Experience democracy up close: “World Parliament” at StartWien College
On May 26, 2025, the participants of a B1 course of our project StartWien College immersed themselves into the world of democracy. As part of the “World Parliament” workshop, the young people experienced how parliamentary processes work and the challenges that global decisions entail in seven consecutive exercises.
The workshop focused on knowledge activation (What is a parliament? What does democracy mean? about the role of society ("What is our society made up of? Who should our laws be made for?" to the actual World Parliament – a role-playing game in which the young people first took on the role of politicians from their (fictional) country and then the role of delegates to make (global) political decisions. The young people had to vote, argue, persuade, and even compromise.
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September 8 – World Literacy Day
Reading and writing are more than just tools—they are keys to participation, to self-determination, to new worlds. On September 8, World Literacy Day, the world remembers how fundamental basic education is to the lives of every individual and to the development of our society.
When knowledge protects: Taking the sting out of rental fraud
Four Interface Wien clients, together with the Startbegleitung team, designed a multilingual preventative information sheet against rental fraud. The result is not an ordinary informational resource, but a tool for self-empowerment: clear, accessible, and vivid.
Look into our projects: In the summer (German course) there is ice cream!
Summer is back! And it's getting hot – luckily there's ice cream! Even the littlest ones will diligently practice how to properly name and order it in German in our Sommerdeutschkurs.
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