Events

The 10th Forum for Intercultural Learning & Exchange (FILE) will be dedicated to the topic of Values Education in Student Exchange:

Do student exchanges support the learning of positive values to live peacefully together on our planet? And if so, how? Going on an exchange does not guarantee per se that people become more aware of global issues and more sensitive for the wellbeing of humankind. The purpose of Forum X goes beyond just stating “noble” values yet again as they have already been phrased by the UN, UNESCO, CoE, Delors, AFS and many others. It focuses on how these values can be translated into learning activities for students involved in an exchange so that they may become part of their lives, as well as their families’ and schools’. 

We will discuss:

• Are values universal or are they affected by cultural differences?
• Which accepted international documents support which universal values; if any?
• Which positive values must support intercultural learning?
• And which values counteract intercultural learning and global citizenship?
• Which pedagogical processes help to instill positive values in a learning program?
• Which tools are more apt to achieve this end?