The EUSTORY and DVV International joint project, A Toolkit for Critical History Teaching, concludes with an International Academy for History Educators. This event will bring together teachers from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine who mentored the best student entries in the 2023-24 history competitions.

The academy will provide a platform for educators to share their experiences and engage in informal discussions. A key focus will be on examining how political propaganda manipulates history, particularly in school education.

The academy will take place in Budva, Montenegro, from October 17 to 20, 2024. It is co-organised by the Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association (DVV International) and EUSTORY, a network of non-governmental organisations dedicated to historical research competitions for young people in Europe. The project is supported by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany.

The preliminary programme is below:

17 October

Opening keynote by Mire Mladenovski, educator and president of the History Teachers Association of North Macedonia

18 October

Session “History teaching as a weapon and as a tool” Mire Mladenovski

Session “The role of history textbooks" Aleksandar Todosijevic, president of the History Teachers Association of Serbia

Session “Destruction of cultural heritage", Admir Ibricic, a history teacher from Bosnia and Herzegovina

19 October

Session “Multi-perspective view on the past", Milos Vukanovic, president of the History Teachers Association of Montenegro

Session “Soviet Propaganda and History Myths in Textbooks: The Case of Ukraine", Kyrylo Kabanov, a history teacher from Ukraine

20 October

Closing discussion “History Education and Memory Culture During the Times of Crisis", Mire Mladenovski, Milos Vukanovic, Kyrylo Kabanov, moderator Admir Ibricic.