International Summer School of Leadership 2012, Ukraine

Zaporizhzhya Institute of Economics and Information Technologies holds I^st International Summer School of Leadership timed to coincide with the 19th anniversary of ZIEIT for students of all economic majors of higher educational institutions of Ukraine and foreign countries.  

Period: September 15-23, 2012.

Location: the South coast of the Crimea, sports and fitness complex “Smena” (Foros).

The main objective of the International Summer School of Leadership is to improve the educational level of students, who are studying at such majors as “Management”, “International economics”, “Economics of Enterprise”, “Marketing”, “Finances” and others; adopt the national educational system to international standards; form the circle of young scientists with the prospects of further cooperation in the field of scientific research.

The School program includes:

1. Conducting of review lectures by leading experts in the area of Management and PR.

2. Holding of scientific discussions with scientists of higher educational institutions of Ukraine, near and far abroad (Great Britain, Poland).

3. Conducting trainings and master classes on the following topics:

A) The image of an entrepreneur in today’s Ukraine: European and Asian benchmarks. The specificity of maintaining positive image of a company after its bankruptcy.

B) Distinctive features of the PR in modern Ukraine. Working with the media as the key factor of successful PR company. The promotion of goods and services during “trade wars”.

C) Psycholinguistics of business: voice markers of entrepreneurship (leader). Technologies of manipulating of the business partner.

4. Excursion program: the Church of Foros; Laspi; Yalta; Baidar Gates; Livadia Palace; Vorontsov Palace; Swallow’s Nest; Balaklava; tourist trip on Mangup-Kale.

All participants will be awarded with certificates, honorary diplomas and gifts for the best reports.

Working languages: English, Ukrainian, Russian, Polish.

For the participation in the International School it is necessary to submit an application form and send a scientific article in the field of Management, PR and Leadership. Materials should be sent in the text editor Word 97-2003 (font 11, Times New Roman, 1.0 spacing). Margins: top – 25 mm, bottom – 25 mm, left – 30 mm, right – 20 mm. Pages should not be numbered. In the upper right corner you should right: surname and initials – with a bold capital; place of studying, course, major – in capital letters. Title – centered, in capital letters. Then (below) – the text of the article that contains the minimum number of formulas, figures, graphs. All figures should be grouped, placed in the text and have a caption at the bottom. All tables should be signed at the top. At the end of the article a list of sources should be placed. The volume of material presented in such form must be no more than six full pages. It is desirable to provide a presentation done with the program Power Point as support for the article.

The cost of participation at the School is 3500 grivnas (around 350 EUR, this includes accommodation, meals, excursion program). Travel costs are paid extra charge. 

Please send your application form by e-mail till September 10, 2012 to: Y.Harchenko@econom.zp.ua or info@еconom.zp.ua

Workshop on Ukraine-EU Cooperatio​n in Crisis Management and Disaster Risk Reduction

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR INSTITUTIONAL STUDIES in partnership with University of Birmingham, UK, Harvard Black Sea Security Program, Harvard University, USA, European Security Journal, Routledge and financial support of Jean Monnet Program, European Commission invite you to take part in 2012 Jean Monnet International Seminar "Ukraine-EU Cooperation in Crisis Management and Disaster Risk Reduction:  Sharing Best Practices, Building Effective Capabilities".

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Cooperation in crisis management and disaster risk reduction (natural, man-made disasters, terrorism, conflict and conflict-related emergencies) is a priority and thematic platform of the Eastern Partnership and an important sphere of cooperation between Ukraine and the EU within the Ukraine-EU Action Plan, but it is an almost completely neglected topic in the academic cur-ricula on EU/European integration/security studies in Ukraine and other countries of the Eastern Partnership. Similarly, very little research has been carried out on diplomatic and politi-cal/institutional aspects of this subject, which further diminishes the prospects of high-quality modules and courses and effective education and training of current and future academics and professionals working in this area. 

By organising a workshop bringing together national and inter-national experts from a  variety of professional backgrounds with young scholars and advanced postgraduate students and publishing the proceedings of the event, a contribution will be made to improving the breadth and depth of higher education provision in the area, a Ukraine-based sub-ject-specific expert network will be established and consolidated, and interaction between profes-sionals in the area with academics will be enhanced to enable better-informed, evidence-based practice of effective and efficient crisis management and disaster risk reduction in Ukraine, the Eastern Neighbourhood and the EU.

