Call for Applicants – Postgraduate Programme in Southeast European Studies

The English-speaking “Postgraduate programme in Southeast European Studies has announced that it will accept up to twenty-five (25) students for the academic year 2013-2014, most of them originating from Southeast European countries..

The Programme is primaly addressed to students with a first degree in the social sciences (sociology, politics, economics, social anthropology, political and social history, Balkan studies).

Introduction

The Postgraduate Programme in Southeast European Studies was originally founded in 1999 as part of a broader project (“U/SEE Project”), under the auspices of the European Union’s Royaumont Process, with the participation of Universities from 11 countries of South East Europe, including the University of Belgrade. Nowadays, it operates as an autonomous Postgraduate Programme of the Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

The Programme was founded at a time of violent upheaval in Southeastern Europe, with the goal of contributing to the promotion of peace, democracy and reconciliation in the region. It aims to stimulate discussion and promote awareness of the region, to facilitate cross-border academic and scientific cooperation, and to bring together students from all over the region and beyond in order to promote mutual understanding and good neighbourly relations. Among the Programme’s strong assets is its multinational and interdisciplinary character.


Programme Structure and Content

The one-year English-speaking Master’s programme includes coursework and research.

The courses that will be taught in the academic year 2013-2014 are the following:
• Modern and Contemporary History of Southeastern Europe
• Nationalism in Southeastern Europe
• European Integration and Southeastern Europe
• Politics and Society in Contemporary Southeastern Europe
• The Political Economy of Transition: The Case of Southeastern Europe
• Sources of Conflict in Southeastern Europe

Tuition Fees and Tuition fee waiver

The tuition fees are € 1500, payable in one non-refundable instalment at the time of registration.

However, it should be noted that students with Serbian citizenship, who are not in receipt of a scholarship from any source, may apply for a fee exemption.

Application Deadline

The application deadline is 17 May 2013 (post-stamped by mail or in person)

To read the Call for Applicants, please click here

To download the Information leaflet, please click here

For more information, please visit the following link: www.see.pspa.uoa.gr