Education

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One cannot understand the modern world without a thorough knowledge of the history of the Nazi German concentration camp, Auschwitz. Students and academic youth can take advantage of educational programs prepared by ICEAH. Middle Upper-Secondary Universities	Educational work shapes the individual and collective memory of Auschwitz. ICEAH organizes postgraduate studies, seminars, conferences, and also prepares publications supporting educators in the proper preparation of young people for a visit to the Memorial. More	Education in the authentic space of the former camp gives the opportunity to reflect and debate on many universal topics, significant in the process of civic education. Therefore, the activity of ICEAH is also addressed to various professional and social groups. More

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The first university faculty created in partnership with the Auschwitz Memorial opened in Burgos, Spain

23-09-2022

The founding act of the Faculty of Human Rights and Democratic Culture created by the National Institute of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Spain was signed at the University of Burgos on 22 September. It is the world's first university faculty to be co-created in partnership with the Auschwitz Memorial.

International help and campaign for the conservation of 8,000 shoes of child victims of Auschwitz

22-09-2022

The Auschwitz Museum, the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation and the International March of the Living have signed a declaration to finance the conservation of some 8,000 children's shoes in the Memorial Collections, a moving symbol of the suffering of the youngest victims of the German Nazi camp.

Camp orchestras in Auschwitz - educational session, 27 September

21-09-2022

The history of orchestras at the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz will be the subject of the educational session of the Museum, scheduled to begin at 16.00 (CEST, GMT+2) on 27 September. Online streaming with English translation will be available for registered participants via zoom.

Postgraduate studies “The Roots of the 20th Century Totalitarianism: Auschwitz – Holocaust – Genocides”

09-09-2022

SWPS University and the International Centre for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust at the Auschwitz Museum are recruiting for the postgraduate studies “The Roots of the 20th Century Totalitarianism: Auschwitz – Holocaust – Genocides”.

17th session of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation Council

07-09-2022

The 17th session of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation Council took place at the Memorial on 2 September. The Foundation’s primary mission is to finance the preservation of the authentic remains of the Auschwitz-Birkenau German Nazi concentration and extermination camp. In the past year, the Foundation donated a record amount of over PLN 22 million for conservation works at the Memorial.

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