The programme will be divided into 5 modules:
Module 1. Crisis Management of the European Union - Prof. Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham, UK
Module 2. Organizational Overlap and Crisis Management - Dr. David Galbreath, University of Bath, UK
Module 3 . Cooperative Mechanisms for Nuclear Counterterrorism in the Wider Black Sea Region - Dr. Sergei Konoplyov, Harvard University, USA
Module 4. Sociology of conflicts, crises and catastrophes - Prof. Anton Oleinik, Memorial University, Canada
Module 5. The Early Warning and Crisis Prevention Mechanisms - Prof. Tetyana Malyarenko, Donetsk State University of Management

To apply, please submit the following:  

a) Short CV and letter of motivation should be submitted via e-mail (application2012JeanMonnet@gmail.com) by 18 March 2012.
b) A registration fee of €20 will be payable by accepted participants to contribute towards costs for course materials, coffee-breaks and lunches during the seminar days.

Venue
The seminar will be held at Hotel Puscha Ozerna, Kiev, Ukraine. Accepted participants will have tocontact the hotel administration regarding their accom-modation requirements. The cost of accommodation with breakfast will be around € 25-30 per person per night.

Scholarships
A limited number of merit-based scholarships covering accommodation and board for the entire seminar (7-12 May 2012; twin room, breakfast and lunch) will be available for PhD students and early career researchers. If you wish to apply for scholarship, please attach case study on one of the main thematic areas of the seminar to your application.

Requirements for case studies
Case studies in English of innovative teaching materials, based on the results of applicant’s re-search, should be no longer than 5,000 words, including references. They should be structured as follows: introduction, the essential question to be discussed and a description of the problem to be analyzed and the key factors that contributes to the problem; background of the situation; narrative description of the situation, including important factors and events; key parties: descriptive analysis of the key parties and their motivations and objectives; results; conclusion: lessons learned.

Thematic priority areas for case studies
1) Cooperation between Ukraine and EU member states in crisis management and disaster risk reduction;
2) Cooperative preventive mechanisms for nuclear counterterrorism;
3) Humanitarian interventions;
4) Use of ICT-based learning in teaching of crisis management and European security.

Author of selected case studies will be asked to present the results of their findings. The selected case studies will be published in a special edition of the seminar.

Contacts:
International Association for Institutional Studies
Postal address:
Artema 58 Donetsk 83000 Ukraine
Head of the Association – Prof. Vyacheslav Dementyev
Executive director of the Association, academic coordinator of Jean Monnet Project

Prof. Tetyana Malyarenko
e-mail: Tetyana@correo.ugr.es
Project Manager (administrative questions)

Mrs. Ermolaeva Natalya +38 (095) 879 34 83
E-mail for questions and applications: application2012JeanMonnet@gmail.com

Website : http://ainstud.at.ua/
Email: application2012JeanMonnet@gmail.com

Ukrainian Studies 2010

Ukrainian Studies 2010, organized by NGO Young Diplomacy Centre, will be held in Lviv in September 2010. With a wide range of nationalities participating in the Ukrainian Studies, we stress the importance of understanding Ukraine and of cross-cultural learning by discovering the local culture and socializing with people from around the world!

The purpose of the Ukrainian Studies is to join students from different countries to take part in various interesting activities like:

• 12 day elementary course of Ukrainian language
• short review of Ukrainian history and economics, acquaintance with national customs and traditions
• master class in Ukrainian folk dance
• excursions in the cultural capital of Ukraine – Lviv
• trip around the castles of Lviv region
• and a lot of other fascinating stuffs!

This year we would like to invite 15 young people from all over the world!

Eligibility requirements:

• 18-30 years old
• Interested in Ukraine and want to get acquainted with Ukrainian traditions
• Good command of English
• Socially active and open-minded

Costs
- the organizers provide:
• educational programme and materials
• special events
• accommodation and board
• local transportation in Lviv

- participants cover:
• travel costs to and from Lviv
• their own insurance
• participation fee of 175 EURO

To learn more and apply, please go to: http://ukrainianstudies.wordpress.com