The Certificate Program “Formation and Mentoring”, organized within the Education Department of the IDEIS Institute for Education and Research, successfully held its first session on January 16, 2025 in the charming atmosphere of Amsterdam.

Ina ter Avest, in her book “Guest”(https://eburon.nl/product/gast/), examines the intercultural and interfaith interactions of the 1980s that led to innovative teaching methods. She emphasizes the importance of “living together in diversity” as an essential concept for today's plural society.

Our chairman Alper Alasag was today at the conference of the aldermen's association - round table discussion about connection, also with Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp and Hanne Bikker from the Humanist Association.

The Religious Literacy program organized by Udruga Prizma Croatia on the Croatian island of Veli Iz was successfully held between 4-12 October 2024 with the participation of Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, France and Estonia.

Last month, as young members of IDEIS, we participated in an Erasmus+ program in Italy. In collaboration with partners from five different countries, young people aged 18 and 30 had the opportunity to get to know each other’s cultures and connect throughout the project. Participants came from Italy, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia, Poland, and the Netherlands.

Under the leadership of the Croatian Udruga Prism Foundation, the project ‘Religious Literacy’ was carried out within the framework of Youth Work, with the participation of Croatia, Estonia, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands.

‘Mirrormind’ is a Dutch board game designed to increase children’s self-awareness and is used in the context of religious education.

ZELVI, a comprehensive series of seminar trainings, is designed to enrich teachers' understanding and approach to critical topics.

An extensive seminar series for teachers of cultural centres was held in Rotterdam.

“Transmission of Traditions: A Journey Report on the Translation of Concepts from Old Turkish to Modern Dutch”