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At the annual EuroClio conference “History and Hope: Learning for Change”, the workshop “Whose Memory Counts? Monuments, Controversy and Under-Representation” will take place. The facilitators are Vassilki Yiannou and Lidija Županic Šuica. The workshop explores how monuments and invisible communities shape public memory through debates and creative tasks, fostering an inclusive and democratic approach to remembrance.

This year, from 15-16 May 2026, we participate in the History Teaching Workshop titled “Shapeshifting Nation States: Moving Borders, Moving Peoples” at the Ratiu Democracy Centre in Turda, Romania. Applications are open to motivated high-school level History teachers and university students reading for a History degree from Romania, Moldova and Serbia. We welcome applicants who wish to engage in a more critical and complex way with difficult aspects of history and to develop their didactic skills.

The project Monument(al) Challenges, carried out in cooperation with the Contested Histories Initiative, aims to address some of the challenges history teachers across Europe face in their teaching. In particular, we recognize the lack of resources that enable teachers to engage students in discussions about sensitive and complex historical topics. This is why the toolkit was created – to provide teachers with diverse materials for exploring controversial historical issues outside the classroom, using the analysis of monuments from around the world. The toolkit will soon be translated and made available in Serbian.

The Onsite Remembrance Learning Toolkit was created in 2023, thanks to the creativity and dedication of teachers who participated in our contest, “Sites of Memory as an Inspiration for Democratic Learning.” A total of 21 lesson and project activity plans were selected and published under the auspices of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia.

The HISTOLAB Award for Innovative School Projects in History Education, organized by the Council of Europe, was awarded to eight schools from France, Ireland, Serbia, Spain, and Turkey. Among the recipients was BeoTura from Serbia. Students and teachers from the awarded schools received their prizes during the HISTOLAB European Days of Innovation in History Education 2024. The event also served as a gathering place for history teachers, professors, researchers, practitioners, young professionals, and students to exchange ideas.

Belgrade was once again the venue of an inspiring symposium on history teaching, titled “Rethinking History and Civic Education for a Shared Future,” which took place on October 30–31, 2025. Experts and specialists from different parts of the world gathered in our city to exchange innovative practices in history teaching. For the past three years, this symposium had been an indispensable event for everyone engaged in history education. Held at various locations across Belgrade, the symposium also included engaging study visits for participants, offering diverse perspectives on cultural and historical heritage.