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Via Department of History, of Department [email protected] Razvan Adrian Marinescu, webmaster Marinescu, Adrian Razvan [email protected] Laura Burgisano, project assistant project Burgisano, Laura [email protected] Anna Maria Pult, manager Pult, Maria Anna C TS C ONTA [email protected] Carla Salvaterra, co-coordinator Salvaterra, Carla [email protected] CLIOHWORLD Guðmundur Hálfdanarson, co-coordinator Hálfdanarson, Guðmundur [email protected] Ann Katherine Isaacs, coordinator Isaacs, Katherine Ann C OORDINATORS The CLIOH-WORLD Partnership Project Partners Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (NL) Karl-Franzens-Universität, Graz (AT) Universiteit Utrecht (NL) Paris-Lodron-Universität, Salzburg (AT) Universitetet i Oslo (NO) Universiteit Gent (BE) Uniwersytet w Białymstoku (PL) Nov Balgarski Universitet, Sofia (BG) Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Kraków (PL) Sofiyski Universitet “Sveti Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia (BG) Universidade de Coimbra (PT) Panepistimio Kyprou, Nicosia (CY) Universidade Aberta (PT) Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Prague (CZ) Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PT) Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg (DE) Universitatea Babeş Bolyai din Cluj-Napoca (RO) Ruhr-Universität, Bochum (DE) Universitatea “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Iasi (RO) Technische Universität Chemnitz (DE) Universitatea “Ştefan cel Mare” Suceava (RO) Roskilde Universitetscenter (DK) Linköpings Universitet (SE) Tartu Ülikool (EE) Uppsala Universitet (SE) Universitat de Barcelona (ES) Univerza v Mariboru, Maribor (SI) Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona (ES) Univerzita Mateja Bela, Banská Bystrica (SK) Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao (ES) Çukurova Üniversitesi, Adana (TR) Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (ES) Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Trabzon (TR) Oulun Yliopisto, Oulu (FI) University of Aberdeen (UK) Turun Yliopisto, Turku (FI) Queen’s University, Belfast (UK) Université Pierre Mendès France, Grenoble II (FR) University of Sussex, Brighton (UK) Université de Toulouse II- Le Mirail (FR) The University of the West of England, Bristol (UK) Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon (GR) University of Edinburgh (UK) Panepistimio Dytikis Makedonias (GR) University of Strathclyde (UK) Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis (GR) Swansea University(UK) Miskolci Egyetem (HU) Primrose Publishing (UK) Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh, Cork (IE) Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh-Galway (IE) Associate Partners Háskóli Íslands, Reykjavik (IS) Universität Basel (CH) Università di Bologna (IT) ISHA- International Student of History Association Università degli Studi di Milano (IT) Universiteti i Tiranes (AL) Università degli Studi di Padova (IT) Univerzitet u Banjoj Luci (BA) Università di Pisa (IT) Univerzitet u Sarajevu (BA) Università degli Studi di Roma Tre (IT) Osaka University, Graduate School of Letters (JP) Vilniaus Universitetas, Vilnius (LT) Univerzitet “Sv. Kliment Ohridski”- Bitola (MK) Latvijas Universitāte, Riga (LV) Moskowskij Gosudarstvennyj Oblastnoj Universitet (RU) L-Università ta’ Malta, Msida (MT) Univerzitet u Novom Sadu (SCG) The ProjecT CLIOHWORLD Work GrouPs CLIOHWORLD is an Erasmus Academic Network, now at the be- WG1: European Union and European Integration History ginning of its second year. It is based on the findings of several previous Most History Departments and Faculties offer very little on the History projects. It intends to take an important further step towards increasing of the EU itself. Courses and programmes are more common in Faculties the critical understanding - on the part of European students and citizens of Political Science, Law, or Economics. WG1 is mapping this situation, in general - of Europe’s past, present and future and its role in the wider idenitifying examples of good practice. It also promotes a more incisive his- world. The underlying motive is to fight xenophobia at its base, encourag- torical aspect in the area of European Studies. ing an inclusive European citizenship by providing the necessary tools for WG2: World History, Global History and Periodisation learners of all ages. Non-European history usually emphasizes areas connected to national his- The main goals of previous and parallel European History Network tory (past empires, emigration, cultural