Dear Friends,
Enjoy Your Future Koszeg Team (www.enjoyyourfuture.org) would like to inform you about the Master program in International Relations and European Studies which will take place in Koszeg, Hungary.
www.european-studies.hu
Institute for Social and European Studies (ISES) in collaboration with Budapest Corvinus University (the degree issuing institution) is providing students with the opportunity to obtain theoretical and practical knowledge in the fields of international relations, problems of small states in Europe, the Balkans, international economics, regional integration and development, political science, European culture and sociology.
Why to study International and European Studies?
§ You will gain useful knowledge about the EU and Central-Eastern Europe in the context of economic and cultural integration, what can be useful for decision-making, policies and programmes at the national and EU level.
§ A large part of the development cooperation budget of EU member states is channeled through the EU’s various development programmes.
§ The EU affects prospects for development through regional and global development, access to its own markets and through the impact of its policies.
§ The EU is spending the largest amount on regional development in the world.
§ It is intended for people who are making, or who have the potential to make, a significant contribution to the non-governmental sector in the developing world as analysts, policy-makers, researchers or practitioners.
§ Major changes in global economic and political systems are occurring since the fall of the Soviet Union. Managers and planners of local development need the skills to consider global changes as well as local continuities. We find that changing economies prompt changes in social services and local development initiatives and so there is the need to acquire the skills necessary to play a key part in these developments.
§ There is heightened national and international interest in and concern with international and local issues
§ In recent years, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors have increasingly worked to influence development debates and to share information about their policies and activities; through websites, publications, video and inter-active multi-media. Non-governmental organizations have also become more sophisticated in using a range of media and communication strategies to lobby governments and multilateral bodies, to inform supporters and to build alliances and networks. As a result the demand for staff with skills in International and European Studies, allied to an understanding of international development issues, has increased offering a range of career opportunities for graduates of this programme.
Job opportunites include:
research positions
policy positions: preparing and coordinating policy, advising and planning in local and international development cooperation;
implementing functions: local project managers and staff;
PR positions relating to cultural and economical development issues.
This programme should be of special interest to the following people:
· Economics, political and social science graduates, especially those who wish to specialize in the field of Central-Eastern European issues in theory and practice.
· Those with work experience in the developing world, wishing to expand their knowledge of the role of the EU in international, regional and national issues.
· Government officials and non-governmental practitioners interested in working in or with the EU on regional and cultural development cooperation issues.
· State officials and non-governmental practitioners who wish to deepen their understanding of debates surrounding the role of the EU in a global context.
The Institute for Social and European Studies offers a variety of programmes and services during the academic year, which will make your stay in Hungary a rewarding and enriching experience. You will be part of an international student body of approximately 30 students and have the opportunity to meet outstanding professors from around the world. Credits are transferable to most universities.
Courses in English include:
International Economic Organizations and Institutions
Change in the Theory and Practice of International Relations, Changing European Values, Philosophy, Psychology and Power
Regional Economics: Europe vs. Global
EU Diplomacy: From Theory to Actor
Comparative Study of Communism, Fascism, and Fundamentalism
Global Governance and Global Civil Society
Security, Peace and Democratization in the Balkans
History of European Integration
The Role of New Europe in the EU (Foreign Policy of the EU)
The EU Integration Policies: The EU and World Development
For more information and the application form please visit www.european-studies.hu
Contact: isesmasters@gmail.com
Application Deadline: September 1, 2006
Semester begins: October 2, 2006
Application Fee: 60 Euros
Tuition Fee: 2700 Euros/semester (tuition fee is paid only for 2 semesters).
About Koszeg…..
The programme is based in the attractive medieval town of Kőszeg, in Western Hungary at the Austrian border. Two semesters are required on campus for course work, plus a third semester elsewhere for research and thesis writing. Students are accommodated in dormitories or apartments and all necessary facilities (libraries, laundry, restaurants, swimming pool, track, etc.) are nearby. Research requirements are built into the program. Students can form groups to conduct research on a chosen topic. A total of 180 credits (includes the credits for the MA thesis) are required to complete the course.
Links:
http://koszeg.hu/nyelvek/en/history/
http://koszeg.hu/nyelvek/en/sightseeing/
http://koszeg.hu/nyelvek/en/events/
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