Warsaw Euro-Atlantic Summer Academy, 7-17 July 2019, Poland

Publish Date: Feb 24, 2019

Deadline: Mar 31, 2019

Event Dates: from Jul 07, 2019 12:00 to Jul 17, 2019 12:00

ABOUT WEASA

 

A quick overview:

WEASA (short for the Warsaw Euro-Atlantic Summer Academy) is a now-annual summer school for mid-career professionals from the Eastern Partnership, the Western Balkans, and Poland. A wide range of policy analysts, experts, advisers, civil servants, NGO professionals, journalists, and journalists have taken part in the academy so far.

WEASA was founded to present the political, social and economic foundations of modern democracies in the European Union and the transatlantic community and further promote the values of freedom, pluralism and peace.

WEASA goes in line with the Eastern Partnership initiative that aims at accelerating political association, deepening economic integration, enhancing mobility of citizens and strengthening sector cooperation between the European Union and the Eastern Europe.

In past years, WEASA looked at a variety of topics – from energy security to regional development. WEASA 2017 looked at how digital technology has transformed our thinking on social, political, economic, and security issues. Consequently, we have decided to focus specifically on digital affairs for the foreseeable future.

Founders:

WEASA was founded in partnership by:

  • The College of Europe, Natolin Campus
  • The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF)
  • The Polish-American Freedom Foundation

In 2018 and 2019, WEASA was also supported by the Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission.

Speakers:

We invite a series of leading academics, practitioners, and/or analysts to lead all WEASA sessions. They frequently come from leading European and US-based think tanks and institutions and also often include high-level public officials. Our speakers in past years have included prominent figures such as Madeleine Albright and Leszek Balcerowicz.

Participants and eligibility:

WEASA  is addressed to participants coming from a cross-section of society and specifically from public administration, academia, think-tanks, media and civil society organizations.

We welcome applicants who are citizens and residents of the Eastern Partnership countries and the Western Balkan countries.

We typically look for mid-career professionals (usually those with at least five years of professional experience), who work as policy analysts, experts, advisers, civil servants, journalists, private sector specialists and in NGOs and are interested in WEASA related topics.

Dates and location:

WEASA  is held annually in July . It is hosted by the Natolin Campus of the College of Europe (Warsaw, Poland).

Language:

All WEASA sessions are held in English.

Expenses:

The Founders cover all reasonable travel expenses and provide board and lodging for all WEASA participants.

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