"Building a civil society in Europe" 4-9 July, 2016
Overview The Summer Seminar Building a civil society in Europe is organized by the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics of the University of Wrocław in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Its aim is to provide participants with a general outline of the civil society institutions introduced in Europe. The lectures will be held in English. Destinataries The Summer Seminar is open to both foreign and national participants from any field of study or profession who wish to become acquainted with the current aspects of the civil society in Europe. It is necessary to have a good command of the English language in order to fully benefit from the course.
Location The Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics of the University of Wrocław is located in the very center of the vibrant city of Wrocław. Owing to its perfect location, the place can be conveniently reached by bus or tram from any part of the city. Date 04 July - 09 July Schedule 09:00 12:15 classes 13:30 17:30 classes Number of participants The Summer Seminar requires a minimum of 20 participants.
Applications Deadline for applications: 20.06.2016 Applications should be submitted marta.klimas@uwr.edu.pl via e-mail to Fees The fee for the whole Summer Seminar is 200 Polish zlotys (an equivalent of 50 Euro). The price includes: lunch, coffee breaks and course materials on each day of the course. For further information, please contact Marta Klimas (marta.klimas@uwr.edu.pl)
Accommodation We can book a room on your behalf in student residences. Single room: 140 zlotys a day (higher standard) or 108 zlotys a day (average standard) Place in a double room: 108 zlotys a day (higher standard) or 86 zlotys a day (average standard) Current exchange rate: 1 euro = 4,42 zlotys For accommodation inquiries, please contact Marta Klimas (marta.klimas@uwr.edu.pl)
Programme Summer Seminar organized by the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics, University of Wroclaw and Konrad Adenauer Foundation Building a civil society in Europe Monday 4.07.2016 09:00 10:00 History of the European Integration 10:20 11:20 Legal System of the European Union 11:30 12:30 Judicial protection of EU citizens 13:30 14:30 European Union citizenship 14:40 15:40 Freedom of movement in Europe 15:40 16:00 coffee break 16:00 17:00 Refugee crisis in Europe
Tuesday 5.07.2016 09:00 10:00 Charter of Fundamental Rights 10:20 11:20 Right to information 11:30 12:30 Cooperation between European Parliament and national parliaments 13:30 14:30 Citizens initiative 14:40 15:40 Freedom of media 15:40 16:00 coffee break 16:00 17:30 Workshop Wednesday 6.07.2016 09:00 10:00 Political parties in the European Union 10:20 11:20 New challenges for the civil society in Europe - civil activity 11:30 12:30 Democratic deficit in the European Union 13:30 15:00 Visit in the Regional office of the Polish Ombudsman 15:10 16:10 Ombudsmans in the EU Member States 16:20 17:20 The role of the European Ombudsman
Thursday 7.07.2016 09:00 10:00 European Convention of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 10:20 11:20 European Court of Human Rights 11:30 12:30 NGO - legal framework 13:30 14:30 European Union and the NGO - the framework of cooperation 14:40 15:40 Cooperation between NGOs on the local level 15:40 16:00 coffee break 16:00 17:30 Workshop - NGO and the building of the civil society Friday 8.07.2016 09:00 10:00 Problem with democracy in new East - European States 10:20 11:20 Creation of international NGOs and their fields of activity 11:30 12:30 Cooperation between the EU and NGOs abroad 14:00 21:00 Visit to NGO Europe East Meeting with NGO representatives (Wojnowice) NGO from Poland, Germany, Ukraine - presentations, introduction, discussion, exchange of experiences 19:00 dinner in Wojnowice
Saturday 9.07.2016 09:00 10:00 The shape of European Integration in the opinion of European Citizens 10:20 11:20 Eastern policy of the EU - EU perspective 11:30 12:30 Eastern policy of the EU - Ukrainian Perspective