The 7^th Children's Festival of the University of Patras expanded its horizons to include young refugees. Thirty refugee children visited the University of Patras and enjoyed moments of carefree play and learning together with hundreds of other children from kindergartens and nurseries around Patras. The visit took place on Friday 3^rd of June 2016 during the 7^th Children's Festival of the Department of Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Education.

The 2nd Symposium of Early Childhood Pedagogy will focus on the transformative nature of modern schools in the context of inclusive pedagogy.

Cities participating in the Intercultural cities programme of the Council of Europe undergo expert and peer reviews of their policies, governance and practice. This review takes the form of narrative reports and city profiles – a form which is very rich in content and detail but is relatively heavy as a tool to monitor progress and communicate results.