Aim of the project “NRW / Israel – My view… Your view?” is to offer young

people from Israel and NRW the opportunity to present themselves and their

lives and to receive an impression of the lives of their peers from the other

country in return. In this way, the participants not only learn about their

commonalities and differences but also find out something new from the

other country.

The project idea was developed on the basis of the intercultural media project

“NRW / Japan – My view… Your view”, successfully implemented in the years

2005 and 2006 on behalf of the State Chancellery NRW. In one-minute film

contributions, young people from Japan and North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)

told about their lives and called on young people from the other country to

describe their point of view in return. This resulted in a colourful and

informative website on life in NRW and Japan (www.beiuns-beieuch.de/japan/).

“NRW/ Israel – My view… your view?” is managed by ecmc Europäisches
Zentrum für Medienkompetenz (European Centre for Media Competence) on

behalf of the State Chancellery NRW. On the Israeli side, the project is

co-ordinated by the P. Rutenberg Institute for Youth Education.

The project idea will be realized in a pilot project. Besides the intercultural aspect,

the production of short media contributions also forwards the media competence

of the young participants.