Seminar: Everlasting Transition? The Balkans of the Present, Copenhagen, 27.11.2004 'Everlasting Transition? The Balkans of the Present' Date: 11.27.2004 - 10.00 A.M. till midnight Co-ordinator: The Danish Association for International Co-operation in co-operation with the daily 'Politiken' Venue: Borups H?jskole, Frederiksholms Kanal 24, 1220 Copenhagen K, Denmark The seminar is in English. Under the title 'Everlasting Transition? The Balkans of the Present' the Danish Association for International Co-operation and 'Politiken' invites you to a seminar on November 27th, focusing on the Balkans of today. A number of experts from Denmark as well as the region will present how 'transition' is expressed politically, socially and culturally in the Balkans of today. The program covers the whole day, but you are of course welcome to join in for only some of the sessions. Check out more about the seminar and speakers here: Invitation - http://www.ms.dk/msbalkan/balkanseminar/invitation.htm Program (see below) - http://www.ms.dk/msbalkan/balkanseminar/programme.htm Speakers - http://www.ms.dk/msbalkan/balkanseminar/speakers.htm Register for the seminar here: http://www.ms.dk/msbalkan/balkanseminar/tilmelding.htm Program Seminar moderator: Katrine Nyland S?rensen, journalist for the 'Danish Broadcasting Corporation' (DR) Opening and welcome 10.00-10.30 - Bente Tops?e Jensen, International Director in the Danish Association for International Co-operation. 'The Balkans of today - from a Nordic point of view' 10.30-13.00 - Vibeke Sperling, journalist at 'Politiken,' Dag Halvorsen, freelance journalist, Karsten Fledelius, associate professor at Copenhagen University, and Tue Magnussen, Communication Co-ordinator at the Rehabilitation and Research Center for Torture Victims. Four Danish experts will give short presentations and discuss why the Balkans as a post-conflict region is given less attention from the international community, and where it is heading in coming years. 13.00-14.00 - Lunch 'When citizenship matters - the case of 'The Erased' in Slovenia' 14.00-15.00 - Jelka Zorn, Lecturer at Ljubljana University. 15.00-15.15 - Short break 'Serbia after the assassination of Djindjic' 15.15-16.30 - Sonja Biserko, Head of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia. 16.30-17.00 - Coffee break 'Denial and the question of cultural transition in Bosnia-Herzegovina' 17.00-18.00 - Namik Kabil, film director and writer. 18.00-18.15 - Short break 'Ars Aevi Project - A museum of contemporary art in progress' 18.15-19.15 - Asja Mandic, curator at the Ars Aevi Museum/Centre of Contemporary Art in Sarajevo. 19.15-19.30 - Short break 'Modernity and democracy in Serbia and Montenegro from the perspective of basketball and traditional music' 19.30-20.30 - Zoran Naskovski, contemporary artist. Music Lounge 21.00-00.00 - Armin and Dino, DJs from Sarajevo. Peter Alexander Albrecht The Danish Association for International Co-operation Phone: + 45 7731 0079 www.ms.dk Open Society Institute - 2005/ 2006 Undergraduate Exchange Program The Open Society Institute (OSI) is pleased to announce the Undergraduate Exchange Program (UEP) for the 2005-2006 academic year. UEP supports students from Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Romania, and! Serbia in the US for one-year of non-degree academic studies. The program seeks to assist educational and civic development in Southeastern Europe and Mongolia by exposing participants to a liberal arts curriculum, different models of classroom instruction, community service work, and civil society related programming. The UEP combines the U.S. liberal arts academic experience with exposure to American social issues and civic development through involvement in community service related work. The program aims to create lasting ties among participants and their American colleagues thereby contributing to cultural understanding and tolerance. Participants attend a university or college in the United States for one year. While in the US, grantees agree to complete 25 hours a semester of community service work in an area of interest to them. At the end of the year, they are expected to return home to complete their degrees. Once back in their home country, grantees agree to complete a community service internship or service project in their own community. The Program does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. To be eligible for the Undergraduate Exchange Program, applicants must: - Be a resident of Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Romania, or Serbia. - Be a current second-year undergraduate student studying American Studies, Art History, Classical Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Economic Theory, Fine or Performing Arts, History, International Relations, Journalism, Law, Literature and Languages, Philosophy, Political Science, or Sociology. - Be enrolled in an accredited university in his or her home country. - Be in his or her second year when applying and have at least one year of study remaining at his or her home university when the applicant returns. - Have an outstanding academic record. - Have a history of community and/or extracurricular involvement. - Have spent previous two years in residence in home country. - Have not attended an university in the United States. - Have not attended high school in the United States for more than one academic semester. - Be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English. - Be able to begin studies in the summer of 2005. Participant selection and university placement is determined by a panel of experts in the United States. Candidates do not apply to a specific university. More information http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas/undergra duate_exchange/guidelines AINSEE