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International Summer School - Europe Asia Dynamics

A wonderful opportunity for students to participate in International Summer School - Europe Asia Dynamics. The Summer School will take place from June 26 until July9, 2016, in Bremen, Germany, at Hochschule Bremen, University of Applied Sciences. Working language - English.

More information about the Summer School HERE. Registration deadline - June 15, 2016. You`ll find the registration form in the link. European Studies Master Programme of the University of Latvia is one of the consortium partners to found and implement the Summer School. Therefore 5 students from University of Latvia will have a discount for participation fee! The participation fee to be payed - only 100 € (instead of 800 €). Also travel and accommodation expenses will be to a large part covered - up to 400 €. Students have to book their own tickets and accommodation and then can have the money reimbursed. At the end of the course a certificate of attendance will be issued to each participant, as well as 6 credit points ECTS will be awarded, which can be transferred to the University of Latvia during the next study semester. Of course, as it is international summer school - the participants and the faculty members will be from all over the world, which is a great opportunity for further social, personal, professional networking.
The topical contents of the summer school - Europe Asia Dynamic - is supported by 4 universities (Germany, Latvia, India, Denmark, China) as well as the fast growing Asia-Europe Meeting platform. This guarantees the transfer of high-level interdisciplinary first-hand knowledge and will substantially improve your understanding, skills, knowledge and viewpoint about Europe-Asia relations, relationships and differences. Europe Asia Dynamics Summer School will comprise 6 topics per 10 contact hours each:
  1. Political dimension: Asia’s Relation with Europe
  2. Historical dimension: Historical interactions between Asia and Europe
  3. Economic dimension: The role of Europe and Asia in the global political economy
  4. Social dimension: European social models, the Chinese social model, the Japanese welfare state, the Indian welfare system
  5. Cultural dimension: Cultural interactions, differences in cultural norms, work cultures in Europe and in Asia. Intercultural training.
  6. Sustainability dimension: Different European and Asian approaches to sustainability and environmental policy.
A factory tour to Mercedes Benz plant Bremen or Airbus Bremen is included! Also an attractive and colorful supporting program will provide participants with ample opportunities to discover Bremen. Should you have any questions about the Summer School please contact Romans Putans (romans.putans@lu.lv) or Mrs Uta Kadmani (ifk@hs-bremen.de).

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