Tubim per Kosoven, 15 Nentor ora 17:00 tek Sheshi Nene Tereza
UNIONI I STUDENTĖVE SHQIPTARĖ - ALBANIAN STUDENTS UNION
UNIVERSITETI I PRISHTINĖS - UNIVERSITY OF PRISHTINA
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Tel :+377(0)44 372 676 ; +377(0)44 236 852; E-mail: u_s_sh@yahoo.com ; Web: www.ussh.albaner.net
NJOFTIM PĖR MEDIA
Njoftojmė tė gjitha mediat elektronike dhe ato tė shkruara, qė Kėshilli Organizativ i Protestave Studentore i udhėhequr nga Unioni i Studentėve Shqiptarė mė, 15 nentorė 2007,do ti bashkohetė tubimit nė Tiranė mė moto: TĖ GJITH PĖR PAVARSIN E KOSOVĖS, e cila do tė mbahet mė 15 nentor 2007 ora 17:00, nė sheshin „NENĖ TEREZA“ Tiranė
Kėshilli Organizativ i Protestave Studentore i udhėhequr nga Unioni i Studentėve Shqiptarė, po ashtu i njoftonė mediat dhe qytetaret se mė 10 nentor 2007 nuk do tė zhvillohet protesta nė Prishtinė ,por Kėshilli Organizativ i Protestave Studentore i udhėhequr nga Unioni i Studentėve Shqiptarė do ti bashkohet tubimit nė Tiranė mė 15 nentor 2007.
Kėshilli Organizativ i Protestave Studentore i udhėhequr nga Unioni i Studentėve Shqiptarė, po ashtu ėshtė duke bėrė tė gjitha pergaditjet e nevojshmė pėr protesten gjeneralė qė do mbahet mė 10 dhejtor 2007 nė Prishtinė mė moto: „TĖ GJITHĖ NĖ MBROJTJE TĖ PAVARSISĖ DHE INTEGRITETIT TERITORIAL TĖ KOSOVĖS“
Mė: 07.11. 2007
Prishtinė-Kosovė
Sinqerisht:
Kėshilli Organizativė i Unioni i Studentėve Shqiptarė USSH-sė
Modern Dress: Modes of Identification, Modes of Recognition in the Balkans (XVI-XXI Centuries), Bucharest, 13-14.6.
New Europe College - Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest, Romania, is organizing a regional symposium, From Traditional Attire to the Modern Dress: Modes of Identification, Modes of Recognition in the Balkans (XVI-XXI Centuries). Please find further details concerning this event below.
The symposium is scheduled to take place on 13-14 June 2008 at the New
Europe College, 21 Plantelor str., 023971 Bucharest, Romania. Our aim is to gather scholars from prestigious research institutes and universities in Central and South-eastern Europe (but also outside it), who work on such topics. Should you be interested to take part in this symposium, we kindly ask you to send us the title of your contribution and a short abstract (200-300 words), together with a one-page CV (including title, positions, institution, degrees, awards, main publications) until 31 January, 2008. The selection committee will inform you about their decision in due time (by the end of February at the latest).
The working languages of this international symposium will be French and English. The organizers will cover travel and accommodation expenses within the limits of the budget. We would be grateful if you could also find additional financial support for participating in our symposium.
Papers must be submitted by e-mail no later than 31 January 2008 to Constanta Vintila-Ghitulescu : c_ghitulescu@ yahoo.fr
Best wishes,
Constanta Vintila-GhitulescuResearcher, "Nicolae Iorga" Institute of History, Bucharest, Romania
From traditional attire to the modern dress: modes of identification, modes of recognition in the Balkans (XVI-XX Centuries)
Convener: Constanþa Vintilã-Ghitulescu, historian, researcher at the Nicolae Iorga Institute of History, Bucharest, NEC and GE-NEC alumna
According to a Romanian saying, “dress doesn’t make a person”. True as it may be, the moral implications of this saying are of less concern to us here than its possible social significance, which would rather suggest its reading in the affirmative. In the past, dress was an important social indicator. It told a lot about the social condition, the status of a person, her wealth. But dress can also provide information on the evolution of a society, on the dynamic interrelation between fashion and social behavior. Dress can thus become the prime matter for the analysis of a society through the joint efforts of historians, anthropologists, ethnologists, and sociologists.