links). WG2 looks at how ‘world’ projects (CLIOH, CLIOHnet, CLIOHnet2, CLIOHRES) have been or ‘global’ histories differ, mapping the present situation, identifying good to improve the understanding of national histories as they are studied, practise, and promoting ways to increase understanding of Europe and its taught and learned in European universities. We have emphasised putting history as part of a more general history. WG2 proposes alternatives to pe- into contact and creating links between national historical narratives, pre- riodisation systems based on national or European history. paring tools and materials to structure history programmes that can make WG3: E-learning and Digitization learners aware of how national historical viewpoints have been created, ICT has produced a sea change in historical research, learning and teach- and how and why they may contrast with the beliefs and understandings ing. WG3 builds on the History Network’s past experience in e-learning; about history in neighbouring countries. it attempts to make the products and resources of the History Networks more visible and more user friendly for researchers, students and teachers CLIOHWORLD.net uses its consolidated experience and methodology around the world. to deal with further challenges: first, to develop learning and teaching of EU history itself, including European integration and expansion, and, WG4: Developing EU-Turkey Dialogue second, to promote knowledge of the links with the histories of other Many Europeans today still consider the Ottoman Empire and the Repub- continents as well. lic of Turkey to be ‘outside’ of Europe, even if many European countries, including EU member states, were once part of the Ottoman Empire. A The main products envisaged are plenary working meetings, meetings of similar kind of tunnel vision afflicts History learning and teaching in Tur- smaller working groups, dissemination activities in all partner countries, key. WG4 supports Intensive Programmes in Turkey and designs strategies development of links with European and World History associations in and materials for learning and teaching in both Turkey and the EU. other continents, production and dissemination of Guidelines and Refer- ence Points for Higher Education programmes in EU and World History, WG 5: Regional and Transnational History development and implementation of an EU History quality label based on Regional and/or transnational history is usually taught today in course Tuning competences and state of the art internal quality enhancement pro- units bearing other names. WG5 identifies examples of good practice, and cedures, development of the www.cliohworld.net website, production and is creating guidelines based on an agreed frame of reference, so that History dissemination of new materials for innovative history teaching and learning. Departments and Faculties can develop this sector and describe their offer in an optimal way. collaboraTion WiTh oTher ProjecTs CLIOHRES.net is a Sixth Framework Network of Excellence. It is CLIOHWORLD’s sister Network. In it 180 researchers from 45 Uni- versities are pioneering a new model for European historical research. CLIOHRES has produced nearly forty volumes of research results: they The cliohWorlD QualiTy iniTiaTive are available on www.cliohres.net and in book form. The experience of the European History Networks in the area of “quality” TUNING started as a project (“Tuning Educational Structures in Eu- began with the participation of CLIOHnet in the TEEP 2002 project, rope”), university designed and driven, to give substance to the Bologna in which the European Network of Quality Assurance Agencies first de- Process. Developed by academics coming from many European countries, signed and tested a non-invasive non-prescriptive of procedure for Uni- it has produced guidelines and reference points for designing degree pro- versities to evaluate the quality of their degree programmes. grammes. Tuning is now a world-wide process: History is a pilot subject A quality commission in the CLIOHnet2 Network refined the Self- area in Europe, Latin America , the Russian Federation, Georgia and the Evaluation Manual, and CLIOHnet2 partner Universities carried out the Kyrgyz Republic. Tuning will soon start in the USA and in other coun- procedure, including site visits from members of the Commission. tries and continents as well. Quality is a major theme in CLIOHWORLD; achieving real quality The CoRe 2 Project is coordinated by the NUFFIC (The Netherlands -Or in University history teaching and research is our general aim. CLIO-