FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES
Interkulturelles Zentrum (Intercultural Centre - Youth Exchange Programmes)
National Network
Austria
Address
Bacherplatz 10 A – 1050 Vienna AustriaCountry
AustriaCity
A – 1050 ViennaStreet address 2
Bacherplatz 10Telephone
+ 43 (0)1 586 75 44 20E-Mail (2)
iz@iz.or.atWebsite
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1987Contact Person1
Iréne StenmoOrganisation Type
Non-Governmental OrganizationFields of Activity
Democracy and community developmentGeneral Information
IZ promotes the development of relations between people of different cultural origin and trains people to carry out practical intercultural work in the areas “education”, “youth work”, adult education. IZ co-operates with international institutions (Council of Europe, European Commission, UNESCO), ministries in Austria and Europe. IZ was awarded the World Aware Award for Global Education 2000 and 2005 by the Council of Europe. The budget fully depends on funds from European and Austrian insti¬tutions, partners and private sources. Annual turnover 2005 ca. 800.000 €.Mission and Objectives
Intercultural Education In a situation of confusion, where individual knowledge, social forms of behavior, and personal action can no longer rely on established traditions for guidance, education becomes key. Education signifies not only the communication of knowledge and skills, it also appertains to the development of social skills and personal integrity. The aim of intercultural education is to communicate insights, to reinforce motivations, and to encourage forms of action that empower people to exercise their basic rights and to contribute actively to the shaping of democratic, pluralistic societies. Interkulturelles Zentrum’s aims and field of work The work of Interkulturelles Zentrum gives priority to self-reflective, experience-oriented, and social learning processes before the receptive acquisition of knowledge and the practice of purely technical exercises. Personal encounters and joint action are contributions considered central to the development of an awareness aMain Projects / Activities
• youthNET SEE Long-term project aiming at the development of youth policy and co-operation as contributions towards tolerance and understanding in Southeast Europe. • youthNET CIS Initiative towards enhancing co-operation between the European Union and the neighboring countries in East Europe-Russia, Belarus, Ukraine. • Training of Trainers / YOUTH The course consists of three seminars and a supervised practical assignment. Tolerance Campaign in FYROM Partner of British Council advice to youth policy development. • International School Partnerships Since 1990 we initiate, consult and support school partnerships with countries all over the world - more that 4500 projects. • Education for Global Citizenship Pupils, teachers, NGOs and educational experts from Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Cameroon and Chile jointly develop pedagogical approaches and methods for global education. • EURED – Peace Education in Europe Co-initiator of the UNESCO/EURED teacher training cour