2. What comes into my mind…
What does the Council of Europe stand for (Who?
What? How?...)?
https://padlet.com/richard_pirolt/what-comes-into-
my-mind-concerning-the-council-of-europe-
ee2sz4380561rh0z
3. A look into history – more than 70 years of work
for Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law
• 1949 – Statute of the Council of Europe – Treaty of London
https://www.youtube.com/embed/CJVNSJUQKeE?si=H-
pvtGr7bNDfuWk0
• 1950 – European Convention on Human Rights
• 1959 – European Court of Human Rights
• 1999 – Human Rights Commissioner
https://70.coe.int/home-en.html#757.6015625
5. The main functioning principle:
Treaties
Treaty No. 001 (London, 1949):
https://rm.coe.int/1680935bd0
Founding member states:
The Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the French Republic,
the Irish Republic, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of
Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Dialogue, respect, freedom to sign/ratify/put in place CoE
conventions:
https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/about-treaties
6. Governing bodies and policy making in the
Council of Europe
The Secretary General: Ms Marija Pejčinović Burić
https://www.coe.int/en/web/secretary-general/biography
The Council of Ministers
https://search.coe.int/cm/Pages/result_details.aspx?ObjectID=090000168058d922#_Toc59177
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The Parliamentary Assembly
https://pace.coe.int/en/pages/powers
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
https://www.coe.int/en/web/congress/overview
The Conference of INGOs
https://www.coe.int/en/web/ingo/conference
The Treaty Office
https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list
7. This is „my minister“
https://www.coe.int/en/web/cm/members-cm
Vektor-Illustration von Menschen Silhouetten mit der
Skyline der Stadt im Hintergrund. Lizenziert von Autorin
unter CC-BY 4.0 DEED
8. The Council of Europe and Education
Steering Committee: CDPPE (Steering Committee For Educational Policy
and Practice)
https://www.coe.int/en/web/education/cdppe
The Mission of the Education Department
https://www.coe.int/en/web/education/mission
9. Milestones in CoE Higher Education
Policy
• The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-
reference-languages
• The Lisbon Convention (Convention on the Recognition of
Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European
Region)
• https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list/-
/conventions/treaty/165
10. Examples of CoE Education Policy
The Reference Framework of Competences
for Democratic Culture (RFCDC)
https://www.coe.int/en/web/reference-framework-of-
competences-for-democratic-culture/home
Context: https://rm.coe.int/background-to-the-framework-
reference-framework-of-competences-for-dem/1680994101
Model: https://rm.coe.int/a-model-of-the-competences-
required-for-democratic-culture-and-intercu/16809940c3
Pedagogy: https://rm.coe.int/guidance-document-2-cdc-and-
pedagogy-reference-framework-of-competence/1680991ee0
Whole-School Approach: https://rm.coe.int/guidance-
document-5-cdc-and-the-whole-school-approach-reference-
framew/1680993a71
12. Examples of CoE Education Policy
Digital Citizenship Education (DCE)
https://www.coe.int/en/web/digital-citizenship-
education/home
Model: https://rm.coe.int/10-domains-dce/168077668e
Handbook: https://rm.coe.int/168093586f
Digital Citizenship Domains:
https://www.coe.int/en/web/digital-citizenship-
education/digital-citizenship-domains
13. Assignment
• Looking into two CoE initiatives – RFCDC and DCE
• Pick up one of these initiatives and explore at one example of your
teaching experience, where you could implement elements of one of
these strategies into daily school life.