The Balkans, a cultural, ethnic and social mosaic, provides an ideal setting for such a research. One can find here similarities at a regional level, and wide differences coexisting in proximity, in the same geographic region. An oriental mode of dressing, induced by Ottoman occupation or domination, was taken over by the elites of a community as a token of loyalty towards the regime; side by side with it, one could find a diversity of “folk” costumes, the garb of the “common people”. As the Ottoman Empire declined, dress became one of the major means of asserting the emancipation of the former subjects and the modernization of the Balkan societies, of expressing the mental changes taking place within them. In a Europe of nations, the “folk” costumes became bearers of political and ideological meaning, emblems of the newly established nations. Their instrumentalisation didn’t end with the 19th century, however. In some cases, they were rediscovered by the Communist
regimes and put to use in the construction of a novel identity.
The symposium proposes to gather researchers from various fields, and from a number of academic and research centers in South-Eastern Europe and in other parts of the world, inviting them to focus their reflections on dress and its role in social, political, and ideological change, on the lines suggested below:
A. The significance of dress in the establishment and acceptance of a political regime
1. the “oriental dress” and the modes of representation of a social elite
2. “from oriental attire to the tail coat”: dress as an indicator of modernization
3. dress and its manipulation in the process of social/political emancipation
B. Diversity in dress / Diversity of social categories
1. dress, color schemes, norms as indicators of social hierarchy
2. the dress of the “parvenu” as a symbol of social promotion
3. egalitarian modes of dressing and the leveling of “social visibility”
C. Dress and identity construction 1. Romanticism and the rediscovery of the “national” costume
2. identity construction – dress construction
3. the folk costume between tradition, modernity, and contemporary handicraft
4. fashion: lost or reconfigured meanings in a unified Europe
The preservation of local identities in an enlarged European Community has become a growing concern. Can dress still define social categories and peoples? Or do certain types of traditional dress become mere museum objects? Do they find refuge in a handicraft that reinvents and refashions an idealized, barely known, largely imaginary past? The symposium will attempt to investigate the ways in which dress entered the political, social and cultural play; the major role attributed to dress by social actors in a more or less distant past, and within its various constructions; its instrumentalisation in modern times, in search of identity. The Balkans, where an earlier common history developed into a variety of distinct trajectories, are a particularly propitious field for such a research, which may shed some light on certain peculiarities of “Balkanism”.
Labels: Modern Dress
Master in EU Projects and Tourism, University "Aleksander Xhuvani" of Elbasan, Albania
Dear friends,
I want to inform you on the opening of two Co-Diplomacy Master courses;
1. Master of First Level in EU Project
2. Master of Second Level in Tourism
in the Economic Faxculty of the University "Aleksander Xhuvani" of Elbasan, Albania on their first edition respectively 2007-2008 and 2007-2009. The other participating universities in the Project are the University Ca' Foscari of Venice - Italy, the Second University of Naples - Italy, the University of Malaga - Spain, the University of Jaen - Spain, University of Nantes - France, University Lusiada of Lisbona - Portugal and the University "Kristal" of Tirana.
The masters start on the beginning of October respectively on 06.10.2007 and 15.10.2007. The registration process is now open to all the interested candidates. These are international masters and they are open to international students too. The frontal hours will be developed during the weekends - on Suterday and Sunday.
The application documents must be send in the address:
Fakulteti Ekonomik, Universiteti "Aleksander Xhuvani" Elbasan, Ish-Shtepia Oficereve, Elbasan, Albania
in attention to Ilir Bejtja, Head of the Section of Marketing.
The documents for the application can be sent by e-mail in scaned copy in the address
desciec@yahoo. com .
The documents to participate in the enrollment process can be sent by fax too in the No. 00355 54 52593 in attention to Master School, Economic Faculty of UE "A. Xhuvani", Ilir Bejtja.
The deadline for the application and registration to the enrollment process is 28.09.2007. You are adviced to send the application earlier possible.
