Taskforces and committees

2.4. T.2.1.2 Facilitated webinar for HE teachers and youth trainers: Intercultural dialogue and civic participation through e-internship

Another international facilitated webinar (month 5) will be held to introduce facilitators (HE staff and youth workers) with use of the model of e internships to boost intercultural dialogue and civic participation. 

The webinar will be co designed by NICOSA and WEBIN. 

The webinar will address partner (and other interested) staff from partner HEIs and youth sector and will bring together up to 40 participants from partner organizations and organizations outside consortium. Participation of female participants will be encouraged, and in case of excessive number of registrants, gender balanced selection will be carried out. 

The webinar will last for 4 hours and will be split into 2 days. First day will be dedicated to Intercultural dialogue, and second to civic participation. Some of the key topics that will be addressed include: 

Day 1: 

• What is a dialogue and role play; 
• Meeting of cultures; 
• Assertive speech; 
• Test of tolerance; Role play; 

• Civic participation and active citizenship concept; 
• Universal rights and freedoms, 
• Concept of public advocacy; 
• Forms of civic participation; 
• Participation in HE and in youth sector; 
• International comparative practices; 
• Small community projects.