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ISWinT 2020, in terms of diversity and inclusion

 
 
ISWinT 2020, in terms of diversity and inclusion

ISWinT 2020, in terms of diversity and inclusion

21 February 2020

 

 

 

 

 

The start of a new edition of ISWinT, the traditional international student festival, which in 2020 is under the sign of diversity and inclusion. ISWinT (International Student Week in Timisoara) is the educational and intercultural festival organized by volunteers from the Student Organization within the Faculty of Automation and Computers (Liga AC), together with Politehnica University Timișoara. For 26 years, students from all over the world come to Timișoara and proudly wear the flag of their country. ISWinT focuses on multiculturalism, but also on the power of change that a group of determined young people who share the same vision can share.

Each edition of the festival is represented by a theme, and that of 2020 is "Diversity without borders". Through this theme the festival aims to make people more open to the acceptance and social inclusion of those who are "different". In the ISWinT vision, each person is different and special in their own way, and the differences are meant to bring us closer, in no way to establish our belonging to a group.

At ISWinT, participants will have the opportunity to take part in workshops focusing on topics such as Gender Equality, Migration and minorities or Bullying, all of which are sub-domains of the main theme. Diversity and the phobia of this can be found in most everyday life scenarios. Whether it is the workplace and the difference between women and men or people with disabilities, which society has taught us to ignore, ISWinT aims to break these barriers between people and the preconceptions imposed by the community in which we live.

The festival will take place between July 20-31, 2020 and will include events in which the Timisoara public will be able to participate. The most famous event is the Parade, during which the ISWinT participants march through the streets of the city of Bega, proudly carrying the flags of their country of origin and all singing in one voice. Through this manifestation it can be seen that the students are the ones who can make a change, the message transmitted by them being: "Whoever you are or wherever you are, you are welcome to join the parade and celebrate with us the diversity".

 
 
 
 
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