Union of Skills in Action: Fostering EU Values, Citizenship Awareness and Multicultural Competencies through Game-Based and Inclusive EU Teaching

(concept developer: Dr. Feyza Altınkamış)

                  
The Union of Skills in Action training is a comprehensive professional development programme designed to support teachers and educators in teaching the European Union (EU) in a more effective, inclusive, and innovative way. The course aims to equip participants with EU values, active citizenship awareness, multicultural classroom management skills, and 21st-century learning competencies through a holistic approach.

The programme focuses particularly on collaborative learning, game-based instruction, student-centred pedagogies, and inclusive classroom practices that embrace diversity. By engaging in activities that combine theory and practice, participants will learn creative and meaningful ways to increase students’ awareness of European citizenship and to teach EU-related content in motivating and engaging ways.

Course details

One-Week course

Starting from 500 €* per participant (socio-cultural and socio-educational activities are not included)

Tailored to Erasmus budget

Certificate of attendance included (80% of attendance required)

Available in Ghent/Belgium

* All prices are VAT included.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Access and interpret authentic EU learning environments by engaging directly with EU institutions and civic spaces in Brussels, strengthening their understanding of how EU values and policies operate in practice.
• Transform real EU institutional experiences into classroom-ready learning activities, using game-based, experiential, and student-centred methodologies to teach EU citizenship and democratic participation.
• Apply inclusive and multicultural teaching approaches inspired by real Brussels-based EU learning contexts, ensuring equitable access to EU education for learners with diverse linguistic, cultural, and educational backgrounds.
• Promote active European citizenship and civic engagement through simulations, role-plays, and inquiry-based tasks grounded in real EU decision-making processes and institutional practices.
• Design innovative EU teaching scenarios that integrate 21st-century skills (collaboration, critical thinking, digital competence) with authentic EU case studies observed during the Brussels training experience.
• Transfer real-world EU learning experiences into sustainable educational practice, through guided reflection, peer collaboration, and hands-on pedagogical experimentation within EU-related learning environments.    

• For the detailed weekly schedule, send an e-mail to info@mentiseduworld.com

• The teacher training course Union of Skills in Action: Fostering EU Values, Citizenship Awareness and Multicultural Competencies through Game-Based and Inclusive EU Teaching, conceptually developed by Dr. Feyza Altınkamış, is designed to support educators in making European Union education more accessible, meaningful, and engaging for diverse learner groups.
• By combining theoretical insights with experiential and game-based learning approaches, the course provides participants with authentic opportunities to engage with EU values, institutions, and citizenship practices in real learning environments. A strong emphasis is placed on inclusive pedagogy, multicultural classroom practices, and student-centred methodologies that reflect the realities of contemporary European classrooms.
• Through hands-on workshops, collaborative design tasks, and reflective practice inspired by real EU contexts, participants develop practical teaching strategies that foster active citizenship, democratic participation, and intercultural competence. The course empowers educators to translate EU-related knowledge into motivating classroom experiences, ensuring that all learners can actively access and participate in European citizenship education.
• By the end of the programme, participants are equipped with concrete tools, innovative methodologies, and a renewed European perspective, enabling them to sustainably integrate EU values and the Union of Skills approach into their educational practice.