The programme takes place in two different cities of Estonia: Tartu - the University town and Pärnu - the coastal "summer capital".
- Week I in Tartu - EU-Russian Relations 16-23 July
- Week II in Pärnu - Baltic Regional Security 23-29 July
The program will introduce the challenges and achievements of Estonian social, economic and political reforms and their past, present and future impacts on local as well as on international scale. Students will learn of state-of-the-art achievements generated by quick and efficient transformation from state-controlled economic system into free market economy. Matters of foreign policies of the countries of the Baltic Sea region and the ever-changing EU-Russian relations illustrate the complexity of Estonian political and social transformation.
Upon completion of the program, the student
- understands the main challenges facing Estonia socially, economically and (geo)politically;
- has acquired knowledge about the reasons behind Estonia's fast transformation from state-controlled economic system into free market economy;
- is able to analytically discuss Estonia's foreign policy and factors influencing the Baltic region;
- understands the historical background and current challenges of the relations between Estonia and Russia.
Each week the lectures will be held from Monday to Friday. In the afternoons there will study trips to different institutions, foundations, NGOs and enterprises.
There is also a cultural and social programme in every city to introduce Estonian society, culture and history in a wider perspective. The students visit different museums and attend guided city walking tours.
Two weeks prior to the start of the programme all participants will be forwarded readings which they need to work through by the start of the programme. This contains both referrals to materials available online and/or copies of materials as an attachment. The programme will be supervised by Professor Andrey Makarychev who has the responsibility of assessing the performance of each student and giving the final grade.
Upon successful completion the participants will receive the Certificate of Completion and an Academic Transcript of the University of Tartu.
Scholarships for Summer Programmes
Application Periods and Scholarships for summer 2017
- 15 Feb - 15 March: Archimedes Scholarships for Summer and Winter Language Courses
- 20 Feb - 20 March: Estonian Scholarship Programme for Short Courses;
- 6 March - 9 April: Estonian Development Cooperation Scholarships for students (and teacher training lecturers for one programme) of Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus;
- till 1 May: University of Tartu College of Foreign Languages and Cultures Sholarships for Estonian Summer Courses
- 1 March - 1 June: DAAD Go-East Summer School Scholarships for German University's students for Estonian Summer Courses
- home school deadline: University of Tartu Scholarships for the University of Toronto and the University of Melbourne
For more information please click "Further Official Information" below.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://www.ut.ee/en/admissions/social-dimension-eu-russian-relations-and-baltic-regional-security