The forms of the application can be gathered in the Economic Faculty, University "Aleksander Xhuvani" of Elbasan, Section of Marketing, Contact persons are Ilir Bejtja - tel. 00355 69 2071156 / 2267282, e-mail. i_bejtja@yahoo. com and Blendi Himci - 00355 2088080, e-mail. blendih@yahoo. com; in Italy Prof. Salvatore Messina - 0039041982879 / 00393466135103 , profsalvatoremessin a@hotmail. com , or can be downloaded in the web site www.uniel.edu. al/ekonomik/ master/index. htm .
Please don't hesitate to contact us.
Ilir Bejtja
Head of Section of Marketing
Economic Faculty
University "Aleksander Xhuvani" of Elbasan
Ish-Shtepia Oficereve,
Elbasan,Albania
Tel. 00355 54 56202 (h)
Tel. 00355 54 40054 (secr)
Tel. Fax. 00355 54 52593 / 53253
Mob. 00355 69 2071156 / 2267282
Mob. 0039 3287755790 (ita)
Labels: master in tourism
GTZ - Internships in German businesses 2007
GTZ Tirana, is offering internships (3-6 months) in some of the most important German companis in the following sectors
* energy, industry and policy
* automotive industry
* mechanical engineering, plant
* environmental technology
* transportation logistics
* banking, auditing, controlling
* electricla
* architechture
* agricultural economics
* trade
* informatics
* consumer goods production
* sales window systems
Applications must include in German or English
* Motivation letter
* CV and photo
* Certificates, diplomas (in certified translation)
* list of university courses and examinations with grades
Deadline by December 15th, 2006
Rr. Themistokli Germenji, P. 1.1, PO Box 2391
Tel/Fax 251792, 230414, email: gtz_businessupport@icc-al.org
Youth For Sustainability: Changing Consumption Patterns
Youth For Sustainability: Changing Consumption Patterns
16-23 July 2006
Sofia, Bulgaria
The National Association of the UN Youth Clubs has the pleasure of
inviting you to participate in the international seminar "Youth For
Sustainability: Changing Consumption Patterns".
Young people today constitute an important group within our consumer
societies, and the habit they develop now will play a decisive role
in the
future consumption patterns. Their decisions as consumers exercise a
growing
influence on markets and lifestyles. Therefore, they deserve special
attention in efforts to change our wasteful consumption patterns into
ones
that are more attuned to sustainable development.
The seminar "Youth for Sustainability: Changing Consumption Patterns"
aims
at underlining the importance of and the urgent need for a change in
consumption patterns and attitudes. It will emphasise the role of
education
in shaping attitudes, values and behaviour, while developing the
capacities,
skills and commitment needed for building a sustainable future.
Through the project we'll try to show young people that it is
possible to
translate our aspirations for a better world into everyday actions.
The rich social program, including hiking in Vitosha mountain and
sightseeing trip to the Rila Monastery, one of the most significant
and
picturesque monuments on the Balkans, will enable the participants to
feel
the atmosphere of Bulgaria -an ever-evolving and modern country with
great
cultural heritage and traditions, dating back from Roman and
Byzantine
times.
PARTICIPATING CONDITIONS
Participants
Age 18-25
Countries EU member states, Norway,
Romania, Croatia
Costs 70% of Travel Costs will
be
reimbursed (up to 250 Euro)
Participation fee/person 75 Euro
board & lodging covered by the organisers
Deadline for applying: 5 July 2006!!!
FOR MORE DETAILS AND APPLICATION FORM:
naunyc@scas.acad.bg
Contact person: Mihaela Hristova
Bucharest Summer University 2006
Bucharest Summer University 2006, 2nd Edition
“Preparing Small and Medium Enterprises for
a knowledge based economy”
The Academy of Economic Studies presents the Second Edition of Bucharest Summer University, that will take place between August 20th and September 3rd 2006, in Bucharest, Romania.
We live in a knowledge based economy, in an ever changing environment, and small and medium enterprises play a major role in present and future economies. Thus, the purpose of this year’s edition is to improve students’ knowledge and abilities concerning small and medium enterprises.
