Press release
HILSWERK AUSTRIA HANDS DIPLOMAS TO PARTICIPANTS IN SECURITY, STABILITY AND INTEGRATION SUMMER SCHOOL
Chisinau. Hilfswerk Austria in Moldova on Friday, March 13th, 2009 has handed diplomas to graduates of the second summer school and distance learning programme on SECURITY, NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP, financed by Austrian Development Cooperation, OSCE mission to Moldova and Hilfswerk Austria.
The official ceremony took place at OSCE mission to Moldova premises and was opened by Claus Neukirch- Deputy Head of OSCE mission to Moldova, Michael Schieder, Head of the Coordination Office for Technical Cooperation of the Austrian Embassy in the Republic of Moldova; Sandra Schlossar, Desk officer Hilfswerk Austria.
Hilfswerk Austria conducted this training course in partnership with the Institute of History, State and Law of the Moldova’s Academy of Sciences and the World Window information resource center (Transnistria).
Sandra Schlossar, Desk officer Hilfswerk Austria said at the ceremony that the project’s main task is to strengthen the educational policy for the purpose of consolidating democracy in Moldova and bringing up the youth in the spirit of European values.
The participants of school were the students of various universities and educational institutions from the both Dniester banks, who are interested in establishing a transparent and constructive dialogue between various social, political and ethnic groups of the Moldovan society. The objective of this dialogue is the consolidation of the Moldovan statehood, the peaceful settlement of the Transnistrian conflict and the construction of the pragmatic external policy, based on the common recognized principles of the International Law.
The next round of Summer School and Distance Learning Programme on “DEMOCRACY, INTEGRATION AND CULTURE OF PEACE” shall take place in June 28-July 4th, 2009. For more information please access www.cpi.md
This project is financed by Austrian Development Cooperation, OSCE mission to Moldova and Hilfswerk Austria.
Austrian Development Cooperation and Cooperation with Eastern Europe (ADC) promotes sustainable development through poverty reduction, peacebuilding and environment protection. In doing so it concentrates on seven key regions in Africa, Asia, Central America and South Eastern Europe. Thematic focuses are water and sanitation, energy, rural development, education, private sector development and good governance.
ADC’s programmes and projects are implemented by Austrian Development Agency (ADA) in close cooperation with development organizations and businesses.
