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is SIETAR SIETAR
(The International Society for Intercultural Education,
Training and Research) founded in 1974 is an
interdisciplinary professional association whose purpose
is to promote understanding and cooperation among people
of diverse cultures, races and ethnic groups.
SIETAR Europa was founded in 1991. Since its foundation
it has held annual congresses in the Netherlands, Italy,
Germany, Finland, the Czech Repubblic, France and Great
Britain.
Sietar Europa currently has a membership of about 630
members spread throughout Europe.
SIETAR Europa
Congress
The 9th SIETAR Europa
Congress will be held in Trieste (Italy) - February 24th
- 27th 1999.
Why Trieste?
The founding of Trieste
was an offspring of the Enlightenment culture which
considered tolerance and coexistence as vital elements of
economic growth.
Trieste has always been considered an "intercultural
workshop": a borderland where different cultures
have met and clashed but where they have also learnt how
to live together.
Trieste has a multi-ethnic population: Italian majority,
Slovenian and Croatian. It is multireligious and has a
long standing tradition of Austrian culture.
For these reasons Trieste can represent a cross-roads
towards a new Europe which is becoming "One
community with many identities".
Who should attend
SIETAR Congresses?
Professionals working
with diverse cultures in business, educational
institutes, human services, governmental agencies who
want to:
- increase their
understanding and competence in the intercultural
field
- exchange
information with European and local specialists
- establish networks
within and across disciplinary, professional and
cultural boundaries.
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