Location: Prague (Czech Republic)
Topic: The Russian Aggression against Ukraine: The Role of Central and Eastern European Countries
Date: 13-19 September 2024
Working language: English
Price: 450 euros (course, B&B accommodation, lunch, cultural and tourist visits)
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Composition of the group
The group is composed of about 20 participants from various countries, half from the host country and half from foreign countries. The course is oriented towards undergraduate students, in their second and third year university studies, but we also consider applications from graduate students and from young professionals. The summer programme is organised in the Czech Republic (Prague) in partnership with the CEVRO Institute. It takes place in the historical centre of Prague.
In cooperation with CEVRO Institut
Main topics and speakers:
- The role of Czech diplomacy in building a common European and Euroatlantic position on the Russian aggression against Ukraine
Michael ŽANTOVSKÝ (Czech Republic ), Ambassador (ret.), foreign policy adviser to the President
- Historical and political aspects of the Czech Republic
Prof. Karel B. Müller (Czech Republic), professor of political science with specialization in the theory of civil society, democracy, political culture and identities, public sphere, public involvement, and the Europeanization
- EU enlargement from a Central and Eastern perspective
- Central European Defense and Security support for the war in Ukraine / TBA National perspectives to European Security
Florent MARCIACQ (France) , Senior Fellow at the Center international de formation européenne, Research associate at the French institute of international relations (Ifri)
- Shifting the political axis in Europe: Innovation and Power of Central and Eastern Europe
Tomáš PLUHAŘÍK (Czech Republic), visionary leader, start-up captain, cyber security expert
- Influences on the US and Canadian positions - Central European history, diasporas, and economic opportunities vs. global geopolitical considerations and North-American domestic trends
Bořek LIZEC (Czech Republic), former Ambassador to Canada
- Central European Defense and Security support for the war in Ukraine
Madeleine HUBIN (Belgium), HEC Liège
etc.
Report of the 2023 session 
Contact: Marie-France PERDIGON, Director of the Summer University Programme
marie-france.perdigon@cife.eu