“We have problems with misunderstanding of multiculturalism and non-discrimination in academia,” said prof. Elena Dzukeska from the Independent Academic Union at a panel discussion on CIVIL on “Non-discrimination and multiculturalism in schools.
“There is a need to expand the circle of people for teacher training. Schools are places where students get acquainted with their culture, but also with other cultures they will meet. We should not build our own culture through discrimination. Every culture is multicultural, it is important to pass it on to the students because that way we will not leave room for discrimination to develop,” said Dzukeska.
“Political parties need to show responsibility, we are now in a post-regime period, the dictator is not in the country, but the regime is still here. Part of the academic community did not have any strong arguments why the reforms in education should not be implemented, there were simply personal and political quarrels,” she added when asked about the announced educational reforms.
The panel discussion is part of the project “European Perspectives” which CIVIL is implementing with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany from April 1 this year. The project unites several components, one of which is “Advocacy and promotion of European values, multiculturalism and non-discrimination in primary and secondary schools by contributing to the reform of the education system.”
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