Overview

The European Wergeland Centre (EWC) is a resource centre on education for intercultural understanding, human rights, and democratic citizenship. Established in an innovative cooperation between Norway and the Council of Europe (CoE) in 2008, we offer our expertise and services to all 46 CoE member states and neighbouring regions. Our work builds on CoE recommendations and policies, such as the Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education, which was developed to make sure that the values of human rights, democracy and the rule of law are promoted in and through education. EWC’s main aim is to strengthen the capacity of individuals, educational institutions and educational systems to build and sustain a culture of democracy and human rights. EWC is governed by a board composed of representatives of the Council of Europe and Norway. Our offices are located in Oslo, Norway.