Wizyta na pograniczu w ramach międzynarodowej szkoły letniej w Liberecu
W Liberecu w Czechach trwa szkoła letnia Cross-border co-operation in Central Europe in the times of re-bordering: story of success (?), która jest organizowana przez Uniwersytet Techniczny w Liberecu oraz Uniwersytet Opolski. Studenci Instytutu Nauk o Polityce i Administracji wraz ze studentami z Macedonii Północnej, Słowenii, Włoszech, Francji i Mołdawii przez cały tydzień uczestniczyli w wykładach i warsztatach dotyczących granic i współpracy transgranicznej. W ramach zajęć odwiedzili m.in. trójstyk granic czyli obszar gdzie stykają się granice trzech państw – Czech, Polski i Niemiec (Hradek nad Nysą, Zittau, Bogatynia). Szkoła letnia jest finansowana ze środków programów Erasmus + oraz CEEPUS.
Summer school: Cross-border Co-operation in Central Europe in the Times of Re-bordering: Story of Success (?)
Summer School, 8 – 19 August 2022, Liberec (with field trips to other 2 European countries), Czech Republic
The goal of the program is to provide the students with an intensive interdisciplinary insight – based on the mix of geography, political science, and history, into the way how is the cross-border co-operation (CBC), which is often labeled as a laboratory of European integration at a microscale, conducted in the EU with more special focus on differences in the cross-border co-operation (CBC) conduct in individual EU countries with the post-communist background.
Students will during this summer school experience at least the following:
Program Overview
The curriculum was designed to provide a unique academic experience in this challenging period. The key topics of the course cover the way how does current Europe approach the topic of cross-border cooperation with a particular focus on differences between “old” and “new” Europe. It reflects the current refugee crisis and offers various viewpoints on the links between CBC and Euroscepticism. It also makes possible cultural immersion through extracurricular activities including many field trips. Students are also integrated into the campus through numerous events, walking trips, fun and sports activities. A prolonged free weekend in the middle of the course enables student to make individual trips and explore other European countries.
Learning Outcomes
At the beginning of the program, students participate in an intensive introduction to Czech culture as well as the orientation at the university and the city of Liberec. The programme explains the concept of CBC as one of the key tools to overcome negative effect of national borders in Europe, with particular focus on the different approaches by “old” and “new” EU members and the role of the EU and its financial instruments in promoting CBC. The knowledge will be framed in the context of current European crisis so that students can understand its causes, different understanding in different European countries and observe difficulties in efforts to promote European identity.
This mix should help the students to obtain an interdisciplinary perspective of current Europe.
Field Trips are academically interlinked with in-class sessions and are designed to provide better understanding of the discussed issues. The program lecturers guide all of the following trips: Prague, Wroclaw and Görlitz, short trips to the neighborhood of Liberec.
Organizer: Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, Humanities and Education, Technical University of Liberec, 3 ECTS credits
Contact: Hynek Böhm, Ph.D., Academic Coordinator (e-mail: hynek.bohm@tul.cz, phone: +420 775 297 415)
Programme of the summer school:
Weekend 5-7 August 2022 – arrival to Liberec, accommodation at the university dormitory – see https://www.tul.cz/en/students/life-at-tul/
Orientation of the students in Liberec, introduction to the local context and the city of Liberec, introduction of course leaders and students´ assistance, guided tour through the city, trip to iconic Ještěd mountain
Introduction to the Czech Republic, major historical phases and events (when teaching in Liberec we will organise 2-3 teaching units a day – one teaching unit lasts 90 minutes)
Weekend 20 – 22 August 2022: the departure of students
Instytut Nauk o Polityce i Administracji
ul. Katowicka 89,
45-061 Opole
tel. +48 77 452 74 60,
e-mail: politologia@uni.opole.pl
Uniwersytet Opolski
ul. Kopernika 11a
45-040 Opole
Rektorat
tel.: 77 541 59 03
Biuro Kanclerza
tel.: 77 541 60 70
NIP: 754-000-71-79
Regon: 000001382
