Schedule

"European Identity between Unity and Diversity: Problems and Challenges"

 

Each day of the academic programme will be composed of an introductory lecture to a topic and a workshop. During workshops, students will be asked to discuss particular problems in groups as "case studies". At the end of each day, the topic will be summed up in a plenary discussion. 

Day 1 – Saturday, September 7, 2019

• 12:00 – 17:00 Arrival and Registration
• 18:00 Welcome Dinner

Day 2 – Sunday, September 8, 2019

• 09:00 – 12:00 Guided tour of Prague
• 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
• 14:00 – 17:00 Ice-breaker activities
• Evening: Free

Day 3 – Monday, September 9, 2019

Topic: Problems and Challenges of Europe

• 09:00 – 10:00 Official Welcome, Introduction to the Programme
• 10:00 – 12:00 Lecture: Facing New Challenges instead of Relaxing at the End of History
• 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
• 14:00 – 16:00 Workshop: From Liquid Times to Which Times? 
• 19:00 – 21:00 River Cruise

Day 4 – Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Topic: European Identity

• 09:00 – 12:00 Lecture/Workshop: Does a Common European Identity Exist? 
• 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
• 14:00 – 17:00 Field work: Uncovering Cultural Heterogeneity in Prague 
• Evening: Free

Day 5 – Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Topic: European Dis/Integration

• 09:00 – 12:00 Lecture/Workshop: European Dis/Integration after the Brexit Referendum 
• 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
• 14:00 – 16:00 Workshop on European Integration 
• 16:15 – 17:15 Czech Language Workshop (free-time activity)
• Evening: Free

Day 6 – Thursday, September 12, 2019

Topic: Dealing with the Challenges in Practice

• 09:00 – 12:00 Excursion & Discussion: Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Czech Government
• 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
• 14:00 – 16:00 Tutorial: Preparation for final group presentations 
• 20:00 – 22:30 Walk through the Prague Castle district (guided tour)

Day 7 – Friday, September 13, 2019

Topic: Populism

• 09:00 – 12:00 Lecture/Workshop: Populism as a European Challenge 
• 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
• 14:00 – 16:00 Workshop: Populist Parties across Europe 
• Evening: Free

Day 8 – Saturday, September 14, 2019

Fun and Relax:

• All-day trip: Konopiště chateau or Karlštejn castle

Day 9 – Sunday, September 15, 2019

Free day

Day 10 – Monday, September 16, 2019

Topic: Migration, Integration and Security

• 10:00 – 12:00 Lecture/Workshop: Frontiers in Europe 
• 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
• 14:00 – 16:00 Workshop: Approach of European Countries to Migration 
• Evening: Free

Day 11 – Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Topic: Democracy, Free Media and Human Rights

• 09:00 – 12:00 Lecture/Workshop: Liberal Democracy in Europe and Beyond 
• 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
• 14:00 – 16:00 Workshop: Visegrad Countries: Liberalism in Decline?
• Evening: Free

Day 12 – Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Topic: Europe and Global Actors 

• 09:00 – 12:00 Lecture/Workshop: Foreign Policy of European States  
• 12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
• 14:00 – 16:00 Workshop: European Relations to Russia, China, USA or Turkey
• 19:00 – 21:00 Bowling

Day 13 – Thursday, September 19, 2019

Topic: Dealing with the Challenges in Practice

• 08:30 – 11:00 Excursion & Discussion: Doctors without Borders / People in Need / Ministry of the Interior / Guest Lecture
• 11:45 – 14:00 Lunch Break
• 14:00 – 16:00 Tutorial: Preparation for final group presentations
• Evening: Individual preparation for final group presentations

Day 14 – Friday, September 20, 2019

Topic: European Identity between Unity and Diversity

• 09:00 – 12:30 Final Group Presentations 
• 12:30 – 13:00 Closing Ceremony, Conferring of the commemorative certificates of participation
• 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
• Afternoon: Free
• 19:00 Farewell dinner

Day 15 – Saturday, September 21, 2019

• Free Programme and Departure

Day 16 – Sunday, September 22, 2019

• Optional extension of your stay to enjoy a free weekend in Prague

 

 

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