Summer Seminar on
Central and Eastern Europe twenty years after
Vama Veche, Romania
20 – 25 July 2009
Organized by the:
Luxembourg Institute for
European and International Studies
Black Sea University Foundation
European Cultural Centre, Bucharest
INTRODUCTION
The Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies (LIEIS) is a
forum of academic and intellectual discussions and research, as well as a
platform of training and upgrading for undergraduates and young professionals
from both western and eastern countries.
One of LIEIS’ constant themes of research and debate has been the European
integration process as well as developments in the wider Europe. The topic has
been explored for the last 15 years under the form of summer schools organized
by the Institute in cooperation with the Black Sea University Foundation, and,
later on, with the European Cultural Centre in Romania.
The 2009 seminar looks at Central and Eastern Europe’s evolution as compared to
that of the EU and the western world, in an attempt to examine its achievements
and failures during the last twenty years, and to look at future developments.
MAIN TOPICS
A sobering balance sheet
Eastern Europe in 1989 and in 2009: the empirical evidence: tangible (economic,
technological) and intangible factors (political, societal, mental, cultural)
Expectations, wishes and dreams
The euphoric phase: 1989 - 199...
The promises. The frustrations. The disenchantement.
Achievements: political, economic, social
Failures: why did so much go so wrong ?
The unfinished agenda
The EU as a rescuer. The EU as a spoiler
Comparing developments in Eastern and Western Europe
The evolution of Eastern Europe in a global perspective
The next twenty years: stuttering ahead or taking off at last ?
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
· students, young researchers and professionals from both Eastern and
Western Europe
· young representatives of higher education, of specialized
institutions, of political parties, of NGO’s, of the mass media
MAIN SPEAKERS
Prof. G. MICHAEL AMBROSI
University of Trier, Germany
Dr. ARMAND CLESSE
Director, Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies
Prof. CHRISTOPHER COKER
London School of Economics and Political Science
Prof. MIRCEA MALITZA
Honorary President, Black Sea University Foundation
Vicepresident, European Cultural Centre
Dr. ADRIAN PABST
University of Nottingham, UK
VENUE
The course will be held at Vama Veche, an exceptional youth holiday village,
which is situated at about 50 km south of Constantza, the main Romanian port on
the Black Sea coast, close to the Bulgarian border.
Access ways:
¨ by air: Mihail Kogălniceanu airport of Constantza ; transfer by
bus/taxi (80 km)
¨ by car: E60, E70, E81, E87
¨ by train: railway station at Constantza or Mangalia; transfer by bus
The cost of 395 Euro includes participation
fee, accommodation in double rooms with own bathroom and all meals.
The working language is English.
Application deadline: 16 May 2009
The environment
The weather at this time of the year is particularly nice and warm at the
seaside. The sun is shining brightly on the wide beach of Vama Veche , and the
water temperature is well above 200 C, inviting to swimming parties. Besides,
the Black Sea shore landscape is delightful, with large orchards and vineyards.
Mangalia, the nearest town, whose ancient name is Callatis, boasts vestiges
from the age of the Hellenic colonization in the 6th century BC through the
times of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman rules.
For more information on the programme, you may like to contact:
Mrs. Maria Burş-Popescu, Executive Director
European Cultural Centre, Bucharest
49-51, Sf. Voievozi St., apt. 16
Bucharest-1, Romania
Tel./fax:+4021- 6503280;tel. :+4021-6508145
E-mail: c...@clicknet. ro
If you wish to join in the programme, please fill in the application form, as
follows:
First name:
Last name:
Institution:
Position:
Payment of course fee amounting to
395 Euro/1695 RON can be made:
¨ in cash, at arrival
¨ by bank transfer
¨ I wish to apply for a scholarship *)
(only for students)
*) The LIEIS offers a grant, covering the fee of 395 Euro, to the students
whose application is accepted.
All candidates are kindly requested to send the filled in Application Form
together with:
· Curriculum vitae
· Letter of intention
· Two-page essay on one of the topics
addressed in the seminar
to the EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTRE, BUCHAREST
Centrul European de Cultură, Bucureşti
49-51, Sfinţii Voievozi St., 4th floor, apt. 16, Bucharest-1, Romania
Phone/fax: 4021 650 32 80 E-mail: c...@clicknet.
ro
Application deadline: 16 May 2009
Bank transfer to account
RO46 RNCB 0090000508330001 (EUR) opened by the European Cultural Centre at the
Romanian Commercial Bank, Lipscani branch, 18-20 Lipscani St., Bucharest – 3,
Romania
Swift: RNCB ROBU
