The Estonian Dialogue Academy is a place of encounter, inspiration and learning. We teach dialogue and critical thinking skills, we train dialogue facilitators and organisers, and we promote a more inclusive and interactive culture of communication – in local communities, schools, NGOs, governments, businesses, politics and public discussion.
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Our Mission is to empower all people in Estonia to actively participate in group dialogue, community participation and public conversation.
Our Vision is a society where people feel the confidence to start or engage in any discussion on any subject they find important, on our way towards a more open, inclusive and tolerant communities and a vibrant democracy.
We act in this process as a knowledge broker, both locally and internationally. Together with partners in the wider Baltic region, we are helping to build a network of dialogue practitioners, facilitators, organisers and consultants. We also involve experts in deliberative democracy and citizen participation.
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We are delighted to announce our new project at Estonian Dialogue Academy: the Youth Dialogue Lab 2025 – 2026 in Tallinn!
Thirty young people from Estonian, Russian-Estonian and Ukrainian backgrounds, aged 14–19, will come together to develop their dialogue and critical thinking skills based on topics that they choose themselves.
During the project, which lasts one year, they will come together once a month for inspiring workshops and training sessions. They will also be supported in organising and facilitating two group dialogues with Estonian decision-makers.
Do you want to participate? Or are students from your school or youth organisation interested in participating? Got to our project page! Here can read more information and register.
