Author: Estonian Dialogue Academy
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Let’s ban AI for youth?
At this year’s Arvamusfestival, the Estonian Dialogue Academy and the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Estonia hosted the final Youth Dialogue Lab event at the Nordic Dialogue Tent. The focus was on a simple-sounding question: should young people’s access to artificial intelligence be limited? Read this article in Estonian The conversation did not stay…
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Keelame noortele tehisaru ära?
Eesti Dialoogiakadeemia korraldas koostöös Põhjamaade Ministrite Nõukogu esindusega Eestis Arvamusfestivalil Põhjamaade dialoogitelgis Noorte Arutelulabori raames viimase avaliku arutelu tehisintellekti rolli üle noorte elus ja hariduses. Loe seda artiklit inglise keeles Laupäeval toimunud arutelu põhiküsimus oli lihtne: kas noorte ligipääsu tehisintellektile tuleks piirata. Noorte juhitud vestlusringides liikus jutt aga üsna kiiresti edasi selleni, kas keelamisest üldse…
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Youth Dialogue Lab about community and Europe
Recently we organised special sessions of our Youth Dialogue Lab project, at two schools in Tallinn. At Audentes International School students talked about the question ‘What do I need to feel safe in my community?’ At Avatud Kool the focus was on European values like freedom, democracy, rule of law and freedom of speech. During…
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Dialogue Cricles ‘How can I cope?’
In what ways does Estonia’s geopolitical and security situation affect our daily lives? How can I cope? What makes me feel safe? What can support me and my community? These questions were the starting point of two dialogue circles that we recently organised. One took place at our office with people living in Estonia, coming…
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Child Rights International Network launched
We are very happy to announce our participation in the new Children and Democracy Network, initiated by the Child Rights International Network (CRIN). Two weeks ago the network was launched, with inspiring stories from youngsters, telling about their experiences in different participatory and deliberative processes. Their voices are crucial. Not just one or two who…
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Empowering Youth Voices Through Dialogue
Addressing Social Fragmentation and Democratic Participation in Tallinn Autor: Olena Kozmenko, doctor in pedagogical sciences and co-founder Youth Dialogue Lab – An Estonian version of this article has been published by Erasmus+ ja Euroopa Solidaarsuskorpuse agentuur on their website. The Youth Dialogue Lab in Tallinn was established to tackle an urgent societal challenge: the lack…
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How to understand and promote peace education in Estonia?
On 2 December 2025, a group of adult educators and peace education promoters met at the Estonian Dialogue Academy in Tallinn for a group dialogue as part of the Teach Peace project, which is developing an approach to peace education for adults. Since “peace education” can feel unfamiliar at first, the session offered a chance…
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Excursion to Arvamusfestival in Paide
With participants of Youth Dialogue Lab we visited this year’s Opinion Festival / Arvamusfestival in Paide, in the heart of Estonia. For the participants, it was their first time attending the festival. This annual democracy festival sees over 200 public discussions take place, with more than 10,000 people visiting over the two-day event. Our group…