Dates: 12-16 October 2009
Venue: Central European University (CEU), Budapest, Hungary
Deadline: 1 September 2009
Co-organizers:
http://cps.ceu. hu
Center for Policy Studies (CEU)
http://lgi.osi. hu Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (OSI)
http://web.ceu. hu/crc Curriculum Resource Center (CEU)
Overview:
The accommodation of ethnocultural diversity and other forms of difference are central to good, stable democratic governance. Yet, few courses and schools in public administration in Europe and beyond equip future decision-makers with the awareness, knowledge, and skills needed for a diversity-friendly public sector.
This workshop brings together instructors from CEU and other leading institutions to provide teachers of public administration higher education and related fields (including policy studies, political science, government, and related trainings topics) with a better understanding of the connections among diversity, public administration, and public administration education. The workshop includes conceptual
and practical sessions related to the main theme, during which participants explore key concepts, challenges, existing practices related to diversity management, as well as teaching methods, literature and other resources needed in the classroom. Participants also clarify how public administration education or institutions can be a model of good diversity management. Participants are encouraged to present and
reflect on experiences from their own teaching contexts.
By the end of the workshop, participants will finalize a course syllabus with reading lists. Participant will also discuss ideas and plans for future cooperation and on-going learning. In 2008, the Council of Europe, Minority Rights Group-International , CPS, LGI/OSI, the European Academy (EURAC) in Bolzano/Bozen, Italy, and other institutions and scholars contributed reading materials for these workshops.
Additional Information:
This workshop is complemented by several opportunities for continued learning and professional support, including small grants to translate course materials, on-going mentoring and guest lectureships, and participation in in-depth short courses. As a result of cooperation between workshop organizers and select institutions, in 2009, workshop participants had the opportunity to apply to attend, free of cost, courses on "Human Rights, Minorities, and Diversity Management" (Module V of the Join Masters ion European Integration and Regionalism at EURAC) and "Minority Rights, Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights Law (Summer School at the Irish Center for Human Rights, Galway, Ireland). Participants might also be interested in diversity trainings of LGI's Managing Multiethnic Communities Program. For more on these
opportunities, visit: http://lgi.osi. hu/documents. php?m_id= 104.
Eligibility:
Workshop organizers welcome applications from teachers of higher education and trainers in relevant fields from the former Soviet Union, Mongolia, South-Eastern Europe. Applicant must have a good command of English, both written and spoken, to actively participate in workshops, training sessions and roundtables, as well as to use resource materials available at CEU.
Financial information:
Only faculty from the former Soviet Union, Mongolia, South-Eastern Europe are eligible for full financial support. Citizens of EU member states are welcome to attend our sessions but, except for exceptional circumstances, need to cover their travel to and accommodation in Budapest from external funding.
Funding for those applicants who have already participated in a fully funded CEU faculty oriented program is available under the following conditions:
Funding for those applicants who have already participated in a fully funded CEU faculty oriented program is available under the following conditions:
· Within a four year period one is entitled to receive full funding for two of our programs. However, it is possible to apply for a third time in four years for a fully funded program, in which case the applicant needs to attach to the application form a short justification of his/her intention.
· As a general rule, within one academic/calendar year one can not receive funding from two CEU faculty-oriented programs. Participants of SUN are exempted from this rule.
· Applicants who wish to re-apply for the same type of CRC session (Open House, Course Innovation or Topical Issues in Curriculum Development) should attach to the application form a short justification of their intention. Priority in the selection of participants will be given to newcomers.
The above restrictions only apply for those who receive full funding from CEU.
Applicants who are able to pay for their participation (to cover travel and accommodation) or receive external funding are eligible to apply to all our programs with no restriction.
To Apply:
Curriculum Resource Session application forms, application deadlines, the session schedule and further information on the center's outreach activities and resources may be obtained from the CRC office at the Central European University or through national Soros Foundations.
Important Note: There are many approaches to the public management of ethnocultural diversity and other forms of difference including gender, disability, age and others. These approaches include, among others, equality policies, human and minority rights, liberal multiculturalism and diversity politics. This workshop will include a session during which experienced lecturers and participants will present and discuss the theoretical frameworks and approaches that underpin their courses. To prepare for this session, we ask applicants to submit a one-page description of their approach to the public management of diversity in relation to their course design. Applicants may refer to specific authors, works, theories, or broad approaches with which they are familiar. This short description should be attached to the application package when submitted to the CRC.
CRC Contact Address:
Curriculum Resource Center (CRC) / Central European University
Nádor utca 9, H -1051 Budapest, Hungary;
Tel: ++ (36 - 1) 327 3189 or 327 3000;
Fax: ++ (36 -1) 327 3190
E-mail: crc@ceu.hu
For more on other CRC sessions in Fall 2009, visit the CRC homepage:
http://www.ceu. hu/crc
For more on this particular session, contact; Meghan Simpson, at
lgiresearch@ osi.hu
Non-Discrimination Policy: Central European University does not discriminate on the basis of – including, but not limited to – race, color, national and ethnic origin, religion, gender or sexual orientation in administering its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other
school-administered programs.
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