Federal Union of European Nationalities FUEN Conference

»Basic Right to Education« on 31st August 2007 in Flensburg
FUEN Conference within the framework of the 4th European Minority Marathon in Flensburg

Education as a Challenge for the 21^st Century
and its particular importance for autochthonous minorities.
Friday, 31st August, 2007, 2-6 p.m. at Flensborghus, Norderstraße 76, D - 24939 Flensburg

DOCUMENTS:
20070518 right to education EN
20070518 Recht auf Bildung DE

Charter for the autochthonous, national minorities in Europe EN
Charta der autochthonen, nationalen Minderheiten / Volksgruppen in Europa

PARTICIPANTS:
20070816 TParticipants on 31st August 2007 in Flensburg

LINKS:
www.fuen.org
www.syfo.de
www.nordschleswig.dk
www.friiske.de
www.ecmi.de
www.midas-press.org
www.flensburgmarathon.de

DECLARATION:
20070927 Erklärung Flensburg DE

DOKUMENTATION:
20070927 Documentation Flensburg EN
20070927 Dokumentation Flensburg DE

PROGRAMME

Opening and address of welcome by the organiser
FUEN - Heinrich SCHULTZ, Vice-President, Danish Minority

Words of Welcome
Ute ERDSIEK-RAVE, Minister of Education and Women, and Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein

Minister (ret.) Frode SØRENSEN, Member of the Danish Parliament

FUEN - Basic right to education of autochthonous, national minorities in Europe
Judith WALDE, Sorbian Minority

Systems of minority formation in Germany and Denmark – a comparative study
Dr Jørn KÜHL, Danish Minority

Roundtable Discussion

Shared dialogue with representatives of the autochthonous, national minorities in Germany and Denmark

Ingwer NOMMENSEN,
North-Frisian, chairman of the Frisian Council / Frasche Rädj

Olaf RUNZ,
Dane from Sydslesvig, Germany, Dansk Skoleforening for Sydslesvig / Danish School Assocation

Jan NUCK,
Lusation Sorb, chairman of the Domowina – Union of Lusatian Sorbs / Zwjazk Łužiskich Serbow

Claus DIEDRICHSEN,
German from Nordschleswig, Denmark, schools inspector of the German school and language association in Nordschleswig / Deutscher Schul- und Sprachverein für Nordschleswig

Jan DIEDRICHSEN,
German from Nordschleswig, Denmark; chairman of the meeting

Conclusion
Hans Heinrich HANSEN – FUEN President

BASIC RIGHT TO EDUCATION

At the 2006 FUEN-Conference in Bautzen, the Charter for the autochthonous national minorities
in Europe was passed. It guarantees 13 fundamental rights for autochthonous, national minorities/ethnic groups as an integral part of human rights.

Each year, the FUEN defines one of these fundamental rights. At this year’s FUEN-Conference 2007 in Tallinn the right to education was definied. The next fundamental right to be defined will be the right to information and media of one’s own.

Following up this year’s general definition of the right to education of autochthonous, national minorities/ethnic groups, it is necessary to examine the status of the right to education in the case of each minority.

Therefore, all minorities living in Germany and in its border regions are warmly invited to discuss the right to education considering specific aspects and backgrounds within a particular minority, to compare different education systems and, on this basis, to describe the status of the right to education, in order to deduce essential requirements to education for each minority.

We would like to thank the Prime Minister of the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein, Peter Harry Carstensen, for the financial support, which has made the conference possible.


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	»Basic Right to Education« on 31st August 2007 in Flensburg FUEN Conference within the framework of the 4th European Minority Marathon in Flensburg Education as a Challenge for the 21^st Century and its particular importance for autochthonous minorities. Friday, 31st August, 2007, 2-6 p.m. at Flensborghus, Norderstraße 76, D - 24939 Flensburg DOCUMENTS: 20070518 right to education EN 20070518 Recht auf Bildung DE Charter for the autochthonous, national minorities in Europe EN Charta der autochthonen, nationalen Minderheiten / Volksgruppen in Europa PARTICIPANTS: 20070816 TParticipants on 31st August 2007 in Flensburg LINKS: www.fuen.org www.syfo.de www.nordschleswig.dk www.friiske.de www.ecmi.de www.midas-press.org www.flensburgmarathon.de DECLARATION: 20070927 Erklärung Flensburg DE DOKUMENTATION: 20070927 Documentation Flensburg EN 20070927 Dokumentation Flensburg DE PROGRAMME Opening and address of welcome by the organiser FUEN - Heinrich SCHULTZ, Vice-President, Danish Minority Words of Welcome Ute ERDSIEK-RAVE, Minister of Education and Women, and Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein Minister (ret.) Frode SØRENSEN, Member of the Danish Parliament FUEN - Basic right to education of autochthonous, national minorities in Europe Judith WALDE, Sorbian Minority Systems of minority formation in Germany and Denmark – a comparative study Dr Jørn KÜHL, Danish Minority Roundtable Discussion Shared dialogue with representatives of the autochthonous, national minorities in Germany and Denmark Ingwer NOMMENSEN, North-Frisian, chairman of the Frisian Council / Frasche Rädj Olaf RUNZ, Dane from Sydslesvig, Germany, Dansk Skoleforening for Sydslesvig / Danish School Assocation Jan NUCK, Lusation Sorb, chairman of the Domowina – Union of Lusatian Sorbs / Zwjazk Łužiskich Serbow Claus DIEDRICHSEN, German from Nordschleswig, Denmark, schools inspector of the German school and language association in Nordschleswig / Deutscher Schul- und Sprachverein für Nordschleswig Jan DIEDRICHSEN, German from Nordschleswig, Denmark; chairman of the meeting Conclusion Hans Heinrich HANSEN – FUEN President BASIC RIGHT TO EDUCATION At the 2006 FUEN-Conference in Bautzen, the Charter for the autochthonous national minorities in Europe was passed. It guarantees 13 fundamental rights for autochthonous, national minorities/ethnic groups as an integral part of human rights. Each year, the FUEN defines one of these fundamental rights. At this year’s FUEN-Conference 2007 in Tallinn the right to education was definied. The next fundamental right to be defined will be the right to information and media of one’s own. Following up this year’s general definition of the right to education of autochthonous, national minorities/ethnic groups, it is necessary to examine the status of the right to education in the case of each minority. Therefore, all minorities living in Germany and in its border regions are warmly invited to discuss the right to education considering specific aspects and backgrounds within a particular minority, to compare different education systems and, on this basis, to describe the status of the right to education, in order to deduce essential requirements to education for each minority. We would like to thank the Prime Minister of the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein, Peter Harry Carstensen, for the financial support, which has made the conference possible.