Allemagne

My neighbour and me. The story about divided cities.
My neighbour and me is a radio project in which more than 60 youngsters from Poland, Germany and France took part. Despite the young people's origin from various culture living next to one another, it is not easy to get into conversation with one another.
Partners: Goethe Institut Nancy, institute francaise, German UNESCO Comission, Centre européen Robert Schuman (CERS) and others.
Daily life in Mostar Project
Mostar is believed to be earlier known as a city of happiness, amusement and sport, Franjo Dzidcic, a trainer of juniors of Zrinjski team had told me. However, happiness and amusement are nowadays something extraordinary for the inhabitants. Instead , they experience social problems and an ethnic segregation which are named by many residents as a reason for the economic slowdown in Bosnia. Boris, Alisa, Goran and Ante relate about the daily life in Mostar!
Partners: SWR2-Public Radio Station, Renovabis Foundation, Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg and radio X in Mostar. 
Radio project in the course of the Franco-german Competition: Vivre ensemble avec nos différences.
Living together with our differences. Joel, Sami, Norbert, Jules S., Loïse, Fanny, Marjana und Linda are pupils in the 10th grade and learn at the Lycée Honoré Damier in Marseille which is one of the most multicultural city in France. The students produced a radio show, recording opinions of people from different cultures. They also won a prize for the best radio production in the course of the Franco-German Radio Competition.
Project partners: institute francaise Berlin, Goethe Institut Toulouse, Bordeaux, Paris.
Stubborn Minority are the Pomaks in Bulgaria Broadcast on rbb, mdr
The Pomaks are Muslim minority in Bulgaria that mainly inhabits Rhodop Mountains. The community numbering 300 000 people is hardly known in the heart of Europe although their way of life as Europeans. The Pomaks travel throughout Europe carrying Christian names while using Muslim ones at home. They speak Bulgarian but also visit the Mosque and celebrate the Christian holidays. No matter for them. They have lived peacefully with the Turks, Bulgarians and Roma for more than 1400 years!
Partners: Public radio stations: SWR2, RBB, MDR.

The Association´s main activity is the organization of the political-literary project Young Euro Connect. Since 2005 the Young Euro Connect project takes place annually in several cities in Germany and other cities in Europe (for more information please see the attached file). In addition, the Association cooperates with other national and international organizations on projects promoting democracy, tolerance and European intergration. The Association also publishes books and articles on Europe and its values.

Youth Bankers accompany youth projects from the planning over the realization to the evaluation. We want to give young people an incentive to get committed in non-profit youth projects in their direct environment and accept responsibility for others in their age.

The main subjects of the ZAK´s research and project activities are the fields of globalization, cultural change and technology and intercultural communication. Thus, the ZAK contributes to scientific reflection and the shaping of developments in society and culture. Main areas of research are: Interdisciplinary teaching and integrative studies, internationalization and globalization, teamwork and leadership competence in intercultural projects and urban integration of immigrant groups on a European scale. As a member of the Anna Lindh Foundation the ZAK covers the fields: democracy and community development (e.g. Karlsruhe Dialogues), international/cultural relations and research (e.g. International Forum; Days of Culture of the City of Karlsruhe; European Integration and Institutional Studies - Jean Monnet Program EURIIS; Internationalization and intercultural decision-making and responsibility INTER-ACT). Since March 2012 the ZAK, together with the Goethe Institute, coordinates the German network of the Anna-Lindh Foundation as well as the Common Action, a collaborative, Germany-wide Event series of the network with the subject “Migration and Flight”. In 2010 the ZAK hosted the German launch of the Anna-Lindh-Report on EuroMed Intercultural Trends accompanied by a panel discussion in the castle of Karlsruhe. An evening with Arab independent short-films framed by the curator’s explanations was the ZAK’s contribution to the ALF-series of events “Mittelmeer vor Ort” in May 2011.

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