A professional seminar dedicated to improving the teaching of the modern history of Southeastern Europe was held in Odžaci on June 20 and 21, 2026. This seminar is part of a cycle of certified training sessions for history teachers conducted by the Joint History Project (JHP) in cooperation with the Association for Social History – EuroClio.

The seminar was structured as a two-day program of intensive work with teachers.

On the first day, the introductory part familiarized participants with the seminar program and the work of the Association, as well as the significance of the project and the key characteristics of the history workbooks. Through workshops dedicated to topics of society and ideology, teachers created lesson plans in groups and analyzed historical sources from the workbooks, covering themes such as: the Ottoman Empire, nations and states in Southeastern Europe, the Balkan Wars, World War II, the Cold War, as well as topics of wars, divisions, and integration.

On the second day of the seminar, participants focused on the concept of multiperspectivity and its application in teaching, with an overview of the importance of various historical concepts. The program also included specialized workshops on the topics of migration and war.

Throughout the seminar, teachers developed subject competencies in applying multiperspectivity through the analysis of historical sources, teaching sensitive and controversial topics, taking a critical approach to content, and developing critical thinking skills in students. The goal of these certified training sessions is to provide teachers with additional tools for modern and inclusive history teaching, based on working with sources, different perspectives, and encouraging active learning.

The seminar was realized within the framework of continuous activities to strengthen teaching capacities and promote quality history education. This seminar is conducted with the assistance of the project “EU Support to Confidence Building in the Western Balkans,” financed by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), as well as with the financial support of the Western Balkans Fund and the German Federal Foreign Office.