Conflict Management in the Balkans

  Slovenia

Ljubljana

Term: Summer 
Dates: 14th June - 6th July 2008

Description: The Conflict Management program in Slovenia offers a unique opportunity to examine past conflicts in the Balkans, and their consequences, firsthand. What lessons can be learned for future conflict management? Within the program special emphasis is placed on the role of foreign intervention, the contribution of political and economic transformation to both conflict and peace, and the power of conflict prevention and resolution.

Highlights:
* Travel to flashpoints of past conflict in the former Yugoslavia
* Study the sources and solutions of conflict firsthand
* Learn from eminent academics and experts, representatives from NATO/UN/OSCE and other key intergovernmental organizations and from people who have lived through these conflicts
* Participate in a thought-provoking Conflict Seminar of lectures and site visits that examines the history of conflict in the Balkans
* Live in the heart of delightful and safe Ljubljana, an architectural gem of Baroque buildings, rivers and canals, museums and cafes, castles and churches. Summers are especially vibrant as the city hosts festivals of jazz, street theatre, music and dance with performers from around the world
* Hike the Alps, swim in the Adriatic, and explore Italy, Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Germany
* Learn in an advanced university facility at the University of Ljubljana that includes electronically equipped lecture rooms, a research library, cafeteria and outdoor cafe

Cost in US$: EUR 2495

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to Slovenia Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 10-15

Scholarships are Available.

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit DebriefingAbroad

Academic Solutions's Mission Statement: Academic Solutions provides administrative and academic services that facilitate student development through customized international opportunities and career preparation. Our student-centered approach encourages awareness, understanding and confidence. We work with nearly a dozen universities to meet the study abroad needs of their students. Currently our centers of activity are concentrated in London, England, and Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Year Founded: 1998