‘European Humanism in the Making’ (Event)

Description

The first Summer School on ‘European Humanism in the Making’ took place from 8 to 13 July 2019. It was hosted by LUMSA University on their campus in Gubbio, near Perugia in Italy and was attended by 22 (mainly) bachelor students in law and psychology, theology and philosophy, political and economic sciences, social and cultural sciences, geography and education. They came from 15 universities from 10 countries, as diverse as Georgia, Ukraine, Slovakia, Poland and Lebanon.
They engaged in classes in the morning, workshops in the afternoon and public lectures in the evening. The students valued the summer school as an enriching experience, allowing to envisage Europe from various disciplinary perspectives and as a fine occasion to confront and deepen ideas and develop personal thoughts. They appreciated the multicultural exchange with open-minded persons from various religious traditions and the personal interaction with the teachers.
The second edition of the summer school was hold onlien in July 2021. The 2022 edition i supposed to take place in Gubbio again.
The programme consists of the following five modules:
– Historical and Cultural Roots: Implications for Europe Today Contribution of History to European Consciousness
- Literature, the Arts, Translation and European Identity
- The Tradition of the European Enlightenment and the Islamic Heritage
– Social and Political Construction: Implications for the Future of Europe
- European Social Humanism: Governance, Democracy and Civic Engagement

Period	2019 → 2022
Event title	‘European Humanism in the Making’: Summer School of the European Federation of Catholic Universities FUCE
Event type	Seminar