The courses of the Bucharest Summer University will be entirely in English. The test taken at the end of the four modules will grant the participants 3 ECTS credits.
The summer course is structured in four modules in order to obtain a good comprehension of the subject:
* The knowledge based company and its characteristics.
* Financial instruments for SME’s.
* The major difficulties for SME’s and their sources.
* Opportunities and threats for SME’s facing globalization and transition to a knowledge based economy.
The speakers of this edition will be some of the leading figures in the small and medium enterprises field, as well as distinguished Romanian and foreign professors such as :
Ä Ovidiu Nicolescu
v Vice-president of the Global Association of SMI
v President of the National Council for SMI in Romania
Ä Pierre Francois Lelaurain
v Professor at the Robert Schuman University in Strasbourg
Ä Ing. Valentin Cristea
v President of the SMI Federation in Oltenia
Ä Ing. Iulian Gropasila
v President of the SMI branch in Constanta
Ä Reston Lloyd Lester
v Professor at Cambridge University in United Kingdom
The applicants that register until June 30th, 2006 will be submitted to pay a participation fee of 250€ .
The fee covers all the academic courses and seminars, courses support, accommodation, 3 meals a day and entertainment activities, including a week-end excursion.
For more information visit www.bsu.ase.ro
For registration visit www.bsu.ase.ro/register.php
*M.A. **IN ADVANCED EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
The deadline for the applications to IEHEI which is a branch of CIFE
whose
presidency is led by Jean Claude Juncker, Actual President of
Luxembourg, is
appraoching.
30th of July is the last date for all applications for European Studies
Master that will take place in istanbul-nice-berlin!
*M.A. **IN ADVANCED EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES*
*ISTANBUL-Nice-Berlin*
Academic year 2006/2007
We would like to inform you about our Master's program in Advanced
European
and International Studies, which is a nine months' intensive academic
program committed to the studies of European integration as well as
international relations.
*Location:* Istanbul, Nice, Berlin
*Duration:* 9 months (From October to July)
*Deadline:* The deadline for applications is on *July 31th, 2006**.*
* A limited number of scholarships are available. *
*In any case, applications and especially request for financial aid
should
reach the I.EH.E.I. as early as possible in order to be considered
under the
best conditions**.*
* *
*Curriculum Highlights: *Students who successfully complete the program
acquire 60 ECTS credits. In addition to the stays
in
Istanbul, Nice, Berlin, the Institute offers a study trip to European
and
international organizations in Geneva, Strasbourg, Brussels, and Paris.
*Program Value:* The program consists of academicians from various
European
countries, as well as experts from research institutions and
international
organizations. Over the last years, the Institute has graduated 5000
students coming from more than 80 different countries, having offered
them
many scholarship opportunities.
*Subject Areas:* International Relations, European Integration,
Democracy
and Society, Federalism.
*This program is supported by the European Union*.
For further information, you are welcome to consult our web site at *
www.iehei.org*.
Yours sincerely,
Burcu GORAK
E-mail: bgorak@bahcesehir.edu.tr
Tel: +90 212 236 54 90 / 1294
Fax: +90 212 258 70 83
Site Internet : www.iehei.org/dheei/istanbul/presentation.htm
www.bahcesehir.edu.tr
Master in European Studies & E. Public Administration
Start in October 2006.
Classes in English.
Possibility to Learn German Language.
Scholarships Available.
Accomodation in the newly rebuilt dormitory.
One Semester in Germany for the best students.
www.brie.ase.rowww.brie.ru.acad.bgApply till
17 July 2006!!!!
Ilir Bala Website; Painter - Piktor; Eng - Alb
EnglishPlease have a look and spend some time on the paints and photos of a friend of ours. He is a young painter and a very talented one. He has recently done a website with his own paints, they distinguish for its character and albanian tradition impact.
Visit
www.ilirbala.com
ShqipDeshirojme tju prezantojme faqen e nje mikut tim, i cili eshte nje djali i ri piktor, teper i talentuar. Ai koheve te fundit ka krijuar kete website me pikturat e tij, te cilat dallojne per nje karakter te vecante dhe impakt te tradites shqiptare, sidomos asaj tekstile.
