Deadline: 10 December 2010
Open to: young scholars, junior government officials, junior security sector personnel, junior parliamentary staff, members of NGOs and journalists in Kosovo
Expenses: expenses related to the Kosovo Young Faces Network activities, including meals, travel expenses and hotel accommodation (for event(s) held outside of Kosovo) will be covered
The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), jointly with the Kosovar Center for Security Studies (KCSS), would like to invite you to compete for a place in our 2011 series of capacity-building events in the framework of the Kosovo Young Faces Network (KYFN).
These events, to take place in Kosovo and abroad in the course of 2011, will focus on Security Sector Governance and Oversight, and in particular the role of the Parliament in overseeing developments related to security policy in Kosovo. Participants will be selected from among young scholars, junior government officials, junior security sector personnel, junior parliamentary staff, members of NGOs and journalists in Kosovo. A key feature of the programme is to provide networking opportunities for young and upcoming opinion leaders in Kosovo and to strengthen relevant technical skills, including policy paper drafting.
Active participation in the events will be awarded with a certificate. Participants who successfully participate in the policy paper drafting process will be invited to take part in a study visit to Geneva, Switzerland to be held in early summer 2011. The three best policy papers will be considered for publication.
Participants will be selected on the basis of short essays they will prepare as part of the selection process.
Rules
Candidates are invited to forward their essays to the above mentioned point of contact at KCSS by Friday, 10 December 2010 the latest.
Following a review of submitted essays, around 20 candidates will be selected to participate in an interview panel.
Around 15 candidates will then be chosen to participate in the Kosovo Young Faces
Network event cycle. The first event, a three-day Introductory Course on Security Sector Governance and Oversight, will be held in February 2011 in Pristina.
The organizers will pay for expenses related to the Kosovo Young Faces Network activities, including meals, travel expenses and hotel accommodation (for event(s) held outside of Kosovo).
For more information about DCAF and KCSS, please visit DCAF and QKSS.
For detailed information on requirements for participation, essay topics and logistics, please contact: m.defreese@dcaf.ch and sofije.kryeziu@qkss.org
More on the official webpage.