[ALBSA-Info] EUROMED PROJECT

[Agron Alibali]

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH COMMUNITY

NEW EUROMED PROJECT

 

BRIDGES AMONG 

CULTURE

 

23rd-31st of  August, 2004

Istanbul,TURKEY

                                                      
   

 

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

 

The overall aim is to set a ground for the youngster
to debate and 
discuss different policies of countries towards
minority groupings in an 
environment, Istanbul, where different cultures heve
interacted 
harmoniously throughout ages. This project will bring
groups of youngs from 
minority and majority back- grounds together for about
ten days in 
Istanbul, Turkey.

 

OBJECTIVES:

 

*To investigate about the core issues such as
prejudice, 
discrimination, inequality of opportunities,
intolerance towards cultural differences 
in order to prevent existing and possibly future
conflicts.

*To promote cultural diversity and co-existance of
people from 
different historical backgrounds, with this regard, to
support and realize 
intercultural activities.

*To contribute to the democratic process which
guarantees the basis of 
minority rights with the help of providing a free
atmosphere where they 
can live their own cultures.

*To discover policies of each country towards
different segments of 
their society by way of presenting experiences of such
groups are shared.

 

VENUE / PLACE OF THE PROJECT:

 

The project will take place in Bogazici University,
Istanbul, Turkey.

The participants will experience a piece of different
cultures as well 
as Turkish culture during their visit to Istanbul,
which is one of the 
utmost multicultural and multilingual cities in the
world.There are 
different minority groups and NGOs founded by them
from whose ideas and 
activities we will benefit.

 

PARTICIPANT COUNTRIES:

 

Turkey (Hosting country)

3 European countries

3 Mediterranean countries

 

THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:

 

For each group  5 people and 1 group leader aged
between 18-25 years.

Participant fee is 25 Euro.It includes all travel
costs (%70), food, 
accomodation, visa and activities.

 

PREPARATION:

 

-What do you, as a partner, have to do?

 

We expect each partner to be highly motivated about
the project to 
fulfill our desired objectives together.

On every phase of the project, we need the innovative
opinions and 
different considerations of partners about the topic,
aims, activities, 
program and views so as to contribute to our project.
We believe that this 
could be a beneficial way to show what we think
before, during and 
after the project.

 

*** IF YOU WANT TO APPLY FOR OUR PROJECT, PLEASE SEND
US YOUR ‘NGO’ 
DETAILS AND STUDIES NO LATER THAN  8th  of JANUARY,
2004.

 

 

ACTIVITY PLAN:

 

   Intercultural Orientation: Participants may reflect
their cultural 
values and present the policies of their countries
towards different 
segments not only among themselves but also with
locals.

 

   Traditional Experience:Members of the event may
participate in daily 
life activities by tours and trips to historically and
culturally 
important places in the multicultural city, Istanbul.

 

   Workshops:Taking photographs reflecting past and
current situation 
in each countries and sharing in an exhibition, to
take part in some of 
cultural activities of local NGOs, some musical
activities and 
different art works. 

 

 

 

 Umit GEDIMAN, Vice President

                                                      
                                            

 

CONTACT ADDRES:

 

Murat AKBIYIK

Project Coordinator

Group-2 Education and Research Community (EREC)

Bogazici University 34342 Bebek / ISTANBUL

Phone: +90 (536) 7170451

Fax:+90 (212) 263 63 66

E-mail: akbiyik at boun.edu.tr

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