Resulting from a high intake of some million immigrants - predominantly from the Islamic world - since the 60's of the 20th century the EU has ben exposing its member states in different ways to a new quality of problems. Terms such as assimilation, integration, multiculturalism and ghettoization are generating much public debate. In addition these terms serve as signposts for the immigrants themselves.

At the beginning of 21st century immigration and integration of human beings into different EU host societies is taking place within difficult frameworks. These are summed up by sociologists as transition from Modernity to "Post-Modernity" or "Second Modernity".

Lessons will take as their starting point articles on current events from newspapers, magazines or the Internet. Actual examples should be used as a chance to explain comprehensive contexts, the reasons behind the facts and possible effects.