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)

The partners of the European Fugger Road in Banská Bystrica

Taken from the mayor’s Facebook post: “I ended a busy working week with a pleasant meeting with representatives of the Thurzo-Fugger company, which consists of partners from Germany, Italy and Austria. Together we recalled and revived our common history. Our Primary School, Moskovská 2, Banská Bystrica has been also working on the topic of Jakob 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 …

Slotpresentatie

Op dinsdagnamiddag 23 mei vond het afsluitende Fugger Forum op OLVCplus plaats. Aan het woord kwamen de vier groepen leerlingen die elk aan een mobiliteit deelgenomen hadden. Ze kwamen in chronologische volgorde aan de hand van powerpointpresentaties aan bod: Augsburg (Duitsland), Sterzing (Italië), Almadén (Spanje) en Banska Bystrica (Slowakije). Nu men deze vier na elkaar 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 …

Tree planting campaign in the Fugger Forest near Augsburg

According to the project title Jakob Fugger a historical European influencer – #economic #political #social #medial #ecological #footprint, the Erasmus+ project is also about the ecological footprint left by Jakob Fugger‘s activities in the field of mining, among others. Therefore, it was obvious to determine the ecological footprint of the project and especially of the Read More …

Verslag leerlingenmobiliteit Antwerpen

Op zaterdag 4 maart kwamen de gasten uit Duitsland, Italië, Spanje en Slowakije in Antwerpen aan. De “spoorwegkathedraal” liet op iedereen een diepe indruk na. Sommige leerlingen waren blij om elkaar weer te zien na een voorbije mobiliteit, andere leerlingen keken ernaar uit om voor het eerst in real life kennis te kunnen maken. De Read More …