Ceu Summer University

Central European University – Summer University

Hungary 2007

A Program for University Teachers, Advanced Ph.D. Students, Researchers, and Professionals in the Social Sciences and Humanities

June 11- July 27, 2007

Table of Contents

Mission

Eligibility

Program Costs

Financial Aid

Instructions How to Fill in the Application Form

Local CEU Representatives (Coordinator) Addresses

CEU Summer University Application Form

I. Course

II. Personal Data

III. Previous Funding and Scholarships

IV. Financial Information

V. Educational Background

VI. Professional Experience

VII. English Language

VIII. Attachments

IX. Statement of Purpose

X. Supplementary Background Information

XI. How did you find out about Summer University?

XII. Letter of Recommendation

Mission

Established in 1996, CEU’s Summer University program hosts high-level, research-oriented, interdisciplinary and innovative academic courses as well as workshops on policy issues for professional development in the social sciences and the humanities. Courses involve distinguished international faculty (including CEU professors), and excellent advanced doctoral students, junior or post-doctoral researchers, teachers and professionals as participants. While application from all over the world is encouraged, continued priority is given to applicants from Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and countries experiencing emerging democracies worldwide. Applicants from these countries, when admitted on merit, will be eligible for scholarship, while those from developed countries will usually be expected to pay fees.

Course offerings cater for the various needs of academic and professional development across a wide spectrum of disciplines. These include anthropology, cultural studies, environmental sciences, comparative religion, political science, public policy, sociology, international relations, legal studies, etc. The program encourages topics in newly emerging fields and transdisciplinary approaches.

The program is unique in its diversity of faculty and student body as well as its academic offerings. It brings together groups of interested individuals to study together intensively for two or three weeks in Budapest coming from an enormously varied geographical, cultural and academic background. Participants have been accepted into the program from 106 different countries ranging from East and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union to countries of Asia, Africa, North America and South America. The courses are taught by a team of teachers who also represent a wide range of countries in an effort to match the diversity of the student body. Professors have come from 89 different countries from the region as well as mostly from Western Europe and America. This exciting multi-cultural composition of the courses provides a stimulating environment for engaging participants and faculty in an inspiring and enriching dialogue during the summer school.

Applications are invited from all countries worldwide on a scholarship or fee-paying basis.

CEU SUN encourages all candidates to submit their application on-line at

Eligibility

• Minimum requirement for application is a university degree. Undergraduates without a university degree will not be considered with the exception of the course entitled "The European Union and the WTO" where all participants must have earned a first degree in law, or be near completion of their law degree.
• The program encourages applications from advanced Ph.D. students, postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty, researchersand professionals. Before submitting your application please check at the course of your choice has any additional course-specific application requirements or deadlines.
• Applicants for the “Non-Governmental Public Action” course must be enrolled with a university as candidates for a PhD.
• The language of instruction is English; thus all applicants have to demonstrate a strong command of spoken and written English to be able to participate actively in discussions at seminars and workshops. (In some instances you may be contacted for a telephone interview.)

Program Costs

The general program costs are the following:

TUITION FEE / ACCOMMODATION
Single room
EUR/night/person
including breakfast / Double room
EUR/night/person
including breakfast
CEU Center 1 / Hotel Eben / Hotel Platanus / CEU Center 1 / Hotel Eben / Hotel Platanus
28 / 35 / 37 / 17 / 22 / 21
One-week course / EUR 250 / EUR 168 / EUR 210 / EUR 222 / EUR 102 / EUR 132 / EUR 126
Two-week course 2 / EUR 500 / EUR 364 / EUR 455 / EUR 481 / EUR 221 / EUR 286 / EUR 273
Three-week course 3 / EUR 750 / EUR 560 / EUR 700 / EUR 740 / EUR 340 / EUR 440 / EUR 420

1 Before and after SUN, the special SUN rates above do not apply; participants are expected to pay 36 EUR for a single room, and 48 EUR for a double room. Applicants from developed countries

2 The fee for the “Integrity Reform and Strategic Corruption Control”course is 1000 EUR/10 days for those employed by government agencies and international organizations. The fee for the course is 500 EUR/10 days for students, academics, researchers and those employed by the non-profit sector. Reduced fees or fee waivers may be available. More information:

3 The fee for the “The European Union and the WTO” course is 650 EUR/3 weeks.

Participants from developed countries can be admitted on a fee-paying basis, i.e. they are expected to cover their participation costs, which include tuition, travel, accommodation, insurance and living expenses. However, there are a limited number of tuition waivers available, which may be applied for on a competitive basis. If you wish to apply for a tuition waiver, please attach a cover letter to your application specifying your reasons.

