The Summer School will take place at Faculty of Law, University of Split from 03 till 09 of September 2023 (03 and 09 a half-day programme is planned – on arrival day in the afternoon/ on departure day in the morning – the rest of these days is for arrival and departure). It will be organized within the framework of the project “New Challenges for European Integration - Ukrainian War and its implications for the European Union and the Western Balkans” of the SEELS network faculties and the Europa-Institut of Saarland University (Germany), financially supported by DAAD and Federal Foreign Office of Germany.

The summer school is aiming to introduce students and young academics to the new challenges for European Integration due to the Russo-Ukrainian War and its implications for the European Union and the Western Balkans. A special emphasis will be put on the EU accession process and the EU neighbourhood policy. The participants should be made more aware of the topic and enabled to recognise deficiencies and defuse situations through knowledge of the legal framework, and in particular to understand the complexity of the EU accession process. Moreover, interactive trainings and workshop sessions should foster the discussion among the participants. The program will be delivered in English with a selection of the following topics (preliminary list, changes will be possible): Russo-Ukrainian war, development, history and reasons; International Public Law in the times of war; Refugees from Ukraine in Europe; Fighting War Crimes with International Criminal Law; Reactions of the European Union – Supporting Ukraine, Sanctioning Russia; EU Enlargement Policy: Who´s next?; A new strategy for the EU Neighborhood Policy; NATO or European Union: Developing an European Security strategy; Mobility of people and goods: Food and worker markets; How to secure the energy supply; We waited longer: conditionality and fairness in the accession process; New models for European Integration.

The participation in the summer school will be awarded with a certificate of successful completion provided regular attendance of classes and successful completion of given tasks. It will be the individual decision of the academic institution of the participant if the certificate is recognized for obtaining ECTS. The selection of the candidates is conducted by the Steering Committee of the project.

The selection is based on the following eligibility criteria:

  • The candidate should be enrolled as a student at one of the SEELS members or the Saarland University on a PhD program or a Master Program/Specialization on EU Law, or the PhD or Master Program/Specialization to which she/he is enrolled should have substantial amount of EU law related content; or her/his PhD or Master/Specialization Thesis is within the field of EU Law. In the cases the study program is offered as integrated program (5+0) PhD or Master Program/Specialization the final years of studies are considered;
  • The candidate should have demonstrated high academic achievements;
  • The candidate should demonstrate high interest and motivation to participate in the summer school;
  • The application of the candidate is supported by one member of his academic community.

Each application shall include:

  1. filled-in application form
  2. scan of passport
  3. proof of enrolment
  4. scan and translation of academic transcripts (as per instructions provided in application form)
  5. scan and translation of language/training certificates (as per instructions provided in application form)
  6. letter of recommendation (as per instructions provided in application form)

The selected candidates will be provided with TRAVEL and ACCOMMODATION GRANTS, as per the instructions provided in the application form. Meals will be either provided or financially supported. When the candidate selection process is finished, the selected candidates should send a final confirmation for participation at the summer school.

Deadline for submission of applications is 2nd of July 2023 at 23:59 CET

All applications must be sent in English language, in electronic form in a single .pdf file, as per the instructions provided in the application form. Further information may be obtained at the Summer School Offices.

Centre for South East European Law School Network (SEELS)

Ss Cyril and Methodius University/Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law

Bul. Goce Delchev 9b

1000 Skopje/Macedonia

T              +389 2 3125177   

F              +389 2 3227549

E             coordinator@seelawschool.org

I               www.seelawschool.org

Europa-Institut, Saarland University

D-66123 Saarbrücken, Germany

T              +49 681 302-6693

F              +49 681 302-6640

E             kirst@europainstitut.de

I               www.europainstitut.de

 

APPLICATION FORM

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