Travel and Arrival – Friday, 4 October The delegation from Augsburg opted to travel by train, prioritizing sustainability and the symbolic retracing of historical trade routes—albeit via modern high-speed rail. The journey included a stopover in Paris, where participants visited the Louvre Museum and the Parc des Tuileries, with views of iconic landmarks such as Read More …
500 years after the Fuggers arrived in Almadén –What can we learn for the future Students and teachers from the historic towns linked to the Fugger family – Allmadén (Spain), Augsburg (Germany), Banská Bystrica (Slovakia) and Sterzing (Italy) – will come together at the IFYC 25 International Youth Conference in Allmadén to celebrate the 500th Read More …
As part of the preparations for the 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 connection Read More …
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.
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 …
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 …
On Tuesday afternoon, 23 May, the final and concluding Fugger Forum took place at OLVCplus. During this event, the four groups of students who had each participated in a previous mobility had the opportunity to share and relive their experiences. They spoke in chronological order, using PowerPoint presentations: Augsburg (Germany), Sterzing (Italy), Almadén (Spain) and Read More …
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 …
