed by the Roma Education Fund in consultation with ERRC andEUMAP to produce comparable...

Category: Finished projects

1. 01. 2009

Antidiscrimination Training Academy

Antidiscrimination Training Academy is a complex program for people working or cooperating with Polish NGOs that deal with the problem of human rights. The Academy included an intensive training in the field of human rights protection. The sessions of the Academy took place since October 2008 till September 2009 in form of conferences....

Category: Finished projects

28. 10. 2008

Project of the Forum Institute

Forum Institute, in cooperation with the Research Institute of Slovaks in Hungary, Institute of Slavic and East-European studies at the Charles University, and CVEK has organized series of 3 international workshops on "Effective participation of minorities on decision-making processes". The aim of the project has been to foster dialogue on...

Category: Finished projects

26. 05. 2008

RAXEN 9

Racism and Xenophobia European Information Network (RAXEN) was established by European Monitoring Center of Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) that was changed into the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) in 2007. The main objective of FRA is to offer broad audience in the EU-25 objective, reliable and comparable data...

Category: Finished projects

17. 05. 2008

Intercultural Navigators

CVEK has been participating on cross-European project "Intercultural Navigators" that took place in 12 European countries (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Great Britain, Ukraine). The project aimed at development of an international network of young and diverse influencers (Intercultural Navigators) and equipped them with leadership skills and intercultural competencies, which will enable...

Category: Finished projects

20. 04. 2008

Summer School V4 – 7th Edition

CVEK co-organized V4 Summer School at the Willa Decius in Krakow this year again. The Visegrad Summer School is a two-week educational program which provides an interdisciplinary learning space for young Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak students, and for their peers from other Central and Eastern European countries. The program consists of lectures,...

Category: Finished projects

19. 02. 2008

Seminar NGOs and Civil Society: Promoters of Democracy and Active Citizenship

This Seminar was organized by the Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) of the Council of Europe in the context of the Slovak chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (November 2008 - May 2008). It should be noted that one of the three priorities of the...

Category: Finished projects

2. 01. 2008

Attitudes of primary schools pupils toward authochtonous and new minorities in Slovakia

According to several analyses conducted in Slovakia, education system is still relatively ethnocentric. Integration of autochtonous as well as of the so-called new minorities is so far failing also due to non-effective school system. School curricula do not reflect cultural diversity of Slovakia, school-texts are practically free of information on national...

Category: Finished projects

2. 01. 2008

Migration – Rethinking Contemporary Migration Events

There is not a single migration; there are multiple migrations – experiences, practices and institutions leading to various forms and consequences of modern trans-state mobility. Conference focused at migrating men, women, and children as subjects through whose acts, experiences and narratives migrations can be grasped. At the same time, state officers,...

Category: Finished projects