Poland

In Poland, we work to strengthen young people’s resilience to handle crisis and reinforce their ability and confidence to participate in public life.

The European Wergeland Centre has had a long history of projects and initiatives in Poland, starting with the Regional Summer Academy Programme which ran from 2010 to 2014, in partnership with the Polish Ministry of Education to promote inclusive and democratic schools.

A long-running partnership with POLIN: Museum of the History of Polish Jews started in 2015 with the establishment of “Fighting Antisemitism, Xenophobia and Racism Now!” – an exchange programme for Polish and Norwegian youth at Utøya and Warsaw.

In 2022-2023, the Centre supported the fight for gender equality in cooperation with the Center for Citizenship Education (CEO).

Through Youth for the City – City for the Youth (2022-2024) in partnership with Lublin Municipality, the Wergeland Centre fascilitated a range of activities for Norwegian, Polish and Ukrainian youth, to strengthen inclusion, solidarity and youth participation.

MUCIT: Museums as Sites of Citizenship (2025-2026) gathered museum professionals from Poland, Norway and Ukraine, to strengthen the capacities of museums to promote a culture of democracy, develop democratic competences and encourage civic participation among younger generations in Ukraine and Europe as a whole.

Ongoing Projects

Jewish Cultural Heritage

The European Wergeland Centre is a key strategic partner in the educational part of the EEA and Norway Grants “Jewish Cultural Heritage” project in Poland.

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Civic Education for Change

Civic Education for Change is a national project aimed at strengthening civic education in Poland through innovative teaching approaches and capacity-building in schools and kindergartens.

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Completed Projects

MUCIT: Museums as Sites of Citizenship

The two-year long project “MUCIT: Museums as Sites of Citizenship” gather forces across Norway, Poland and Ukraine to support Ukrainian museums and memorial sites by strengthening their civic education programs and building their capacity to safeguard, strengthen and showcase democracy as part of intangible cultural heritage during the war and in the postwar recovery.

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Regional Summer Academy Poland

The Regional Summer Academy “Democracy at School” promoted education for democratic citizenship in Poland, Russia and Eastern Partnership countries.

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School of Inclusion

The project aims to develop and disseminate a comprehensive educational program for ensuring gender equality and equal treatment within the formal education in Poland

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Youth for the City, City for Youth

Youth for the City, City for Youth aims to strengthen young people’s resilience to handle crisis and reinforce their ability and confidence to participate in public life.

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Hate I´m Against

“Hate, I’m against” gave Polish and Norwegian students the skills and tools to organize social campaigns against hate speech and discrimination in their schools and local environments.

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