History teachers from more than 20 schools in 8 countries have assembled in Orvieto for the first Neos Euroseminar.

For 3 days, they have discussed the topic of migration processes in modern European history.

Migration is a phenomenon that is found, in some form or another, in all European countries. It is therefore a European issue.

At the same time, migration is a complex phenomenon that takes very different forms in different countries and even in different regions of one country.

As a starting point, the seminary used a didactic module that was drawn up by the experts of the Istitute of Contemporany History of Umbria.

This module helped to put migration into the general context of modern European history.

Taking it as a starting point, the teachers presented the findings that had been made in the various schools in various European regions.

We found that although the forms of and reasons for migration vary, There are common patterns and factors that apply everywhere .

Out of this insight, we have developed a system of classification that makes it possible to analyse the various migration processes and compare them.

We applied the system, as  an example, to the time period of 1944 to 1952 and those migrations within that time span which affected our regions and countries.

This classification can also serve, together with the didactic module, to form the basis of the teaching units that we will have to develop for our work in our classes at home.

Another point must be mentioned: the teaching experiences of some participants have shown that the topic of migrations cannot be taught on the basis of maps and statistics alone.

While the level of complexity that we use depends on our target groups, it is important to include the personal side of migrations.

Interviews conducted by students with migrants, autobiographies, songs, and other cultural and personal material must be included in our teaching to bring across what migration means.