Working Document

Tutzing, September 15 - 18, 2003 

The meeting representing professionals from different countries on four continents expresses the belief that history education should have as its goal the formation of a free individual capable of independent democratic and socially responsible judgement, rather than purposes of overt and covert indoctrination. In order to help implement this goal we call upon the community of history educators and all concerned bodies to promote through international professional cooperation the understanding of world history as an integral part of history education in all forms and on all levels, not only through schools and other educational institutions but also through extramural activities including education through mass media.  

The new historical awareness is needed today to understand how the world came to the present state, to bridge the past and present cleavages, to articulate understanding and comprehension for cultural differences, to make the world a safer and better place in which to live.