Linköping University

The aim of the project is to create a threefold curriculum to foster communicative competencies and transversal skills in relation to the European Cultural Heritage. The team from Linköping university is collaborating in creating the pedagogical materials that will include
– A theoretical and methodological rationale for addressing communication, cooperation, and conflict management skills;
– A set of methodological video tutorials for facilitators and art mediators;
– A video-based qualitative assessment tool for monitoring the efficacy and efficiency of the developed programme.

Pyloner, Campus Valla

The department of Thematic Studies study and analyse major societal questions from an interdisciplinary perspective. The Department has four education and research environments organized thematically with high social relevance: natural science, social science, technology and the humanities meet with the common aim of increasing understanding of transnational perspectives.

In close collaboration with the business world and society, Linköping University conducts research in fields including materials science, IT and hearing. The university offers many innovative educational programmes preparing our students for the intellectual and practical challenges of becoming doctors, teachers, economists engineers and more. The university has 32,000 students and 4,000 employees on four campuses. International rankings consistently place LiU as a leading global university.

Linköping is a city in southern Sweden, with around 160,000 inhabitants. It is the fifth largest city in Sweden, and known for its university and its high-technology industry.
In recent years, Sweden has welcomed many young immigrants, including unaccompanied youth, that are now becoming a part of Swedish society, its educational system and labour market.