How can Digital Citizenship Education (DCE) be more firmly embedded in education policy and practice? The Council of Europe’s DCE Promoters Network addressed this question at its ninth meeting, held …
As part of the celebrations marking Professor Pirjatanniemi’s career, a conversation between her and the renowned human rights scholar and practitioner Manfred Nowak was recorded for the ‘Talking Rights’ podcast …
16th Meeting of the COE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET Collaborative Platform on Social and Economic Rights Venue: Novotel Wien Hauptbahnhof, Vienna, Austria Karin Lukas will speak on 7 October 2026 during Session 1 (9.30 …
The journal is published digitally and in printed form. On 16 to 24 pages, topics of civic education are prepared for teachers. Under the link you can download polis aktuell …
The research project “Clean Mediterranean Sea! – CMS!” and its main outcome, a study on plastic pollution in the Mediterranean Sea, has been the result of 4 years of intense study by over 60 contributors.
At a time of increasing polarisation and global political tensions, as well as the curtailment of democratic spaces by the nation state, the city is becoming an increasingly important actor …
The Vienna Forum for Democracy & Human Rights congratulates the Austrian League for Human Rights on its 100th anniversary!
In 2026, polis – Austrian Centre for Citizenship Education in Schools will celebrate its twentieth anniversary. To mark the occasion, we are publishing a brochure that provides an insight into …
To mark the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights, a special edition of the webinar series “Europe 90 Minutes+” was held on 23 October 2025 for all Austrian schools.
The Vienna Forum’s board is committed to continuing the life’s work of our colleague and chairman, Hannes Tretter, who passed away on 17 March 2025, in his spirit. We would …
