4-17 July 2010, Krakow, Poland
Open to: applicants from Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine and other CEE countries.
Deadline: 31/03/2010
The Visegrad Summer School is a two-week educational programme which provides an interdisciplinary learning space for young Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak students, and for their peers from other Central and Eastern European countries. The programme consists of lectures, panel debates and seminars on issues and challenges relevant to the Visegrad Group region, the European Union and the CEE countries.
The topics cover current social, economic, political and cultural issues, such as need of providing global institutions, Eastern Partnership, environmental protection, as well as regional and Euroatlantic cooperation.
Program
The programme of the ninth edition of the Visegrad Summer School includes debates on current political, cultural and social challenges in the global and European perspective, e.g. extremism, migration issues, Eastern Partnership, environmental protection, energy security policy, climate crisis and also regional and Euroatlantic cooperation. Global poverty, stabilizing missions at Afghanistan, Balkans and Africa will also be discussed.
Eligibility
The summer school is designed for students, graduates, PhD researchers, young professionals from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine and other CEE countries.
Cost
* Accommodation, board, educational programme, materials and special events are covered by organizers.
* Participants need to pay registration fees 75 euros and cover travel cost.
NB. Students from other countries as mentioned above are eligible to apply providing they cover the costs of their participation – 500 Euro as well as individual insurance and travel costs to/from/in Krakow.
Application procedure
All interested applicants need to submit following documents:
1. letter of motivation explaining how he/she would benefit from the School
2. a completed application form
3. a detailed CV
4. references
The applications need to be submit by 31st March 2010. The applications recepient depends on nationality, please check the contacts here.