Vizitoni
www.ilirbala.com
" The Philosophy of Ahilik" , Turkey
The Vocational Education School of Kırsehir, in TURKEY is looking for
partners for Action 5 project/Feasibility taking place in Kirsehir in
TURKEY. The Project is about " The Philosophy of Ahilik" (Training
students of vocational schools, respect to masters, ethic rules of
profession, equip students with skills and qualifications for professions)
There is a festival each year in our region this will be a great
opportunity to observe this 1000 year old philosophy.
*STUDY PROGRAMME*
PROGRAMME of "LET'S MEET IN KIRÅžEHÄ°R, THE CENTRE OF AHÄ°LÄ°K"
(9-11 September, 2006)
* *
* *
*1st Day:*
* *
- Welcome
- Accommodations
13.00 – Lunch in Aspava Restaurant
14.30 – City Tour
17.00 – Meeting with host participants of Ahilik and Representatives of
Centre for Ahilik Research
18.00 – Dinner (local foods of Kırşehir + Bards Feast)
20.00 – Social trainings of partners and young people and idea sharing about
the reflection of Ahilik Philosophy in Culture Centre.
22.00 – Free time (evaluation of the day)
*2nd Day:*
7.30 – Breakfast
9.30 – Summary of Ahilik in historical process
13.00 – Lunch in Restaurant of Guilds
14.00 – Historical artifacts of Ahilik and trip to Ahi Evran Museum
17.00 – Working on the details of the project which will be developed
together with the partners
19.00 – Dinner in Recreational Facilities of Drivers' Federation + concert
of Kırşehir Abdals Chorus
22.00 – Free time (evaluation of the day)
*3rd Day: *
7.30 – Local Breakfast
9.30 – Visit to working environment of young people
11.00 – Trip to Nevşehir, Kapadokya, and Göreme (ruins of buildings)
12.00 – Lunch
13.30 – Trip to Hacıbektas Museum
15.30 – Presentation of a play about "ŞED" ritual (like today's Service
Compliance Certificate) by Ahilik Åžed Tying Team
17.00 – Cultural and Craft Presentations of partner countries in Culture
Centre of Kırşehir, and local gift giving to guests
21.00 – Free time (Evaluation of last 3 days and task distribution for the
project studies)
*4th Day: *
Departure (in the morning)
web:www .ahilik.gazi.edu.tr
tel-fax:+90 416 214 79 98
Hasan Gul
11th. Savaria International Summer University- Kõszeg, Hungary. Open for applications!
Dear friends,
Enjoy Your Future Koszeg Team (www.enjoyyourfuture.org) will like to bring your attention on the 11th Annual Savaria International Summer University which will take place in Koszeg Hungary between
26th of June and 7th of July, 2006.
REINVENTING EUROPE: CHALLENGES, RESPONSIBILITIES, PERSPECTIVES From June 26th through July 7th a wide array of academics, professionals and
students will convene in Koszeg Hungary to reflect upon the progress of
European integration, the role of Europe in the world and prospectives for
the future.
Along with the rich academic program, the participants will experience the
atmosphere of a medieval town shaped by the footprint of the Iron Curtain
and awakened by the impact of the European Union.
The participants will also be provided with the opportunity to visit various regions
of Western Hungary, enjoy a diversity of cultural events and will the chance to spend informal time with students from around the world.
A number of scholarships are available, so don't hesitate!!
For information about the Savaria Summer University and the application form please visit:
http://www.ises.hu/sisu2006.htmlor contact:
sisu2006@gmail.comInformation about Kõszeg:
http://www.koszeg.hu/nyelvek/en/history/ Thank you and hope to see you in June!
BRIEF INFORMATION ON ACTS PROGRAMME
The course is designed for people who want to develop skills and
wider competence they need to build greater peace and justice in
their own communities and countries. Participants will be working in
fields such as peace, human rights, and development, or looking for
ways to become engaged in these, or related fields.
