Deadline: 02/09/2010
The Cooperation Office of the Embassy of Italy to Serbia invites you to the 1st Summer School in International Development Cooperation “PERSPECTIVES ON THE AGRO-FOOD SECTOR IN SERBIA AND THE WESTERN BALKANS: Developing new approaches and models, with an overview of Italian best-practices”.
The Summer school will be held in Belgrade, Palazzo Italia (Kneza Milosa 56), from 4th to 7th October 2010.
Eligibility
* students, researchers, scholars, civil servants and representatives of NGOs from the region interested in analyzing the agro-food sector and the activities and programmes financed by EU and by the Italian Government in Serbia and the Western Balkans;
* the minimum qualification required for candidates’ admission is a bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields: Politics, Economics, Law, Social Sciences, Agrarian Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Development Cooperation studies. Specific research and/or professional experience will be considered an important asset;
* attendance at the Summer School will be limited to 12 participants.
The Summer School has the ambitious goal to tackle the challenges the agro-food sector is facing in the Western Balkans. Italian professionals and experts from the region will provide an exhaustive overview of best-practices from Italy that could be transferred to develop new approaches to the future evolution of the sector.
The event will be devoted to:
1) The legal and institutional framework of the agro-food sector in the Western Balkans;
2) Priorities, operational programmes and financing opportunities in the agro-food sector in the Western Balkans along the pathway of the EU integration;
3) Certification: Policies and experiences of food geographical indication and certification;
4) Certification, marketing and exports to EU: models and examples from pre-accession Countries;
5) Food safety in the Western Balkans: future challenges, developments and opportunities;
6) New perspectives and opportunities for rural development as a result of expropriation of land and property belonging to criminal groups: presentation of an Italian case study;
7) The agro-food sector in the Western Balkans: policy framework and structural reforms.
Participants of the Summer School will have the opportunity to attend the final Workshop on 7 October organized by Cooperation Office of the Embassy of Italy to Serbia. The event, open to the public, will provide a platform for discussion and networking among all stakeholders on the agro-food sector in the Western Balkans.
Working language: English
Cost
The Italian Government is sponsoring the Summer School, covering the cost of training materials, travel expenses and accommodation.
Application procedure
All interested applicants should submit Letter of motivation and Curriculum vitae (maximum 4 pages, in EU format) to: coop.utl.belgrado@esteri.it
The application deadline is 2nd September 2010. Selected participants will be notified by 6 September 2010.
More information can be obtained by email at: coop.utl.belgrado@esteri.it or pressutl.belgrado@esteri.it
or by phone: +381.11.3629349
Nice pictures Pat. Funny how some pelcas require a certain picture, though. My wife and I were in Split and Hvar (among other pelcas) in early July and I have many of the exact same shots as you took.Zadar looks good. I wish we’d gone there. Next time.