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How can a Global Citizenship Education initiative on AI defuse social tensions and strengthen intercultural dialogue? In Pamplona, GET Spain successfully concluded the “Fake News Hunters” Youth Action: an initiative that empowered local youth to step up as agents of change, addressing social tensions and strengthening intercultural coexistence in their neighborhoods.

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The Global Geography of Social Challenges – Handbook and Educational Atlas offers a dual solution: it serves as a ready-to-use toolkit for teachers and a lifelong method of reading the world for students. Designed primarily for geography classes, its essence is inherently interdisciplinary, making it a valuable asset for history, civic education, and science lessons alike.

The final session of this year’s Research to Policy Webinar Series is taking place online on July 8, 2026, at 02:00 PM (CEST). Hosted annually by ANGEL in partnership with the Global Education Network Europe (GENE), this webinar series creates a shared space to bridge silos and connect researchers with policymakers. Registration is now open: secure your spot to participate in the discussion.

In the small Bulgarian village of Bata, more than 140 children from ethnic minority communities became the protagonists of Mission: Earth, a youth-led initiative promoted within the GET project to foster environmental awareness and active citizenship. Through creative activities, global learning and community engagement, students explored climate change, sustainability and collective responsibility, transforming knowledge into concrete action. Read the story of change from GET Bulgaria to learn more.

On March 5 and 6, the Navarra Student and Future Career Fair 2026 was held at the Baluarte Congress Palace in Pamplona. The event welcomed 10,000 students from across Navarra. The GET partner Coopera ONGD participated with a GET stand, engaging 2,604 students. The two-day event provided a unique opportunity to introduce hundreds of students to an initiative focused on Youth Action as a tool for Global Citizenship Education.

The Global Education Thematic Project is contributing to the Research to Policy Webinar Series, a new programme jointly developed by Global Education Network Europe (GENE) and Academic Network on Global Education & Learning (ANGEL). As part of this initiative, our project has organised two webinars aimed at strengthening the connections between research and policy – and between researchers and policymakers – in the field of Global Education.

On March 25–26, 2026, educators, experts, and NGO representatives from eight European countries came together in Warsaw for the international seminar Global Citizenship Education in Practice: Ideas, Methods, and Experiences. Over two days of workshops and exchanges, they explored innovative approaches to Global Citizenship Education (GCE), shared experiences from their national contexts, and strengthened cross-border collaboration. Read some key insights from Czech, Portuguese, and Italian participants.

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