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Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” in collaboration with the Center for Strategic and Foreign Policy Studies (Belarus), as well as with the Regional Office of Friedrich Ebert Foundation are pleased to announce the call for applications for participation in “The First Eastern European Summer School for foreign policy researchers”
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Summer School offers fascinating lectures, discussions and practical exercises in the analysis of the Eastern European political issues. It aims to create a communication platform for young Belarusian, Moldovan and Ukrainian researchers, increase their awareness of international processes in the Eastern European region and provide basic skills of creating and implementing the policy papers.
Each participant is expected to prepare a policy paper on the current topic of Eastern European politics after the course. The best papers will be selected and subsequently published in a book as well as online at Foreign Policy Council’s “Ukrainian Prism” website.
(Українська) We wait for applications MA and PhD students from Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus, majoring in international relations, political science, international economics, public administration and history.
The main criteria for selection will be:
- a sincere interest in the region,
- motivation to develop as an expert on foreign policy issues,
- fluent English.
The official languages of the Summer School: English and Russian.
Organizers cover all the costs for accommodation and board as part of the Summer School, as well as provide transportation for charter buses Chisinau – Odessa – Chisinau and Minsk – Kiev – Odessa – Kiev – Minsk.
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If you send us a document confirming your level of English proficiency, it will significantly increase your chances (at info@prismua.org).
Deadline – July 3, 2016. All candidates will be informed on the results of the selection by July 7, 2016.
Hennadiy Maksak
head of the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”
Oleksii Krysenko
PhD, Associate professor, Kharkiv National University
Iuliia Kurnyshova
PhD, “Ukrainian Prism”
Stephan Meuser
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Hanna Shelest
PhD, Editor-in-Chief, Ukraine Analytica magazine
Maryana Kuzio
Yuriy Vdovenko
PhD, WG2 Coordinator, Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum
Nadia Koval
Foreign Policy Council "Ukrainian Prism"
Iuliia Serbina
Foreign Policy Council "Ukrainian Prism"
Sergiy Gerasymchuk
Foreign Policy Council "Ukrainian Prism"
Olena Snigyr
National instiute for strategic studies
Maria Zolkina
Democratic Initiatives Foundation
Andriy Chubyk
Foreign Policy Council "Ukrainian Prism"
Olga Chyzhova
Foreign Policy Council "Ukrainian Prism", Digital Communication Network
Preliminary program
Sunday, July 31 | Arrival of the participants |
Monday, August 1 | |
Welcoming Remarks | |
09:00-09:30 | Opening of the Summer schoolHennadiy Maksak, head of the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”
Marcel Röthig, FES |
09:30-11:00 | Lecture 1 Russian influence and interests in the Eastern Europe region.Oleksii Krysenko, PhD, Associate professor, Kharkiv National University |
11:00-11:30 | Coffee break |
11:30 – 13:00 | Lecture 2 Global players’ vision (US, China, Canada)Iuliia Kurnyshova, PhD, “Ukrainian Prism”, |
13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-15:30 | Lecture 3 Role of Germany in the EE regionStephan Meuser, FES |
15:30-16:00 | Coffee break |
16:00-17:30 | Lecture 4 The place of the region in global and regional security structures (UN, NATO, OSCE)Hanna Shelest, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, Ukraine Analytica magazine |
17:30-18:00 | Presentation German chairmanship in the OSCE in 2016: implications for the regionVitaliy Martynyuk, analyst UICPR |
August 2 | |
09:00-09:30 | Resume of the previous day |
09:30-11:00 | Lecture 1 EU a player in Eastern Europe: interests, visions and opportunities.Maryana Kuzio |
11:00-11:30 | Coffee break |
11:30 – 13:00 | Lecture 2 Neighborhood policy and Eastern partnership on the EU agenda: aims, instruments, developmentsYuriy Vdovenko, PhD, WG2 Coordinator, Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum |
13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-15:30 | Lecture 3 European regional actors and initiatives in shaping the EE region (France, Great Britain, Poland, Visegrad group and Turkey)Nadia Koval, member of the Board |
15:30-16:00 | Coffee break |
16:00-17:30 | Training Types and specifics of foreign policy papers – part 1Iuliia Serbina, member of the Board, Head of Human Rights Studies
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17:30-18:00 | Practical work in groups |
August 3 | |
09:00-09:30 | Resume of the previous day |
09:30-11:00 | Lecture 1 Belarus: general foreign policy outline and regional prioritiesArseniy Sivitski, Center for Strategic and Foreign Policy Studies (Belarus) |
11:00-11:30 | Coffee break |
11:30 – 13:00 | Lecture 2 Romania and Moldova: general foreign policy outline and regional prioritiesSergiy Gerasymchuk, Deputy Chairman of the “Ukrainian Prism” board, Head of the South-Eastern Europe Studies |
13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-15:30 | Lecture 3 Ukraine: general foreign policy outline and regional prioritiesOlena Snigyr, PhD, NISS |
15:30-16:00 | Coffee break |
16:00-17:30 | Training – Drafting a policy paper: aim, structure, language– part 2Iuliia Serbina, member of the Board, Head of Human Rights Studies
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17:30-18:00 | Practical work in groups |
August 4 | |
09:00-09:30 | Resume of the previous day |
09:30-11:00 | Lecture 1 Spheres of enhanced cooperation: internal democratic developmentMaria Zolkina, Democratic Initiatives Foundation, |
11:00-11:30 | Coffee break |
11:30 – 13:00 | Lecture 2 Spheres of enhanced cooperation: economy and energyAndriy Chubyk, “Ukrainian Prism”, Head of Energy security studies |
13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-15:30 | Lecture 3 Spheres of enhanced cooperation: security and European integrationHanna Shelest, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, Ukraine Analytica magazine |
15:30-16:00 | Coffee break |
16:00-17:30 | Seminar Digicom instruments in foreign policy analysisOlga Chyzhova, “Ukrainian Prism” Communications director |
17:30-18:00 | Practical work in groups |
Friday, August 5 | |
09:00-09:30 | Resume of the previous day |
09:30-11:00 | Presenting groups’ projects |
11:00-11:30 | Coffee break |
11:30 – 13:00 | Working out plan for future activity, closing of the Summer school |
13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
Departure of the participants |