Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University

Faculty of Law and Social Sciences

Batumi Jean Monnet Winter School: “The Political Criteria for Accession to the EU and Europeanization”

February 20-24, 2024 – Batumi, Georgia

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University invites students of the undergraduate educational programs to participate in the Winter School: "The Political Criteria for Accession to the EU and Europeanization". The winter school is organized within the Jean Monnet Module "Political Criteria for Accession to the European Union and Europeanization of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine" funded by European Commission in the framework of Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The Jean Monnet Module aims to promote excellence in teaching and research in the field of European Union studies, particularly on the legal-political bases of the accession process to the European Union and Europeanization of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. The Winter School will address the following possible topics:

History of the EU enlargement - legal framework, decision-making processes, and key actors

Copenhagen criteria (political criteria): stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights, and respect for and protection of minorities;

Association Agreements of Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova with EU: Legal and Political Reforms;

Sectorial Europeanisation: European Union and Public Policies in Accession Countires;

Political Polarisation, Institutions, Election, Political Parties, and European Integration;

Europeanization of Justice System and Rule of Law;

Anti-Corruption Policies, Fight Against Organised Crime and Europeanization;

Europeanisation of the Public Administration, De-oligarchisation and European Integration;

Freedom of expression, media, Human Rights Protection and European Integration;

Civil society and European Integration of Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova;

Case Study: Europeanization of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine;

Other related topics.

The winter school will be held at Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi, 32/35 Rustaveli/Ninoshvili st., Batumi, Georgia.

Winter school lectures will be led by: Malkhaz Nakashidze - Jean Monnet professor, Jean Monnet Chair, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University. Winter school lectures will be delivered by professor from Ukraine and Republic of Moldova and other countries.

The winter school will be attended by students from the universities of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

To participate in the winter school, a student must meet the following requirements:

Be a bachelor's student in law, international relations, European studies, public administration, or related study program;

Knowledge of English;

Be motivated and interested in the school study program.

Interested students should submit the following documents:

Curiculum Vitae (CV);

Cover letter (no more than 300 words);

English Language Certificate;

Deadline for registration: January 31, 2024;

Please send the documents to the email address [email protected] and mention “Batumi Jean Monnet Winter School” in the subject of email.

Candidates will be selected in two stages: 1) Selection of submitted applications; 2) interview; Selected candidates will be contacted no later than February 10, 2024.

The program of the winter school includes lectures/seminars, discussions, presentations, case studies. The detailed program of the winter school will be published later.

The organizer will provide food (lunch) for the participants, and free accommodation for the selected candidates in the university dormitory, but the travel financing is the responsibility of the participant.

After successful completing the winter school, the participants will be awarded the Jean Monnet International Certificate.

For more information, please contact us at E-mail: [email protected] and visit the Jean Monnet Chair website

Source: https://t.me/NLU1804official