East goes west – West goes east?: Searching for a new European order after 1990. Summer University Prague 2012

This study programme is internationally acknowledged and recognized, successful participants will be given 12 ECTS.

For detailed information please see our official homepage summer-university.fsv.cuni.cz.

Objective:
- to provide students with a broad understanding of the political, economic, social, and cultural development of Europe after 1990
- to analyze the current challenges and risks to the development of Europe

Method: the course is interdisciplinary and combines multiple learning methods, such as lectures, workshops, round-table discussions, group-work and student presentations

Extras: numerous cultural, sport, and social activities which enhance the academic programme

Price: 950 EUR (approx. 1.270 USD)
Included in price:
- Tuition (all lectures, workshops, discussions etc. as mentioned on our website)
- Cultural and social events (as mentioned on our website)
- Reading materials (an on-line version will be at your disposal after enrolling)
- Housing at the Hall of Residence
- 2 meals per day (breakfast and lunch)

Application: on-line: summer-university.fsv.cuni.cz/
The preliminary application deadline: June 28, 2012

East goes west - West goes east?
Searching for a new European order after 1990

Day 1 – Saturday, September 8, 2012
- Arrivals and Registrations
- Evening: Welcome dinner

Day 2 – Sunday, September 9, 2012
- 09:00 – 12:00 Ice-breaking activities
- 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
- 14:00 – 17:00 Guided tour of Prague
- Evening: Free

Day 3 – Monday, September 10, 2012
Topic: Opening remarks. Past and present
- 09:00 – 10:00 Official welcome, Introduction to the Programme
- 10:00 – 12:00 Lecture: What did the Cold War mean to Europe?
- 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
- 14:00 – 16:00 Workshop: Central-European development after 1990: Dealing with the past, facing new challenges
- Evening: Prague river cruise

Day 4 – Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Topic: Political development after 1990
- 09:00 – 12:00 Lecture: Continuities and discontinuities of European development after 1989: reality and prospects
- 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
- 14:00 – 16:00 Workshop: Political parties in Europe after 1990
- 16:00 – 17:00 Tutorial: Preparation for group presentations
- Evening: Walk through the Prague Castle compound (guided tour)

Day 5 – Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Topic: Society and Culture
- 09:00 – 12:00 Lecture: Parallels and differences in the social development of Europe after 1989: the legacy of the Cold War and its innovation
- 12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break
- 13:30 – 15:00 Workshop: Art and architecture in Europe since 1990
- Later afternoon: Excursion: Czech art since 1990
- Evening: Free

Day 6 – Thursday, September 13, 2012
Topic: The Czech Republic
- 09:00 – 12:00 Lecture: The Czech Republic between East and West: political development after 1990
- 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
- 14:00 – 16:00 Workshop: Challenges of Czech foreign policy after 1990
- (Later afternoon for enthusiasts: Kafka museum or Mucha museum)
- Evening: Free

Day 7 – Friday, September 14, 2012
Topic: European Integration
- 09:00 – 12:00 Lecture: Changes in the European integration process after 1989
- 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
- 14:00 – 16:00 Workshop: Searching for the limits of European integration (thematic and geographic)
- Evening: Prague’s Nightlife and Clubbing (guided tour)

Day 8 – Saturday, September 15, 2012
All-day trip

Day 9 – Sunday, September 16, 2012
Free

Day 10 – Monday, September 17, 2012
Topic: Economy
- 09:00 – 12:00 Lecture: Changes in the European economy and its condition after the financial crisis (economic integration and transformation)
- 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
- 14:00 – 16:00 Workshop/Discussion with guest(s): Stability of the Eurozone
- Later afternoon: Guided tour of the Carolinum
- Evening: Free

Day 11 – Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Topic: European foreign and security policy
- 09:00 – 12:00 Lecture: European foreign and security policy: fiction or opportunity?
- 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
- 14:00 – 16:00 Workshop: The west and Russia: cooperation and/or rivalry
- 16:00 – 18:00 Tutorial: Preparation for presentations
- Evening: Film projection

Day 12 – Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Topic: Foreign relations
- 10:00 – 12:00 Workshop: Transatlantic relations and their importance for today’s Europe
- 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
- 14:00 – 16:00 Workshop: Europe and Turkey/one of Asian regions
- Evening: Sport activities

Day 13 – Thursday, September 20, 2012
Topic: Migration and social problems in the history
- 10:00 – 12:00 Workshop: Forced migration as a historical European problem
- 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
- Afternoon: Jewish Prague (guided tour)
- Evening: Free

Day 14 – Friday, September 21, 2012
Topic: Migration
- 09:00 – 12:00 Lecture: Migration – New social challenge?
- 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
- 14:00 – 16:00 Workshop: Migration as a challenge to the European vision of cohesion and solidarity
- 16:00 – 17:00 Tutorial: Preparation for group presentations
- Evening: Individual preparation for group presentations

Day 15 – Saturday, September 22, 2012
- 09:00 – 12:30 Group presentations
- 12:30 – 13:00 Closing ceremony, Conferring of the commemorative certificates of participation
- 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
- Afternoon: Free
- Evening: Farewell dinner

Day 16 – Sunday, September 23, 2012
- Free programme
- Departure

We reserve the right to make minor changes in the programme, if necessary.