Digital Transformation and Citizens Participation in Seoul

UPCOMING EVENT: Smart City Forum at Busan City

Promoting Democratic Citizenship and Democratic Values

“Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife.” To assure such a democratic education, the joint effort of teachers, education researchers, NGOs and officials is required. For this purpose, a number of education stakeholders came together in Istanbul on 27 September 2019 to discuss the requirements of democratic education and share best practices of promoting responsible democratic citizenship.Organized by the European Liberal Forum with the support of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Turkey Office  and the Education Reform Initiative, experts discussed positive and negative examples of democratic education and school governance. Besides, they exchanged innovative methods and extra-curricular activities to implement concepts of participative citizenship, critical thinking, tolerance and freedom rights under the topic: “Promoting Democratic Citizenship and Democratic Values through Education”.

17.7% of ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 Implemented

It is unlikely that ASEAN will meet its target of doubling the share of intra-regional trade by 2025 due to slow growth of intra-ASEAN trade and investment.

Islam in the West - A Question of Integration and Active Citizenship

Muslim presence in the west is a rising dilemma. The conflict arises from differences between two value references and systems of thought creates hardship for some Muslim immigrants to adapt to a new environment with different norms and social traditions that might contradict with their origins and what they were used to. These factors lead to even more complexities for those Muslims to

1st UN Climate Justice Summit held with the support of Liberal International

This week, the first Liberal International’s Climate Justice Summit will be held. This UN linked event will be co-hosted by Liberal International’s President Hakima el Haité and liberal Senegalese President Macky Sall. 

"Jordan is the Island for Stability and Tolerance," Alexander Lambsdorff

Alexander Graf Lambsdorff and Olaf in der Beek, German politicians of the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) and members of the Bundestag, have visited Jordan earlier this week. At the brink of the elections in Israel, the two-day visit of the foreign policy experts aimed to familiarize themselves with specifics about the role of Jordan in the Palestinian-Israeli relations, get insides about the challenges in relation to the refugee situation in Jordan and EU-Jordan Compact.

Friendship, Networking and Fun for Freedom

From August 28 to September 1, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) Turkey Office gathered 23 alumni from the field of civil society and academia in the beautiful Aegean bay of Akyaka. Together, they discussed and developed new ideas for the communication of the liberal message to the outside world, purposeful program designs of liberal gatherings and dynamic networking.

FreedomMov_E 2019 Mechanics

This 2019, FreedomMov_E is #strongHER. On its third run, #strongHER aims to share inspiring stories of women thriving despite challenge, defying gender stereotypes and braving the status-quo

First +iMPACT Leadership Conference Molds Filipino Young Leaders

The first +iMPACT leadership conference served as a platform for 30 youth ambassadors to acquire ideas that they could build on and broaden their networks to create an impact on their communities. This three-day gathering on 19-21 July 2019 was the culminating activity of the +iMPACT fellowship program that began in February 2019.