Financial Aid

- Participants from Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and Mongolia, as well as those coming from emerging democracies worldwide can apply for financial aid, except for the "The European Union and the WTO" course, which can only be attended on a fee-paying basis.

- Participants from developed countries may apply for tuition waivers, which are available in a limited number on a competitive basis. If you wish to apply for a tuition waiver, please attach a cover letter to your application specifying your reasons.

- Participants are NOT eligible to receive financial aid if they attended

a) a CRC (Curriculum Resource Center) session in the same calendar or academic year (i.e., they must wait one year after their participation in one of the above programs before applying to SUN), or

b) two CEU faculty initiative activities (i.e., CRC, SUN) within a four-year period.

- In case an applicant is accepted to two courses, which is only possible if the two courses are run consecutively, financial aid is only available for attending one course.

See the various financial aid packages below.

1. Tuition waiver

The tuition fee is provided. Recipients have to cover their own insurance, travel, accommodation and living expenses.

1. Partial Scholarship

Includes tuition fee, accommodation and insurance. The recipients of the scholarship have to cover their travel and living expenses.

1. Full Scholarship

Includes tuition fee, accommodation, a full or partial travel grant, and insurance. The recipients of the scholarship have to cover their living expenses.

The Full Scholarships includes a full or partial travel grant which can be applied for on a competitive basis and will be available in a limited number. Visa costs and short domestic trips are not reimbursed. The citizens of the following countries are not eligible to apply for a travel grant: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and the western part of Ukraine. (Exception: participants of the "Multi-Disciplinary and Cross-National Approaches to Romany Studies - a Model for Europe" are eligible for a travel grant from any country.)

The scholarships do not include living expenses, participants have to cover these on their own. Living expenses including local transportation and meals are estimated to be EUR 170 for two weeks.

As the number of fully funded scholarships available is limited, funding offered by institutions or individuals is welcome so that we can invite more well qualified applicants. When choosing the financial aid package, please consider if you or your institution can contribute to the program expenses. Faculty and Ph.D. students are advised to approach their home departments for travel grants; researchers may have research grants available which can cover their participation; professionals may turn to their employers to fund their training at SUN. While selection of applicants will be based on the academic merit of the applications, those willing to bear the participation costs fully or partially will be preferred in case of equally strong applications.

Instructions How to Fill in the Application Form

Please read the followingdirections carefully. Failure to follow the guidelines below may result in the withdrawal of your application from the selection procedure.

1. Type or print only and provide all requested information in English.

2. You are allowed to apply to a maximum of two courses, but can be accepted to bothonly if they are runconsecutively. One copy of this application form, a letter of recommendation and attachments must be submittedfor each courseto which you are applying.Those who apply to more than one course should send a separate set of letters of recommendation and attachments (customized, if necessary, to the differing needs and requirements of the two courses). Applicants who have not indicated the course to which they are applying will not be considered.

3. All sections of the application must be completed and all attachments must be included with this form. The letter/s of recommendation can be mailed by the applicant or by the referee/s.

4. Your application must be received by mail by the CEU Summer University Office no later than February 14, 2007. If you apply through the on-line registration system (), please send only the attachments (see section IX) via mail by the deadline (see above).

Different application deadlines:

a) Intergovernmental Fiscal Relationscourse: December 15, 2006;
Accepted applicants will start the distance-learning phase on January 15.

b) Energy Regulatory Practices course: May 15, 2007;
A special Application Form will be available later on the SUN website at: .

Applications submitted after the deadlines will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Faxed or e-mailed attachments or recommendations will not be processed.

5. The SUN Office will notify applicants about the selection results by the end of April. The final decision is not open to appeal.

CEU Summer University Office

Postal address: 1051 Budapest, Nádor u. 9. Hungary Visitors’ address: 1051 Budapest, Zrínyi u. 14. Hungary

Tel: (36-1) 328-3698, Fax: (36-1) 328-3698 or (36-1)327-3124

E-mail for inquiry and correspondence:

Automatic e-mail to request application forms:

WWW address:

On-line registration:

Skype name: ceu-sun

Non-discrimination policy statement

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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CEU Summer University 2007

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Local CEU Representatives (Coordinator) Addresses

The individuals listed below may be contacted for general information on CEU SUN and the courses offered.

