This workshop is mainly about democracy, tolerance, and communication. Through discussions, reflections, schemes and team work tasks the participants will reflect on the meaning and the process of democratic decision making. The guiding questions will be: How can we implement democracy in our lives and how can we extend our limit of tolerance?

DEUTSCH:

Zeit: Der Workshop wird zweimal angeboten:

1. Samstag, 12.11.2016, von 10 bis 17 Uhr im Konferenzraum des Universitätsgebäudes Prüferstraße 2 (Erdgeschoss)
2. Samstag, 26.11.2016 von 10 bis 17 Uhr in Raum SPQ-1402

Zielgruppe: Deutsche und internationale Universitätsangehörige

SPRACHE: Der Workshop wird in englischer Sprache angeboten. Sämtliche Teilnehmer müssen über ausreichend gute Englischkenntnisse verfügen.

ANMELDUNG: Für die Teilnahme ist eine Anmeldung per Online-Formular erforderlich.

ENGLISH:

Time: This workshop will take place twice. Please choose one date upon registration (required).

1. Saturday, 12 November 2016, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Conferenz hall in ground floor of university building Prueferstr. 2
2. Saturday, 26 November 2016, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in SPQ-1402 (Prueferstr. 2)

Target group: German and international members of TU Bergakademie Freiberg

LANGUAGE: English

REGISTRATION: Registration is required, please use the online registration form

Beschreibung/Description

This workshop is mainly about democracy, tolerance, and communication. Through discussions, reflections, schemes and team work tasks the participants will reflect on the meaning and the process of democratic decision making. The guiding questions will be: How can we implement democracy in our lives and how can we extend our limit of tolerance?

The workshop also teaches how to enhance communication skills. The underlying method was developed by Prof. Susanne Ulrich & Florian Wenzel, Center of Applied Policy Research, University Munich (LMU).

The lecturer Ali Ezzat Abdelhamid Abdelshafy from Egypt is currently a Master student at TU Bergakademie Freiberg. He has got accreditation as a trainer from Center of Applied Policy Research at Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich and did several workshops in various renowned institutions in Cairo and Alexandria/Egypt, as well as in the USA and Sweden.

Center of Applied Policy Research – Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich; The first in 2014 as a trainer for civic education (specifically: Democracy, Tolerance and Communication), the second in 2015 as a trainer for Diversity and Discrimination. In addition to other international civic and political programms.