36 students from 13 countries in Europe have participated for first time in the VIRTUAL CLASSROOM for Social Work in Europe. They come from: Lituania, Poland, Macedonia, Russia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Austria. And
24 students delivered their exam in Comparative Social Work in Europe in the middle of June 2005.

They have participated in 5 different courses focused on different areas challenging for social work:
Discrimination and oppression as phenomenon in Europe; poverty as phenomenon in Europe; ethnic diversity as phenomenon in Europe, welfare systems in Europe; social work education, skill training and professional competence.

The courses have been developed and run by professors from:
University of Wales, Swansea : Robert Sanders
University of Complutence, Madrid : Andres Arias Astray
School of Health Science, Jønkøping: Klas-Göran Olsson
Bergen University College: Kjell Henriksbø
Bergen University College: Anne Karin Larsen
Vytautas Magnus University: Julija Eidukeviciute
Fachhochschule Vorarlberg, Austria: Answin Weissenborn
Miquel Torga University College: Eduardo de Marques
Retired professor: Carsten Otte, Fachhochschule Mannheim
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olssztyn: Malgorzata Ciczkowska

Student’s evaluation of the courses: A new and exiting experience of learning.