Remote visits – educational project for secondary school students (15-18 y/o)
Through this virtual educational programme, the Court of Justice of the European Union has set itself the following goals:
- explaining the role of the EU judiciary;
- explaining the impact of the Court's case-law on the daily lives of European citizens;
- raising young people’s awareness of the issues that come along with active participation in European democratic life, while giving them a better understanding of their rights as European citizens.
What does the visit involve?
The programme of visits can be put together freely, in cooperation with the Visits Service. Visitors can form their programme from the following interactive elements:
- meeting a senior official of the same nationality as the group from the Court of Justice or the General Court. A Judge or an Advocate General of the same nationality as the group may, in some circumstances and depending on their availability, do the presentation (approximate duration: 45 minutes);
- presentation of a case from the Court of Justice or the General Court with a connection to the group's country of origin or the visitors' interest (approximate duration: 45 minutes);
- the different professions at the Court (approximate duration: 30 minutes);
- multilingualism at the Court (approximate duration: 30 minutes).
Each programme element will end with a question and answer session.
Dates:
The Visits Service will endeavour to organise the virtual meeting on one of the three dates put forward by the organisers.
Language:
Native language of the visitors (chosen from among the 24 official EU languages)
Group size:
Minimum 20 participants; for a group of more than 60 participants, the question and answer session will have to be arranged in collaboration with the Visits Services.
Duration:
The recommended maximum duration is 2 hours.
Guidance:
Visitors will be accompanied by a moderator who speaks the language of the group.
Educational support:
Prior to the visit, the Visits Service will provide a series of documents and links to help teachers prepare for the virtual meeting in class.
Technical test:
Prior to the visit, the Visits Service will arrange a date with the organisers to test the connection (approximate duration: 10 minutes). The Court's Webex platform will be used for the virtual meeting. Visitors do not need to download this application.
How do you take part?
Visits are subject to prior registration by interested teachers or class leaders. Several classes from the same school may take part in the same visit at the same time.
If you, as the person in charge of a class, are interested in organising a remote visit, you may make a request to the Visits Service by filling in the registration form.
