EUROGEO-European Association of Geographers
The association is involved in national and international activities and projects in geography including those related to education and training.
EUROGEO activities include organising events, producing publications, supporting geographers in their jobs and careers, the teaching of geographical sciences, identifying and promoting good practise, co-operating with the European Union, Council of Europe, European Commission and other relevant organisations; lobbying at global, European and where relevant national level, providing a forum for the discussion of matters of common interest to geographers, giving advice on geography and making recommendations to policy makers.
Presidents of these associations or their representatives attended the bi-annual meetings that were originally organised and funded by the European Commission in Brussels.
EUROGEO was led by a small committee of volunteers headed by Henk Meier representing the Dutch Geographical Association (KNAG).
At the Liverpool meeting of EUROGEO in 2001, members of the association decided to apply for a project to share news and information about the state and status of Geography in Europe.
The project produced a Web site, interactive maps of Europe as well as teaching and training resources in different languages.
In 2002, the proposal to establish a Socrates-Erasmus Thematic Network project on university Geography and the Bologna Process funded by the European Commission was successful.
A large number of publications were produced and many events were held around Europe dealing with issues relating to Geography in higher education and teacher training.
The idea to establish a European Geography association that supported not only teachers and educators, but also geographers working in other professions came as a result of the discussions that took place at several Herodot meetings.
They work in a wide range of careers, as teachers and trainers, state and local government employees, planners, cartographers, scientists, non-profit workers, entrepreneurs, business people, graduate students, retirees, and university administrators.
There are three categories of membership: EUROGEO has published a large number of books, articles, magazines and conference proceedings and the society has developed the European Journal of Geography.
The project embraces diversity in culture and language and in how geography is understood and expressed in national school standards.
The project believes that a capabilities approach helps geography educators in all jurisdictions articulate the relevance and power of learning how to think geographically.
EUROGEO has been coordinating since 2016 the YouthMetre Forward Looking Project that addresses EU Youth Priority 7 "Using e-participation as an instrument to foster young people's empowerment and active participation in democratic life".
