EUROGEO (European Network of Geography Teachers’ Associations) is the successor of the European Standing Conference of Geography Teachers Association (ESCGTA), which was established within the European Union. The Real Sociedad Geográfica has participated in EUROGEO since its start (in 1979) for more than 25 years. In 1994 other European countries became members and the association took the name of EUROGEO.
Since 1980 its main activities are an Assembly Meeting held every two years in the places below, and a Journal that is left unpublished by lack of funding. Subjects are the following:
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In all the cases, the provided information is related to Geography teaching in Europe and it deals with the geographical aspects centred on the geographical reality of the country members.
Since 1990, a “Newsletter” is published as a communication means for members.
In 1996 it carried out a “Geographical Teaching Directory in the European countries” paid by the Council of Europe. The directory has been updated and it is a collection of Geographical Associations, Libraries, Map Collections, Text-Books and Atlas, etc.
The traditional working languages are English and French, and German since 1994.
Its main objective is to promote Geography’s European dimension in non-universitary European schools, giving much relevance to New Technologies. The EURO.GEO projects is to look into the new opportunities that the Web supplies and to create and evaluate the “on line” geographical resources that can help teaching the European dimension in secondary schools.
EUROGEO’s funding comes from the 100 Euro per year paid by each European association and from the financial aid obtained from Brussels. Said funds enable EUROGEO to hold the biannual conferences and maintain the website: http://www.eurogeography.eu
Report drawn by Dr. Mª Luisa de Lázaro y Torres, December de 2004.