Tuesday 30 November: Webinar - Teaching about the EU: European Studies in Ireland

Join Minister Thomas Byrne, Sean Kelly MEP and a stellar panel of experts and practitioners to debate the need for a stronger focus on teaching about the EU and languages from primary to third level education in Ireland.

The event will:

• discuss the state of play of European Studies and teaching about the EU in Ireland, and the important role it plays for civil education, helping young people play a full role as  active citizens;
• consider what could be done to expand the offer of European Studies at all levels in Ireland;
• look at the impact of the European Parliament Ambassador School and the Blue Star programmes and other relevant initiatives;
• sketch the terrain and harvest ideas and questions to feed into an international symposium on European Studies being organised by the University of Limerick in May 2022.

Speakers:

• Thomas Byrne - Minister for European Affairs
• Sean Kelly - MEP for Ireland South
• Barbara Nolan - Head of the European Commission Representation in Ireland
• DrJoachim Fischer - Jean Monnet Chair in European Cultural Studies and Director of the Centre for European Studies at UL
• Catherine Cooke-Harkin - EPAS Senior Ambassador
• Sarah McMenamin  EPAS Junior Ambassador, St Columba's College, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal

The event will be moderated by Brian Mooney - Irish Times education columnist and career guidance counsellor.

Participants can comment and ask questions via a LIVE chat.