Country / Contact Person / Name of Foundation / Foundation Address / Contact Email / Phone / Fax / WEB
Armenia / Anahit Papikyan / OSI Assistance Foundation Armenian Branch / 7/1 Tumanyan St. 2 nd cul-de-sac, Yerevan, Armenia 375002 / / (374-10)533-862, 536-758 / 1-810-9632947 /
Azerbaijan / Irada M. Isgandarova / Baku Education Information Center / 183, S. Rahimov St., Baku AZ3714 / / 994 12 4482845/46 / 994 12 482845/46 /
Baltics / Zaneta Savickiene / Vilnius Educational Advising Center / Sauletekio St. 9 (VU Skaiciavimo Centre), room 107, LT-10222 Vilnius / / 370 5 2366274 / 370-5-2699788 /
Belarus / Viktar Khotsim / American Center / Pr. Skorini 169, rm. 512, 220144 Minsk, Belarus / / 375 17 2181264 / 375 17 2181264 /
Bosnia / Armin Ibrahimpasic / Students' Resource Center / Univerzitetski kampus "KMT", Zmaja od Bosne bb, 71000 Sarajevo / / 387 33 206048 / 387 33 212032 /
Bulgaria / Veska Karastoyanova / OSI-Sofia / 56, Solunska St., 1000 Sofia / / 359 2 9306640 / 359 2 9516348 /
Croatia / Ninoslav Skukanec / SIC - International Educational Center / Preradoviceva 33/I HR-10000 Zagreb / / 385 1 4817195 / 385 1 4555150 /
Gerogia / Gaga Gigiberia / Center for International Education / 10 Chovelidze str., 0108 Tbilisi / / 995 32 252615 / 995 32 252615 /
Kazakhstan / Larissa Gorbunova / EAC "Bilim-Central Asia" / Abylai Khan Ave, 65-13, Almaty 050004 / /
Kazakhstan / Askar Bekishev / BILIM-EAC / Karaganda / / 7 3212 513650 / 7 3212 516606 /
Kazakhstan / Talgat Ayapbergenov / EAC Aktobe / Aktobe / / 7(3132) 514331 / 7(3132) 514331 /
Kazakhstan+Uzbekistan / Turdaliyev Arman / BILIM EAC / Shymkent / , / 7(3252)211981 / 7(3252)211981 /
Kosovo / Ibrahim Gashi / Kosova Academic Services/ American Center Foundation / Bibloteka Kombëtare, Sheshi H. Prishtina, Pristina, Kosovo / , / 381 (0)38 248-887 / 381 (0)38 248-886 /
Kyrgyzstan / Rakiya Rustemova / Soros Foundation - Kyrgyzstan / 55a Logvinenko, 720040 Bishkek / / 996 312 663475, 622655, 664218 / 996 312 663448 /
Macedonia / Suzana Pecakovska / Foundation Open Society Institute - Macedonia / bul.Jane Sandanski br. 111, kat 4 (P.O.Box 387), 1000 Skopje / / 389 02 2444488/190, 2446787 / 389 02 2444499 /
Moldova / Angela Muset / Educational Advising Center / 148 Stefan cel Mare bd, MD-2012 Chisinau / / 373 22221172, 221167 / 37322221167 /
Mongolia / Ariunaa Enkhtur / Educational Advising Resource Center / Cultural Palace Complex building, Youth & Children's Library, 1st floor, Ulaanbaatar-46 / / 976-11-326941 / 976-11-326941 /
Montenegro / Sasa Milic / Pedagogical Center of Montenegro / Sv. Petra Cetinjskog 25, 81 000 Podgorica / / 381 81 248-668, 248-667 / 381 81 248-668, 248-667 /
Poland / Piotr Binder / Graduate School for Social Research (GSSR) / Nowy Swiat 72, 00 330 Warsaw / / 48 22 6572758 / 48 22 6572758 /
Romania/Buc / Mihaela Truca / Education 2000+ / 33 Caderea Bastiliei str., sector 1, 010613 Bucharest / , , / 4021 212.07.80; 4021 212.07.81 / 4021 212.07.79 /
Romania/Cluj / Agnes Veres / Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Center (EDRC) / Tebei St. 21, 400305 Cluj-Napoca / / 40 264 420480, 420490 / 40 264 420491 /
Russia/Mos / Marianna Skuratovska / volunteer / / mob:7 916 647 06 75
Russia/Vla / Efremova Arina / FESU / 27 Oktyabrskaya, office 207, 690000 Vladivostok, Russia / / 7 4232 515433 / 7 4232 515433 / N/A
Russia/Sam / Lena Lugovaya / "Language and Education" Company / "Big Ben" Office Center, of.162, Moskovskoe shosse, lit.D, Samara 443013 Russia / / (7 846)278-82-93 / (7 846)278-82-93 / N/A
Russia/Omsk / Sergei Shirobokov, Julia Barabanova, Roman Chuyanov / Omsk State Pedagogical University / , , / 7(3812)243795 /
Serbia / Anica Milenkovic / Belgrade Open School (BOS) / Masarikova 5/16, 11000 Belgrade / , / 381 11 3061371 / 381 11 3613112 /
Slovakia / Kristina Sallerova / SAIA, n. o. / Nam. slobody 23, 812 20 Bratislava 1, Slovak Republic / / 421/2/5441 1426, 5441 1436 / 421/2/5441 1429 /
Slovenia / Neli Dimc / Faculty of Social Sciences / Kardeljeva pl. 5, 1000 Ljubljana / / 386 1 5805305 / 386 1 5805102 /
Tajikistan / Zarina Mamadalieva / OSI - Tajikistan / 1 Firdawsi str., 734003, Dushanbe / / 992 372 213260, 211958 / 992 372 510142 /
Turkmenistan / Maisa Khudaiberdiyeva / EAC/American Councils for International Education in Turkmenistan / Gerogly street 48/A, 2 nd floor, Ashgabat 744000 Turkmenistan / / (99312) 33-10-15/33-10-16, 33-10-21/33-10-22/33-06-96 / (99312) 33-10-22 / turkmenistan.usac.gov/main/index.php
Ukraine/Dni / Serhiy Papuk / Educational Advising Center "Osvita" / K.Marks avn. 60, office 74,75; Dnipropetrovsk, 49000, Ukraine / / 380 56 7446242 / 380 56 7446242 /
Ukraine/Kha / Nataliya Bulgakova / Educational Advising Center "Osvita" / for mailing: 61091 Kharkiv PO Box 1871 / / 380 572 7020165 / 380 572 7020165 /
Ukraine/Kiev / Dariya Pokhlyebayeva / International Renaissance Foundation / 13a Bekhterevsky lane, room 5, Kyiv, Ukraine / / 380 44 4619500 / 380 44 216-01-66 /
Ukraine/Lviv / Andriy Hatalyak / Educational Advising Center "Osvita" / for mailing: PO Box 1596, Lviv, Ukraine 79019 / / 380 32 2971206 / 380 32 2971794 /
Okraine/Ode / Larysa Shevchenko / Educational Advising Center "Osvita" / P.O. Box “Center “Osvita”, 65082, Odesa, Ukraine; walk-in address: Paster St., 42/1p, Odesa / / (380-48) 718- 5391 / (380-48) 718- 5391 /
USA / Erzsebet Fazekas / OSI / 400 West 59th Street New York, NY 10019 / / 1-212-548-0616 / 1-212-548-4664 /

