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German-Polish Textbook Commission

Other Names

  • Deutsch-Polnische Schulbuchkommission
  • Polsko-Niemiecka Komisja Podręcznikowa

Member Countries

Details

Founded1972

Chairs

  • Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Bömelburg— Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen(Germany)
  • Prof. Dr. Violetta Julkowska— Adam-Mickiewicz-Universität Posen/Poznań(Poland)

Working Groups

  • Lehrkräfte Arbeitskreis (Teachers' Working Group)
  • Transnational History Teaching: Germany – Poland – Ukraine

Key Topics

  • German-Polish history in educational media
  • Bilateral history textbook 'Europa – Unsere Geschichte / Europa. Nasza historia'
  • Transnational history education: Germany – Poland – Ukraine
  • Representation of 1939–1949 German-Polish relations in textbooks
  • Teacher professional development workshops

Publications

  • Europa – Unsere Geschichte / Europa. Nasza historia
  • Leben von Tag zu Tag – Studie zur deutsch-polnischen Geschichte in Bildungsmedien
  • AI w edukacji historycznej. Wytyczne American Historical Association (AHA) – pierwsza próba uporządkowania chaosu(2026)