Summer University of Ramnicu Sarat, Romania

Deadline: 15 July 2012
Open to: Students aged between 19 and 27 years old, from the Faculties of History, Political Science, Sociology, Journalism, Letters, and Law, as well as PhD candidates in Humanities (except for final-year candidates).
Scholarship: Participants will be provided with free room, meals and transportation in Romania. Participants must cover their own travel expenses to Romania.

Description.

Râmnicu Sărat is a former communist prison, presently administrated by the Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes and Memory of the Romanian Exile (IICCMER), well known for its extremely oppressive detainment regime. The former prison is to be turned into a Memorial of the victims of communism. Considering the history of this place, the Institute took the initiative of organizing each year a summer university. During the summer university IICCMER organizes seminars, discussions, workshops on the history of European communism, with the focus on the repressive methods. The project aims to help students acquire a better knowledge of the period 1944-1989, and thus to make them reflect upon the illegitimate and criminal nature of the communist regime in Europe.  Summer University will be focused on analyzing ways of remembering the interval 1944-1989 from a historical and biographical perspective. Participating students are invited to reflect on various ideological, social and political aspects of communism. Considering the fact that the effects of this period are still present within the Romanian society, a better knowledge of the recent past may contribute to a deeper understanding of present realities.

Eligibility

The target-group of the project is represented by students aged between 19 and 27 years old, from the Faculties of History, Political Science, Sociology, Journalism, Letters, and Law, as well as PhD candidates in Humanities (except for final-year candidates).

Application

The total number of participants is 25. They will be selected based on a form which may be sent by post to IICCMER, Str. Alecu Russo, nr. 13-19, et. 5, ap. 11, Bucharest or to the e-mail address universitatea@iiccr.ro . All forms will be assessed by a jury formed of IICCMER experts. Each candidate will be informed of the evaluation results regardless of the final decision. Confirmed candidates will receive further information on the event.

Time-frame of activities:

1. Deadline for sending the forms: 15 July 2012
2. Evaluation of forms: 16-20 July 2012
3. Results: 21 July 2012
4. The Summer University of Râmnicu Sărat: 20-26 August 2012