It is a summer school which was attended by 135 participants from 69 countries. It already sounds awesome!
It was the third edition of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Summer School which was held by the University of Coimbra, Portugal, between 6th and 11th August.
The two main objectives of the summer school were to promote the empowerment of young people by strengthening their intercultural skills and competences, and to strengthen their capacity to get involved in the preparation and implementation of cooperative actions among nations to promote peace.
We attended several lectures and workshops aiming to address the objectives of the summer school.
In the framework of various workshops the participants were given the chance to introduce their projects to other participants.
In one of the workshops, called “Youth activism against stereotypes and prejudices”, I presented the EuroArab Project of AEGEE – Europe, and it felt great to spread the word!
The summer school has also given space for inter-religious dialogue. We visited a cathedral, a synagogue and a mosque in Lisbon. It was very important for us to understand where and how people of different faiths practice their religion.
Written by Diana Lesko, AEGEE-Debrecen