9th Annual NATO Summer School, Czech Republic

Deadline: June 1, 2013
Open to: students currently enrolled in Master’s degree programs (International Relations, Political Science, Security Studies, International Law, etc.) from NATO’s member countries (list HERE) and partner countries (list HERE).
Venue: 7-12 July 2013 in Měřín, Czech Republic

Description

The Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI) offers its 9th annual summer school in cooperation with NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division on the topic of “NATO’s Security Challenges.” The summer school will take place July 7 – 12, 2013 in Měřín, Czech Republic.

The main objective of 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.

The agenda includes topics such as:

  • Cybersecurity
  • Energy security
  • NATO-Russia relations
  • NATO and the US Pivot
  • Afghanistan after 2014
  • US and EU perspective on NATO’s security challenges

Invited Speakers include: Jiří Schneider, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic; Dr. Andrew Monaghan, Research Fellow, Chatham House, UK; Keir Giles, Director, Conflict Studies Research Center, U.K.; Amb. Václav Bartuška, Ambassador-at-large for Energy Security, Czech Republic; Dr. Petr Luňák, Deputy Head Public Diplomacy Division, NATO; Kurt Volker, Executive Director of the McCain Institute and former US Permanent Representative to NATO; Robert Cooper, Counsellor, European External Action Service, UK; Roger W. Robinson, Jr.,PSSI Co-Founder and former Senior Director of International Economic Affairs, National Security Council, USA; Amb. Petr Pelz, PSSI Executive Director and former Czech Ambassador to Afghanistan.

More information about PSSI: PSSI is a non-profit, non-governmental organization established in early 2002 to advance the building of a just, secure, democratic, free market society in the Czech Republic and other post-communist states.

PSSI’s mission is to build an ever-growing group of informed and security-minded policy practitioners dedicated to the development of democratic institutions and values in the Czech Republic and its regional neighbors. PSSI offers programs that meet the critical requirements associated with equipping new generations of young leaders to manage the complex, security-related challenges of the 21st century.

Eligibility

Students currently enrolled in Master’s degree programs in Political Science, International Relations and Economics and other relevant fields from NATO’s member countries (list HERE) and partner countries (list HERE).

Costs

The registration fee amounts to 2000,- Kc / 80 EURAccommodation and meals will be fully covered by organizers; foreign participants’ travel expenses will be partially reimbursed (not applicable to those selected students from the Czech Republic or Slovakia). Participants will receive more information upon their selection. For further information please contact Mr. Stephen Christensen at christensen@pssi.cz.

Application

Please download the application form AVAILABLE HERE and send it filled-out, along with your CV and essay to christensen@pssi.cz by June 1, 2013. The selected participants will be notified by June 8, 2013.

Apply to: Mr. Stephen Christensen; christensen@pssi.cz.

For more information, please see the official website HERE.

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