European Summer School

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Created on Wednesday, 28 September 2011 14:00

Project Manager: Radomír Špok

Timeframe: annual project (from 2002)

Executive Summary:

EUROPEUM organizes every summer the European Summer School for students from all over the Word. The European Summer School focuses on perspectives of the European integration in this decade. The courses emphasize the particular situations of Central European countries (Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia) and try to answer the question to which extent the division of ideas and visions of old and new EU member states remain. Participants learn and discuss the different issues of individual policies. 

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Partners: 

Charles University in Prague

New York University in Prague

Europanostra (contest for high school students about the European Union)

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Created on Thursday, 04 November 2010 20:21

Project Manager:  Radomír Špok

Timeframe: completed (annual project from 1999 to 2005)

Executive Summary:

EUROPANOSTRA was a contest of teams of high school students in the Czech Republic. They competed in knowledge about the European Union, EU member states and integration process of associated countries in general. The aim of the contest was especially to test their awareness about EU, to develop the argument abilities of the students on this field and last but not least to increase their interest about the European Union and ongoing integration in Europe. Structure of the contest also enabled active participation of broader public, above all parents, schools, public administration institutions and local authorities. Students competed in three rounds, besides other activities they had to elaborate a project potentially supported by structural funds and represent and defend the national interests on the Council of EU level.

Donors: 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic 

European Commission 

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung 

British Council

EP Generation: the Way Towards Europe, European Parliament and Me: 50 Years after Treaty of Rome

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Created on Friday, 22 February 2008 20:08

Project Manager:  Věra Řiháčková

Timeframe: completed (March 2007 - February 2008)

Executive Summary:

The project aimed to increase public knowledge of the role and work of European Parliament among the Czech public sphere. The role and functioning of the European Parliament is generally overlooked within the Czech EU debate; moreover, the last EP electoral participation fell deep bellow the European average. The project focused on the 17-23 age group. We offered a series of thirteen regional debates for the public, thirteen seminars for high school students (one in each of the Czech regions), an international conference, a summer school dedicated to the study of European parliament facilitated by the International Politics Institute of Masaryk University, and regularly published press releases, analyses, and a link dossier on EP on www.euractiv.cz.

Project Outputs:

• Publication European Parliament: On the way to parliamentary democracy in the European Union?

Partners:

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Representation in Czech Republic - project leader

International Institute of Political Science of Masaryk University

Donors:

European Parliament

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Representation in Czech Republic

European Constitution Through the Eyes of Central-European NGO’s

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Created on Wednesday, 22 December 2004 13:02

Project Manager: Tereza Hořejšová 

Timeframe: completed (May - December 2004)

Executive Summary:

The project aims to introduce members of the non-governmental and non-profit sectors as important mediums to facilitate the ongoing public debate on European constitution. All citizens of the European Union were required to create and/or express their opinion on the matter. The NGOs would ideally take upon themselves the role of an information resource and evaluate the debate results in regards to human rights, the environment, social, and development questions. The project compares discussions on European constitution within the member countries of the Visegrad Group and facilitates debate among NGOs on how to assume the desired role of a mediator. The project should also contribute to strengthening the network of Czech regional NGOs and NGOs in other V4 countries, creating mutual connections and opened dialogue. Simultaneously, a platform of communication between politicians, NGO representatives and other relevant parties was created, including the academia and media. Under the project framework five regional seminars were organized; in addition an internationally attended, 2-day long conference. Chosen participants were offered a workshop on self-promotion and advocacy within European institutions.

Project Outputs:

• On 8th October 2004, an international conferene was held in the premises of the Czech Senate Civic Elements in the European Constitution Debate. 

Regional events

May 1st, 2004 - Bruntál
contact org. and individual: Vlastenecký poutník, Petr Anderle
June 8th, 2004 - Olomouc
contact org. and individual: Klub Evropanů Olomouckého kraje, Zdeněk Beil
June 9th, 2004 - Ústí nad Labem
contact org. and individual: Akademie J.A. Komenského Ústí nad Labem, Robert Hrabčík
June 17th, 2004- České Budějovice
contact org. and individual: IREAS, Hana Kiliánová
June 22nd, 2004 - Brno
contact org. and individual: Klub mladých Evropanů, Pavel Chroust

Information Toolkit for the project „European Constitution Through the Eyes of Central-European NGO’s“ (only in Czech language)

Partners:

Committee on EU Affairs (Senate of the Czech Republic)

British Council

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung

International Visegrad Fund

IREAS

Donors:

This program is co-financed by the EU (DG Education and Culture).