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Application Form

CEU Summer University Application Form

This application may be photocopied and is free of charge

I. Course

Please indicate the course to which you are applying.

If you are applying to two courses you have to fill in two application forms (one for each course). In this case you must indicate your preference by putting “1” in front of the preferred course and “2” for your second choice.

A separate set of letters of recommendation and attachments (customized, if necessary, to the differing needs of the two courses) must be mailed for each course.

You are allowed to apply to a maximum of two courses, but will only be able to attend one if accepted unless the two courses are run consecutively.

II. Personal Data

Family or last name
First name
Middle name / Sex: MALE  FEMALE 

Preferred Mailing Address

Country / City
Street, no. / ZIP code
Telephone / country code: / area code: / phone number:
Mobile phone / country code: / area code: / phone number:
Fax / country code: / area code: / phone number:
Email address
Skype name
(if available)

Permanent Address

Country: / City:
Street, no. / ZIP code
Telephone: / country code: / area code: / phone number:
Fax: / country code: / area code: / phone number:
Email address
Citizenship
Place of birth –
country, city / Date of birth
Month/Day/Year (e.g. Aug. 28, 1973)
International passport number / Expiry date of the passport

III. Previous Funding and Scholarships

Please list the type of funding (with dates) you have previously received from theSoros/Open Society Foundation (CRC visit, Summer University, CEU student, RSS Research Grant, HESP program, etc), if any.

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If you have studied and/or worked abroad please indicate where and how long

IV. Financial Information

Please consult the Eligibility and Funding section at the beginning of the application form to see what type of funding you are eligible for, and which scholarship, if any, you would like to apply for. Please indicate in the boxes below the type of participation package you have chosen. If the package involves requesting funding or a waiver, please put a tick in the relevant boxes and specify the amount wherever indicated.

Application on a fee-paying basis

Note: the tuition fees may vary for courses, so please check the course information on this on the web site.

Application for a tuition waiver

For recipients of a tuition waiver the fee is provided; they have to cover their own insurance, travel, accommodation and living expenses. Applicants from developed countries are expected to send a cover letter explaining their reasons for applying for a tuition waiver.

Application on a partially funded basis

The Partial Scholarship includes tuition fee, accommodation and insurance. The recipients of the scholarship have to cover their travel and living expenses.

Application on a fully funded basis

The Full Scholarship covers tuition fee, accommodation, full or partial travel costs and insurance. Please specify in the box below how much a round trip ticket would cost at the lowest price available. Low fare airline tickets or train journey are strongly preferred, wherever possible.