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the Jean Monnet Advanced Study Institute >>Background >>Main Activities >>>>Advanced Distance Learning Working Groups >>>>Winter Institute >>>>Summer Institute Background The dual enlargement of NATO and the EU have created a fundamentally different geopolitical situation in Europe and beyond. Against this background, the overall thematic focus of this project is to reflect on the implications of dual enlargement for the EU and assess its broader impact on European security as well as to translate this into new and innovative curricula, thus increasing the quality of higher education in the field of European Security Studies and to contribute to the enhancement of this area of studies by applying new research and teaching tools from an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspective. Our core objectives with this project are to stimulate excellence in teaching and research in European Security Studies in higher education institutions in Europe generally and Eastern Europe particularly; to establish and critique the theoretical and methodological grounding of European Security Studies through the review of key concepts, texts and approaches and challenge the existing orthodoxy in the academic subjects locally, regionally and internationally; to build networks and cooperation between scholars and institutions, dealing with European Security Studies; to raise the teaching and research skills of the young faculty; and to promote the use of new information and communication technologies in teaching and research. Among the measurable outputs we expect an increase in the number of courses and hours taught on European security issues in the institutions of participating faculty. In addition, we envisage several collaborative research papers to be published by participants and the production of teaching material and course readers relevant to the topic. The creation of a sustainable network of scholars, policy practitioners and civil society experts from EU member and non-member countries is a further expected result of this project. An additional impact of our project will be an increase in the quality of the content of courses taught in the area of European security studies and an enhancement of the quality of teaching. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaTOP Main Activities The project will run for one year over three stages: in the first phase continuous web-based learning (Advanced Distance Learning Working Groups) will be organised, in which we assess the needs of the target group with regard to European Security Studies and engage the group or individual participants in preparatory activities. On the basis of this detailed needs assessment, we will develop specific training modules that together will form a five-day winter institute and a twelve-day summer institute (second and third phases). Using the advantages of the activities’ location, the project’s program will also include study-tours and visits to security institutions in Ukraine, field-research, and excursions to museums of war and battlefields, e.g. in Sevastopol. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaTOP I. The project starts with Advanced Distance Learning Working Groups (October 2008). The purpose of this web-based activity is to establish and maintain an open source and web-based environment, which links participants, the teaching staff and publics together in a collaborative network and facilitates the development of teaching curricula and collaborative research projects through generating critical thinking and challenge the orthodox concepts and teaching strategies. During the preparatory phase (October 2008 – December 2008) each participant under the supervision of academic directors will attend web-based master class and work over the academic portfolio and research proposal. Master class of Prof. Stefan Wolff is entitled “Regional Dimensions of Security in Europe” and Master class of Dr. Tetyana Malyarenko is entitled “Geo-Economics and New Europe’s Security Strategy”. Web-forum and e-mail communications will be used for consultations and discussions. Web-based learning is an important academic part of the project, designed on the principles of cognitive engagement. Web-based interactive education will lead to growing effectiveness of learning and participants’ satisfaction. Accordingly, increasing active processing should result in increased learning outcomes. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaTOP II. Winter institute “Enlargement and Beyond: The Process of EU and NATO Accession and Its Impact on Europe’s Security Architecture” In January 2009 the Donetsk State Management University will host winter institute in Donetsk, Ukraine. The winter institute will offer an opportunity for the participants to present the results of work undertaken so far in the preparatory phase, including research paper/essay/article and drafts of academic portfolios. This institute will include sessions, led by high-level policy-makers and combine study-tours, round-table discussions with participants’ presentations of the teaching courses and academic portfolio. The schedule of this session will combine seminars, round-table discussions with field-research (public opinion survey) on current issues of multiculturalism and security, which will be conducted in the Greek, Macedonian, Albanian and Serbian ethnic villages of the Azov region (with support of General Consulate of Greece in Mariupol). Participants will select one specific topic that will enable them to link their research with their teaching. During the interim period (January 2009 – August 2009) the participants in consultation with and under supervision of the teaching fellows will work on the selected topic and implement the results in the developed course. The resulting curriculum will be sent to the supervisor and selected participants for peer-review. Then junior faculty will teach courses at their home universities or project’s host institutions. The participants will present complete academic portfolios of their courses. All academic portfolios will be placed on the web-site of the project. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaTOP III. Summer institute “The EU as a Global Conflict Manager: From Ad-hoc Reaction to Strategic Policy Coherence?” In August 2009, we wil organise a 12-day summer institute in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, in order to further enhance the academic quality of participants’ research and teaching, applying of interactive teaching methods, effective instructional techniques and modern communication technologies. To maximise the impact of the co-operative learning experience, this course will involve a variety of activities. The teaching strategy will be based on learning, analytical and organisational - com-municational teaching objectives. The program of the summer institute is made up of a series of lectures, panel discussions, briefings, simulation games and case studies. Lectures focus on specific issues of European integration in the security area. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss with speakers questions of particular concern to them. In panel discussions a specific issue will be analysed from different perspectives. In briefings, government officials will present public policy and security strategy and discuss them with the participants. The summer institute will end with three simulation games in the areas of politics, economics and law. In the course of these simulations, participants will get an opportunity to apply the knowledge they have gained during the summer institute in practice: put into the shoes of decision makers, they are asked to provide proper advice to their national governments or international organisations about how to manage an emerging international crisis. The morning session will consist of three 60 minutes blocks. Two of three blocks will be set aside for presentations of the senior academics and one 60 minutes block will be intended for discussions with junior faculty, led by three discussants selected among participants. The afternoon will be allocated to participants’ presentations, case studies and simulation games, study tours and special tracks. The study-tours and visits (e.g. visit to the Russia’s Black Sea Fleet based in Sevastopol and Ukraine’s Black Sea Fleet) will be led by senior officials and accompanied by security studies experts). During summer institute the participants will be required to: - Design individual professional development plans in the field of teaching European Security stating their individual goals and methods of achieving them; - Analyse the syllabi for courses they teach using interactive teaching and learning approaches; re-draft as necessary, their syllabi and lesson plans stating clear instructional objectives, learning outcomes and methods of assessment. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaTOP |
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