What are international and regional human rights frameworks and core principles in right to education in mother tongue for persons belonging to national minorities? What are the essential requirements for an effective education strategy? What does equal access to quality education for minorities mean in practice?

These are the issues for discussion on the 2nd of March 2019 at the conference: 
'Bilingual education: a question for minorities. Bilingualism in Turkish/Muslim minority education and different approaches in the world: Problems and possible solutions.

 The conference will be held in Komatini, Greece. 

The complete programme (workshop and conference) can be read here.

Drs. Cor van der Meer, head of the Mercator European Research Centre gives an presentation about 'Education system of Frisian minority in The Netherlands'.

The organization is in the hands of:

- Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association

- Culture and Education Foundation of Western Thrace Minority

- Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe

- Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN)