Call for Papers
Multicultural Education in the CEE Region, NIS and
Central Asia
Cluj, 25-26 November, 2005
The workshop Multicultural Education in the CEE
Region, NIS and Central Asia, proposes to explore the
topic of multicultural education, which is one of the
most sensitive aspects of multicultural policies. The
workshop will be hosted by Babes-Bolyai University,
from Cluj - that is one institution where the
multicultural model has been applied successfully for
several years.
Proposed topics:
Multicultural Policies and Democratization of
Educational Processes
Implementation of Multicultural Curricula in
Universities
Promoting Identity and Recognition in University
System
Gender and Ethnicity as Multicultural Issues
Models of Multicultural Education
Multicultural Education and Religion
Education, Migration and Trans-cultural Challenges
Language of the workshop:
English
Organizers
Department of Systematic Philosophy, Faculty of
History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University
SACRI, Cluj
With the support of Open Society Foundation, Romania
Eligibility:
Academics and researchers in multicultural education
in the CEE region, NIS and Central Asia;
Representatives of NGOs active in the field of
pluralism and diversity;
Politicians promoting multicultural agendas;
Mass media representatives
Requirements:
Prospective participants are asked to submit the
following documents via e-mail, by October 20th 2005
the latest. All documents are to be submitted in
English.
- a completed application form (the application form
will soon be available in a downloadable format on the
conference website; for the moment, send a blank
message having as subject "Application form" to
religiousstudiescluj@yahoo.com)
- a recent CV or resume, including a list of
publications, if any;
- a 300-words-abstract of the paper.
The e-mail address where the documents are to be sent
is religiousstudiescluj@yahoo.com
Please include in the subject line of the message:
"application for workshop in Cluj"
A selection committee will evaluate the applications
and will notify the participants by October 25th 2005.
Interested participants are kindly asked to note that
in the event of being selected to participate in the
conference, they will be asked to submit the full
paper in advance. Deadline for submitting the papers:
November 15th, 2004. The length of the paper should
not exceed 4000 words
Important note:
The organizers have applied to different organizations
in order to cover the costs of the event. However,
potential participants are encouraged to seek for
alternative funds (individual grants, institutional
funds, own contribution etc.). We are not able to
cover the accommodation and travel costs of
participants coming from regions other than Central
and Eastern Europe, NIS and Central Asia. For selected
participants coming from countries other than Romania,
the travel will be arranged by their local Soros
foundations.
For supplementary information, please contact the
seminar coordinators:
Project Coordinator:
Assoc. Prof. Sandu Frunza, Babes-Bolyai University,
President of SACRI
Email: religiousstudiescluj@yahoo.com
Phone: + 4 0741 676936
Website: www.sacri.ro
Associate Professor Sandu Frunza, Ph.D.
Head of the Department of Systematic Philosophy
Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania
The Society for the Research of Religions and
Ideologies
www.sacri.ro
Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies
