Debate is a great way of improving students’ critical thought, communication skills and knowledge in different areas. It also gives students an insight into how many public decisions are made. INTEGRA project SDA team has developed a new student debate resource on topics related to migration and integration of third country nationals. It contains a debate plan, suggested activities and links to resources that will help teachers get their class talking. More specifically, the resource is designed to improve students’ reasoning and evidence, listening and response, and questioning skills, as well as to get them acquainted with the life and…

Sofia Municipality presented to the media its renewed online health platform on October 11, 2019. The platform https://myhealth.bg/en connects all municipal hospitals, centres for health diagnostics and consultations, laboratories, dentists, and allows users to schedule a medical exam, check out health institutions and doctors, check out what he/she is entitle to as a patient, what procedures are covered by National Healthcare Service, what vaccinations are due and other useful functionalities. For about a month now the platform is fully accessible in English as well, and so far out of the slightly over 20,000 registered users 2% are foreigners. The broadening…

As part of Project #INTEGRA - Integration of Third-country Nationals Through Urban Partnerships, Center for Peace, nonviolence and human rights is running an online campaign, which includes quotes from famous immigrants. Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī also known as "Hafiz",was a Persian poet who "lauded the joys of love and wine but also targeted religious hypocrisy". His collected works are regarded as a pinnacle of Persian literature and are often found in the homes of people in the Persian-speaking world, who learn his poems by heart and still use them as proverbs and sayings. His life and poems have become…

On 3rd of October, INTEGRA project team Rubano met the Vice Mayor of Rubano - Stefania Donegà and representatives of the local press. INTEGRA project was presented as well as the program for the INTEGRA Days in Rubano, which will be held this month. The Mayor Sabrina expressed her enthusiasm and commitment to the project. She presented the "Attestato di Cittadinanza Onoraria" (Honorary Citizenship) for the Jus Scholae, one of the 7 actions of the Integration agenda of the City of Rubano. Next Sunday, during the Integra Days, more than 70 foreign students will receive the Honorary Citizenship of Rubano.…