The European Union has recently experienced an unprecedently large waves of enlargement, as in 2004 and 2007 12 countries became EU members. This move will certainly affect the future of the Union in ways that are yet to be discerned. The present course wants to illuminate the relationship between the traditional, "old" Europe and the new member states (e.g. Poland, Czech Republic, Romania), and the new opportunities but also challenges that mark the relations between the enlarged EU and its new neighbours (Russia, Ukraine, Turkey). Aspects of identity, culture, history and political processes will be examined in order to venture different answers to the question: How will the Europe of tomorrow look like?

Course duration: August 4 – August 21
ECTS credits: 7.5 ECTS
Language: English
Requirements:

Applicants must fulfil one of the following criteria by August 2008

1) Master or PhD student

2) BA student with at least 120 ECTS in social sciences or humanities
However, applicants with other academic qualifications but substantial work or voluntary experience in a relevant area will also be considered.

Course Co-ordinator: Anamaria Dutceac Segesten, Anamaria_Dutceac.Segesten@slav.lu.se

Course assistant: Sune Bechmann, Sune.Bechmann@slav.lu.se

Please see the course website or contact the course assistant for information about application, admission, housing etc. On the course website you will also find the full course description.

University of Copenhagen – the Faculty of Theology

Individualism and Community Commitment in Church and Society
Course dates: August 18 – August 29 2008
ECTS credits: 15 ECTS
Language: English
Maximum number of participants: 30
Special requirements: The programme is open for students and graduates from all over the world, who
1) have a good working knowledge of English
2) have studied Theology or Philosophy and Religion for at least two years at university level (BD, MTh, Candidate or the equivalent).
Course Instructor: Hans Raun Iversen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, hri@teol.ku.dk
see the webpage for more information www.teol.ku.dk/summeruniversity/2008.htm
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Never again? Genocide in Bosnia, Rwanda and Darfur
ECTS credits: 10 ECTS
Language: English
Max. Number of participants: 30
Course dates: June 30 – August 1
Special requirements: Graduate/MA level or postgraduate/PhD level. While students are not required to have taken previous courses on genocidal violence, the course aims at students who are interested in politics, history, international law, anthropology, international affairs and related studies.
Instructor: Martin Mennecke, PhD Fellow in International Law at the Danish Institute of International Studies (DIIS) www.diis.dk , & External Lecturer at the University of Copenhagen, Phone: 3269 8931, E-mail: mmn@diis.dk
The Courses Homepage: www.teol.ku.dk/summeruniversity/2008.htm

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Religious reform in Sub-Saharan Africa
ECTS credits: 10 ECTS
Language: English
Max. Number of participants:  35
Course dates: 4. August – 29. August 2008
Special requirements: Graduate/MA level or postgraduate/PhD level. The course aims at students interested in anthropology, political science, islamology, etc.
Instructor: Camilla Strandsbjerg, cand.mag., PhD. & Annette Haaber Ihle cand. scient. anth., PhD., post.doc. Department of Cross-Cultural & Regional Studies, – Language, Religion & Society, University of Copenhagen, The Carsten Niebuhr Department for Near East Studies. www.tors.ku.dk
Phone: + 45 35 32 90 92, E-mail: ahi@hum.ku.dk
The Courses Homepage: www.teol.ku.dk/summeruniversity/2008.htm

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