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Summer School in "NATO’s Security Challenges"
Venue: Měřín, Czech Republic
Period: July 7 - 12, 2013
Application deadline: June 1, 2013
Brief description: The Prague Security Studies Institute is organizing a summer school in Měřín, Czech Republic. The aim of the summer school is to offer a high-profile study course for students currently enrolled in Master’s degree programs, based on presentations, interactive workshops and simulations with international security experts from academia and government fields.
Topics
- Cybersecurity
- Energy security
- NATO-Russia relations
- NATO and the US Pivot
- Afghanistan after 2014
- US and EU perspective on NATO’s security challenges
Eligibility
Students currently enrolled in Master’s degree programs in Political Science, International Relations and Economics and other relevant fields from NATO’smember and partner countries.
How to apply
Those interested in applying should download the application form at the bottom ofthis page and send it filled-out, along with a CV and essay, to christensen@pssi.cz by June 1, 2013. The selected participantswill be notified by June 8, 2013.
Costs
Registrationfee amounts to 2000,- Kc / 80 EUR. Accommodation and meals will be fully coveredby organizers; foreign participants’ travel expenses will be partiallyreimbursed (not applicable to those selected students from the Czech Republicor Slovakia). Participants will receive more information upon their selection.
Speakers
- JiříSchneider, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic;
- Dr. AndrewMonaghan, Research Fellow, Chatham House, UK;
- Keir Giles, Director, ConflictStudies Research Center, U.K.;
- Amb. Vaclav Bartuška, Ambassador-at-large forEnergy Security, Czech Republic;
- Dr. Petr Luňák, Deputy Head, Public DiplomacyDivision, NATO;
- Kurt Volker, Executive Director of the McCain Institute andformer US Permanent Representative to NATO;
- Robert Cooper, Counsellor, EuropeanExternal Action Service, UK;
- Roger W. Robinson, PSSI Co-Founder and formerSenior Director of International Economic Affairs, National Security Council,USA;
- Amb. Petr Pelz, PSSI Executive Director and former Czech Ambassador toAfghanistan.
Organizer
The PragueSecurity Studies Institute
Pohořelec6, 118 00 Prague 1 - Czech Republic
Tel. / fax:+420 233 355 735
Information & contacts
Mr. Stephen Christensen
Prague Security Studies Institute
christensen@pssi.cz
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