Organisations involved in these activities also have interest in
ACTS as participation in this programme will improve their
efficiency and competence in the field.
ACTS programme is implemented in different regions in the World: the
Balkans, East Africa and SE Asia. In each of these regions, ACTS
will focus on specific regional and local issues.
There are no racial, ethnic, religious or gender restrictions to
participate in the ACTS programme. It is desirable that participants
come from different ethnic groups. As ACTS is region-oriented
programme it will provide great benefit not only to the local staff,
but also to international activists who work in the region as they
will get better insight into local issues.
Because participants and tutors will be of different nationalities
and the reading list is in English, the course will be held in the
English language. That is why it is a prerequisite for all
participants to be fluent in English.
ACTS is a two-year part-time course. The first year of the course
will focus on three core topics, which will have both global and
local content. Throughout the first year participants will be
introduced to the Action Research methodology and will have the
opportunity to engage in it through small research projects.
The second year of the course will also consist of three modules,
which will focus on one major Action Research project.
These modules are:
The First Year :
· Building the foundations: Theories of conflict, conflict
transformation skills and action research methodology,
· Conflict, Power and Change: Engaging with Actors, Systems,
Structure and Policies,
· Designing and Facilitating Conflict Transformation Processes;
The Second Year :
· Action Research,
· Building theory from practice,
· Action Research results and taking it forward.
Each module consists of a ten-day workshop and work-based
application of
knowledge and individualised reading related to action research.
During the residential component of the modules three tutors will
guide the day-to-day process. Two of the tutors will be from the
region, and the third will be an international tutor.
Local academics and other resource people will be invited to share
their expertise for specific sessions, as required by the learning
needs of the group. Tutors from the region are from the University
of Novi Sad and Nansen Dialogue Network, and international tutors
are from Responding to Conflict (UK).
For satisfactory completion of the course, participants will be
required to:
· participate actively in all sessions of all the modules
· keep a learning journal during the course which reflects their
learning and their personal responses
· complete three assignments which are formally assessed. Each of
these is related to the action research being undertaken
· complete an Action Research project. This will be presented to
their "learning group" and to the wider peace building community in
the final workshop at the end of year two.
Completion of the course will result in a Master's degree.
Organisations interested in the aforementioned field are invited to
support their employees, financially and in any other ways as
knowledge and skills offered by ACTS will bring them certain benefit
in their future work.
Next course will start in
October 2006. If you would like to apply
please submit the application form
not latter than 30th June 2006 to
ACTS Programme, Nansen Dialogue Centre Serbia e-mail:
acts@sezampro.yu .
Jobs
Research Assistant (half-time)
College of Europe, Brugge, Belgium
Scholarship / Financial aid: a competitive remuneration
Date: starting date would be 15 August 2006
Deadline:
30 May 2006Open to: please visit the official website for more details
Website:
http://www.eastchance.com/anunt.asp?q=89,ja,job Academic Assistant
College of Europe, Department of Political and Administrative Studies, Brugge, Belgium
Scholarship / Financial aid: a competitive remuneration
Date: starting date of 15 August 2006 at the latest
Deadline:
15 May 2006Open to: please visit the official website for more details
Website:
http://www.eastchance.com/anunt.asp?q=90,ja,job The ECB Graduate Programme
The European Central Bank
Scholarship / Financial aid: please visit the official website for more details
Date: fixed-term contract of two years
Deadline:
9 May 2006Open to: see 'Qualifications and experience'
Website:
http://www.eastchance.com/anunt.asp?q=91,ja,job Internship Offer: Web Communications Assistant
PostEurop Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
Scholarship / Financial aid: non remunerated internship
Date: 3 - 4 month internship, starting 15 May - 1 June 2006
Deadline: open until filled
Open to: see 'Requirements'
Website:
http://www.eastchance.com/anunt.asp?q=92,ja,job International Programme Intern
Building and Social Housing Foundation, Coalville, Leicestershire, UK
Scholarship / Financial aid: a stipend of £185/week
Date: 12 months, non-renewable
Deadline: please visit the official website for more details
Open to: see 'Person Specification'
Website:
http://www.eastchance.com/anunt.asp?q=93,ja,job Environmental connections: Europe and the wider World’
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Scholarship / Financial aid: educational grants are available
Date: 5 - 9 June 2007
Deadline:
31 May 2006, 24.00 h.Open to: please visit the official website for more details
Website:
http://www.eastchance.com/anunt.asp?q=266,sfe,int
International Scientific Conference/European Union and it' s New Neighborhood: Addressing Challenges and Opportunitie s/October 18-20, 2006/Vilnius
International Scientific Conference
European Union and it's New Neighborhood: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities
October 18-20, 2006
Vilnius
The objective of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) is to share the EU's stability, security and prosperity with neighbouring countries in a way that is distinct from EU membership. It is designed to prevent the emergence of new dividing lines in Europe by offering neighbouring countries closer political, security, economic and cultural co-operation.
