Thursday 26 March 2015

Slovenia: Cultural Bazaar on European Year for Development 2015

For the past decade, arts and cultural education has been an important area of learning in terms of global, European and national concerns. The aim of the Cultural Bazaar, organised jointly by the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, the National Education Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO, CMEPIUS as well as numerous Slovenian cultural institutions, is to provide information on cultural events taking place throughout Slovenia and stimulate interest in the arts and cultural education.

Within the scope of the Bazaar, numerous lectures, workshops and panel discussions were held. Cultural Bazaar was organised on 18 March 2015. This year, one of the topics addressed at the Cultural Bazaar was the European Year for Development 2015. SLOGA platform was promoted by various publications, and some member organisations participated at thematic workshops and round tables. The aim of the activities was to bring the development issues closer to teachers and youth.

Information provided by Adriana Aralica, SLOGA

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