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EUROCLIO HOLDS ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN CYPRUS THIS YEAR

The European Association of History Educators is holding its annual conference in Cyprus this year.

The Conference entitled “Taking the Perspective of the Others: Intercultural Dialogue and Teaching & Learning History” began at the Ledra Palace today.


teachers union’ from both sides of Cyprus are attending the conference.
In total, 150 history educators from 30 countries are participating in the Conference which will continue until the 15th.

Among those attending today’s opening ceremony were the UN Special Representative to Cyprus and the Chief of Mission Taye-Brook Zerihoun, the Programme Manager of the UNDP-ACT Jaco Cilliers, the EU Commission’s Cyprus Representative Charilaos Bouzouras and an official from the Council of Europe’s History Education Programme Tatiana Milko.
At a press conference held in the UN-controlled buffer zone yesterday, speeches were delivered by leading participants who underlined the importance of history in the formation of national identity.

The multi-cultural nature of Cyprus which presents Europe’s multi-dimensional stance and the improvement of bi-communal relations to promote reunification were also highlighted.

EUROCLIO is an organization which places balanced history at the centre of education of responsible national and global citizens, of fostering international understanding, respect and cooperation.

The organization primarily aims to promote and support the development of history education so that it strengthens peace, stability, democracy and critical thinking.

EUROCLIO affirms that the past does not stop at borders and that history education has a great impact on how people look at the world around them.

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Halil,

Are the historians going to be truly apolitical while on the island?