European Association of History Educators

In the frame of the project Bridging Histories in Bosnia and Herzegovina sponsored by the Soros, Fund, Open Society Institute in Bosnia and Herzegovina , EUROCLIO and EUROCLIO-HIP BiH (Association of the history teachers and professors of Bosnia and Herzegovina) organized a seminar for professors and teachers of history. The event took place in Hotel Park, in Bihać on 30 May 2009 for the history teachers from the area of Unsko-Sanski Kanton.69 participants were present, including history teachers from Unsko-Sanski Kanton as well as the trainers and members of the EUROCLIO-HIP BiH association, and representatives of Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of Unsko-Sanski Canton. It was the first teacher-training of this kind in this canton as well as the first seminar organized by EUROCLIO and EUROCLIO-HIP BiH for this area of country. The workshops began with presentations on EUROCLIO, EUROCLIO-HIP and the project itself, Bridging Histories, led by local coordinators Edin Veladžić, Edin Radušić and Melisa Forić. Mr. Asim Trgić, representative of Pedagogic Institute of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Unsko Sanski Kanton, also welcomed participants and stated the regional support for the project from local government. The Workshops were a success, led by local experts Bahrudin Beširević and Elma Hasimbegovic focusing on “We or ME” and „Mens sana in corpore sano“ respectively. Project coordinators, Dr. Edin Radušić led a full plenary session devoted to curriculum analysis involving all participants. More details of the program and the full report of the workshop can be found on our website and are fully downloadable here.

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