COMMUNICATIONS POLICY TRAINING PROGRAMME TO BE HELD IN BUDAPEST
COMMUNICATIONS POLICY TRAINING PROGRAMME TO BE HELD IN BUDAPEST
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Twenty-five representatives from Central and Eastern Europe, the
Caucasus and
Central Asia will get to participate in a 10-day programme on
information and
communication technology (ICT) in Budapest, Hungary.

The Stanhope Center for Communications Policy Research is
offering the
programme in co-operation with the Open Society Institute (OSI)
and the Markle
Foundation. The programme will be held from August 17 to 29. The
deadline for
applications is June 16.

The programme will give selected applicants an opportunity to
take part in the
global ICT policy debate from a European perspective. European
and
international experts will lead training sessions.

The programme will focus on building skills in developing and
promoting ICT
policy in participants' home countries. European policies will be
critically
compared to national, regional and global policy agendas. Sample
issues
discussed will include telecommunication liberalisation, wireless
communication, civil liberties such as privacy and freedom of
expression, and
intellectual property.

In choosing which applicants are most suitable for the programme,
an informal
selection committee composed of staff from Stanhope Centre, OSI,
Markle
Foundation, Global Internet Policy Initiative (GIPI), and the
Media Lawyers'
Association will decide on which students will be selected for
admission. In
selecting applicants, the selection committee will look for
students with a
legal background and/or policy understanding of the issues.

Preference will be given to non-profit ISPs representing the
interests of civil
society, the non-profit sector and academia. Applications are
sought from
advocates (practising lawyers and students), policymakers and
other
professionals who show a strong demonstrable interest in public
interest
advocacy of the ICT sector. Applicants must convey how their
background
(academic and professional) relates to ICT policy advocacy and
why they want to
receive policy training in this sector. Applications will be
judged on how
applicants convey their motivation, future plans and overall
interest in ICT
policy advocacy.

Applications will be considered from: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia
and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo,
Latvia,
Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia and
Montenegro,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey and Ukraine.

A few exceptionally qualified applicants from the countries of
the Caucasus and
Central Asia also will be admitted.

The finalists will receive a full-tuition fellowship to cover the
programme
cost, travel to and from Budapest, and room and board.

For more information about the programme or to get an
application, visit
www.stanhopecentre.org/ict or contact Susan Abbott at
sabbott@stnhopecentre.org.




Location: Budapest, Hungary
Deadline: June 16, 2003
Website: www.stanhopecentre.org/ict

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Summer Univestity Utopia 2003- Serbia and Montenegro
The Summer University 2003.

Utopia

23. July - 02. August, Novi Sad

Applying procedure 26. June - 15. July 2003





Following the topics Sense and Sensibility in 2001. and Theory
and Practice in 2002. this years Summer University carries the
title Utopia. The etymological meaning of the term Utopia is a
non-existent place, which will be the central topic of the whole
Summer University 2003. content. The idea of Utopia, which is
gaining more and more interpretations, we consider to be
extremely challenging in the context of the encounter of the
Balkans and Scandinavia. It will be considered from the view-
point of European democracies, globalization, contemporary media
situations, informational technologies, the principals of
education... The search for a real Utopia is the primary aim to
be presented to the participants, teachers and activists. This
years gathering will offer the deliberation of unrealized and
realized Utopias.

We see the SU 2003. as the turning point of a three-year
achievement. This year we wish to reexamine the essence and
possibilities of current social and educational concepts, as
well as search for Utopias of the current level of civilization.



Each course will have activities for 9 days, including 2 days of
break for different social activities, such as for example
excursions to near by cultural and historical sites.

The courses wish to promote interdisciplinary approach to the
education, each will consist of lectures, debates and workshops.
All in all, around 60 lectures will be held and around 30
lecturers and workshop moderators from the Balkans, Scandinavia,
Western Europe and USA will be our guests. Special parts of the
program are evening lectures open for public where most
attractive topics will be presented.


The Courses are created in multidisciplinary manner,
participating students are not necessarily from fields close to
the courses' topics. Nevertheless they are expected to show high
level of motivation and most regular attendance in all
activities.

Courses:

1.. Educational Utopia
2.. Globalization, Security and Democracy
3.. Media
4.. New Technologies

The Summer University will take place from July 23rd to August
2nd in Novi Sad.

Participating students will be accommodated in Novi Sad
University dormitories, together with organizers and lecturers.
The dormitories are close to the banks of Danube with many cafes
and places for recreation.



Students from Balkan region (Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia,
Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Macedonia) only cover their
traveling expenses to Novi Sad. Accommodation and food are
covered by the organization.

Students from Slovenia pay fee of 120 euro and traveling
expenses.

Students from Western Europe pay fee of 200 euro plus traveling
expenses.



Find more on www.nextstop.org

Send application on nextstop@eunet.yu

Contact with participants Sanja Knezevic 381 64 27 05 182







Location: Novi Sad - Serbia and Montenegro
Deadline: 15 july
Website: www.nextstop.org