Pursuing the ENP will call for major economic and political reforms in our partner countries, which the EU will support through financial and technical support, opening of markets and providing access to Community programmes where possible.
Mykolas Romeris University organizes 3d International Scientific Conference of Junior Researchers "EU and its' New Neighborhood: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities". It aims to explore the political, economic, cultural, legal, trade, security and spatial aspects of broadly understood new neighborhood, from different scientific perspectives.
The event will take place in the capital of Lithuania Vilnius on October 18-22, 2006. The number of participants is expected to reach 50 - 70, coming from the universities of EU members and EU new neighbors. The participants will be able to choose from six thematic workshops, each exploring a different aspect of the main theme of the conference:
1 Workshop
Political reform: strengthening democracy, good governance and dialogue on human rights;
2 Workshop
Economic reform: including promoting a good business and investment climate;
3 Workshop
Trade, market and regulatory reforms: promoting trade and helping partner countries to integrate into the global trading system, encouraging partner countries to apply the standards of the EU's internal market;
4 Workshop
Cooperation in the field of justice, liberty and security: judicial reform and migration issues;
5 Workshop
Infrastructure networks (energy, transport and telecommunications, information society) and cooperation on the environment;
6 Workshop
People-to-people contacts: education, research and development, culture, civil society, the opening of certain Community programmes.
Since the presentation of the first European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Action Plans in 2004, the policy is proving its worth as a key instrument to promote good governance, economic and social development in countries around the EU's land and sea borders. The ENP aims to build a zone of increasing prosperity, stability and security in the EU's neighbourhood, in the interests of both the neighbouring countries and of the EU itself. It offers partners a relationship that goes beyond cooperation to include closer political links and an element of economic integration, as well as assistance with reforms to stimulate economic and social development. In turn, ENP partners accept precise commitments to strengthen the rule of law, democracy and the respect for human rights, to promote market-oriented economic reforms, to promote employment and social cohesion and to cooperate on key foreign policy objectives such as counter-terrorism and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Conference Participation
We invite Ph. D. students, junior and also senior researchers to participate and present their papers in the International Scientific Conference "EU and its' New Neighborhood: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities".
For more information and in order to register for participation in the conference you should send an abstract by email to Saule Maciukaite-Zviniene doktor@mruni.lt c.c. Jolanta Grigaliunaite jgrigal@mruni.lt Your e-mail should contain the following information: name, surname, address, phone and (if available) fax number, affiliation, fields of interest, e-mail address. Save the abstract in RTF-format (alternatively with MS-Word, version 7.0 or earlier), using your surname as the file name. Use Times Roman / Times New Roman in the body text, single spacing, 12 point font. Abstracts exceeding the word limit 250-350 will be returned to the sender. The deadline for abstract submission is Monday, June 5th, 2006. Those candidates, whose papers will be accepted, will be notified not later than Monday, June 30th, 2006, and asked to submit the final version of their draft paper not later than Monday, September 4th, 2006. The best papers will be published as a conference proceedings. The papers will be edited by editorial staff and scientifically acknowledged.
Reimbursement
It is possible to apply for reimbursement of accommodation and travel expenses. As the number of reimbursed participants is limited, strong preference will be given to those presenting papers and registered at the earliest. Please, add to your abstract an application for reimbursement.
