Introduction and Welcome:
This letter carries the registration and program detail needed for members and friend of Association for World Education’s (AWE) to attend this year’s International Council Meeting (ICM) being held this July 14 - 19, 2025 in Denmark.
AWE held its last ICM in October 2022 in Cairo, Egypt. At that time, we had just left a period with a global pandemic, COVID-19. The events and conditions for this year's ICM are very different but also serious, perhaps in more dangerous and challenging ways. Wars are taking place in Europe, the Middle East, and in Central and Northeast Africa. The threats to democracy in the USA and around the world impact and destabilize conditions around the globe. And, at the same time, public education in many places worldwide is being threatened, compromised, or even taken away.
AWE is an NGO with consultancy status with the United Nations. It serves as a vitally important global network of people committed to meeting these challenges through creative and spirited initiative. The work we do in our day-to-day lives is supported and enhanced through the connections we build through AWE. Please join us for this year’s International Council Meeting.
We hope to see you there.
Reghu Rama Das (India) &
Kirsten Bruun (Denmark)
Co-Chairs of the AWE Presidency.
Program:
Practical information
Location and programme
The 2025 ICM will take place at the International People's College (IPC): A Folk High School located at Montebello Alle 1, 3000 Helsingør, Denmark
It is possible to check in from Monday, July 14th at noon (1200)
The official program for the ICM is from Monday, July 14th at 4pm (1600) until Saturday, July 19th 2pm (1400). Departure from IPC begins Saturday afternoon.
Registration Fee (in USD)
The cost of the 2025 ICM is $550 USD per person. This fee includes:
Lodging in a shared room (2 people) from Monday the 14th through Saturday the 19th (5 nights. You may select a single occupancy room for an additional $305 USD.)
Meals from dinner on Monday through lunch on Saturday
Use of designated meeting spaces, facilities, and the campus of IPC
Program support.
Getting from Copenhagen to IPC:
Copenhagen’s Kastrup International Airport to Copenhagen Central Station:
Let us know your flight detail at your earliest convenience. Please include:
Airline and Flight number
Date and time of arrival
An AWE member familiar with travel in Denmark will be available to meet you at your request. If requested, the person will greet you at arrivals, where you emerge from security into the airport's main lobby. Your guide will help you travel from the airport to Copenhagen’s Central Station to catch the train to Helsingør
Guided transportation via train from Copenhagen Central Station to Helsingør and the IPC:
11:00 AM (1100), Monday, July 14th
3:00 PM (1500), Monday, July 14th
To travel in one of these groups, meet under the big clock in Copenhagen Central Station (You can’t miss it!), and somebody will be there at each of these two times.
IPC Lodging Accommodations and Options:
The ICM will take place on IPC when the students are on holiday. Your registration includes staying on campus in a double. Participants may arrange to stay in a single room for an additional cost of $61 USD per day or $305 more for the 5 nights. Rooms have sinks. Bathrooms are shared.
Meals and Dining Facilities
AWE members will enjoy all meals in the dining hall at IPC. The dining hall is a common area serving all people participating in programs at IPC. Two other groups are scheduled to be at IPC while we are there.
There is a space in the registration for you to indicate dietary considerations, including:
Preferences:
Restrictions:
Allergies:
If you are arriving early or staying longer in Denmark, here are some recommendations for accommodations in Copenhagen:
Generator Hostel, Copenhagen: https://staygenerator.com/hostels/copenhagen?utm_source=google-my-business&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=hostel-Copenhagen (From $25USD/night for a shared room or $83USD/night and up for a private room)
Copenhagen City Youth Hostel: https://danhostelcopenhagencity.dk/da/overnatning (From $27USD/night for a shared room or $62USD/night for a single private room)
CabInn City Hotel: https://en.cabinn.com/hotel/cabinn-city (From $120USD/night)
What to bring
July in Denmark can be chilly, windy, and rainy. It is summer in Denmark. Bring clothes for warm and chilly weather – sunny days and rainy ones. Bring a raincoat and sunglasses! Bring a towel. If you are traveling from outside of Europe, you will need an adapter in order to plug in your electronic equipment.
How to prepare
We would like you to bring:
Materials to report about your AWE and/or individual or institutional work during the last three years – including 5-10 pictures and teaching material for inspiration. We would like your reports to be followed by a small exhibition.
Cultural inputs: Music, songs, instruments, games, sketches, stories, drawings and/ or small videos
A presentation about the state of your country (max 15. Min)
Scholarship opportunities
The presidency has a minor amount of money for scholarship to members, who will not be able to participate without support, and who fulfil the criteria to receive a scholarship:
1. Anyone seeking a scholarship should be up to date with their membership fees (either individually or through an institution or chapter)
2. Anyone seeking a scholarship should have engaged in at least one AWE-related activity in the past three years, or have contributed at least once to AWE’s Annual Report or one of our newsletters.
Scholarships are intended to help cover some of the expenses associated with attending the ICM. For as long as funds are available, scholarships of a maximum of $250 USD will be awarded on a need basis.
Scholarships are limited in number to four people from a single region or country (whichever is smaller).
If you want to apply for a scholarship, you have to send an application to the treasurer, Alan Furth: alanfurth2@gmail.com by June 1, 2025 explaining your scholarship needs and your goals for participating in the ICM.
