announces
14 scholarships for students from the Eastern Europe and Caucasus regions
for participation in the project
“Raising awareness on border regions conflict dynamics"
within the frameworks of the Summer School National Minorities and Border Regions,
taking place between 19-29 August 2013 in Flensburg, Germany.
About the project
As a part of the Summer School National Minorities and Border Regions programme, the project “Raising awareness on border regions conflict dynamics” will address the issue of tensions and ethnic diversity management in border regions as a conflict resolution mechanism.
The focus will fall on exploring in a comparative perspective positive and negative examples of minority/majority relations throughout Europe as a model for addressing the challenges to democracy in the conflict-sensitive regions as the Caucasus and Eastern and South Eastern Europe. Highlighting the positive examples as a successful cooperation and conflict resolutions, and discussing the conflict dynamics in various border regions in Europe, the project will enable participants to exchange academic views and the practical experience from the field. The 10-days training aims at updating the scientific discourse but also at inspiring practitioners and enhancing their capacities through the established cooperation network.
The project aims at inspiring, encouraging and empowering of the young and outstanding representatives of academia, media, NGO sector, public officials, and professionals from the ethnically diverse and conflict-sensitive regions (Eastern and South Eastern Europe and Caucasus). Participation at the Summer School will enable them to advance their academic knowledge on conflict resolution, ethnic diversity management and the border regions, will provide them with insight for analyzing challenges from a comparative perspective and will enable them to establish a platform for networking, knowledge and experience sharing. ECMI headquarters and the ECMI regional offices in Kosovo and Georgia will further support participants in developing their research, activities and initiatives.
The project will involve 7 participants from Eastern and South Eastern Europe and 7 from the Caucasus region. The activities during the
10 day project will include:
· 24 lectures of the prominent scholars from 17 European institutions;
· 2 workshops and movie screening on Conflict management and its further discussion;
· 2 panel discussions with the local politicians in German-Danish border region;
· 3 workshops and the presentations on conflict dynamics in their regions (real cases for brainstorming)
· Social activities: introductory dinner and reception, trip to the island of Föhr, guided tour in Flensburg
The participants will be awarded a certificate at the diploma ceremony in Flensburg Mayors Office by the city president.
The requirements
The applicants should be:
· Nationals of Eastern and South Eastern Europe and Caucasus region countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, BiH, Croatia, FYROM, Georgia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova;
· Junior scholars and researchers, young leaders, practitioners from the public sector, NGOs, and media
· They should demonstrate strong background and interest related to the following topics: border regions, conflict management, conflict resolution, democracy building, diversity management, ethnic diversity and minority rights
· Should be fluent in English.
How to apply
The applicants must submit:
Completed application form: http://www.nmbr.de/application/application/
CV
Motivation letter (explaining the reason for their interest to participate in the project, and how they will utilise and benefit from this experience in the future)
List of publications (for academic candidates/researchers/media representatives) and professional achievements (for practitioners)
Letter of recommendation (optional)
Conditions
The project is financially supported by Bosch Foundation. All costs (accommodation, travel and participation fees) will be covered for the selected applicants.
Participants will be selected on the basis of:
1. Complete pack of application documents as described above
2. Country of origin and professional activities
3. Academic and professional achievements
Application deadline: 21th of July 2013.
Application form
For any further enquiries, please refer to Ms. Tamari Bulia at bulia@ecmi.de.
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