Preparatory visit of the JFG-Erasmus+ group

As part of the preparations for the 1st International Fugger Youth Conference in October 2025 in Almadén, Spain, the Erasmus+ group from the Jakob-Fugger-Gymnasium visited the Fugger and Welser Experience Museum in Augsburg. The aim of the visit was to gain a better understanding of the historical and economic context surrounding Jakob Fugger and his Read More …

Awarded by the European Commission

After years of hard work and the delivery of the final report, we have finally received an evaluation from the European Commission and we are very happy and proud to announce to the whole world that we have been awarded the lable of a good practice example.  Martina Kostkováteacher (English, German) from Banská Bystrica (Slovakia)

Pupils talking about their experiences

«We ran a marathon as part of the fundraiser. We divided the 42 km between us. Some finished 1 lap, others 2, but there were also those for whom 3 was not enough. In the rain, knee-deep in mud, but with a good feeling that we had contributed to a good cause, we were looking Read More …

The presentation of the Erasmus+-project “Jakob Fugger a historical European influencer” at the OSZ in Sterzing

It was a memorable evening, full of moments of pride, moments of joy, moments of tears…. Parents, teachers, the headmistress, politicians, press representatives and the protagonists of the project, the class 3r of the OSZ Sterzing, gathered in the lobby of the school building on 5th June 2023 at 6.30 pm to present three years Read More …

Dissemination on social media – Slovakia

«These are sample activities that gave me the chills and hope that your activity will spill over into the official standards of the founder, i.e. the City of Banská Bystrica – Department of Education. And what is even more amazing, the exemplary start of local patriotism in children through the Moskovská Primary School. They started Read More …

Final project presentation at the JFG Augsburg

As part of the Europe Weeks of the City of Augsburg, the big closing event of the Erasmus+ project on Jakob Fugger took place on 25 May 23 in the auditorium of the Jakob Fugger Gymnasium. As with the Fugger Forum in May 2022, two experts were again invited. Ms Sophie Dost, from the Fugger Read More …

Invitation to the Thurzo-Fugger interactive exhibition

As a part of the dissemination activities, the Slovak Erasmus team was invited to a regular meeting of the members of the non-profit organization Neusohl to report on the progress of the project. The meeting took place after the last pupil mobility in Banská Bystrica, which was even more interesting for the audience in terms Read More …

Discovery in the Fugger Archives – Jakob Fugger in Banská Bystrica in 1507

Thanks to the impulse of the headmistress of the Jakob Fugger Grammar School in Augsburg, OStDin Angelika Felber, there is a sensation to report that familiarised the learners of the Erasmus project with the important work in the Princely and Count Fugger Family and Foundation Archives: the head of the archives, Dr Stefan Birkle, discovered Read More …