FLEX + International Educational Summer Program in BELGIUM

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Hey guys! I'd like to tell you about a great international summer program that took place in Bruges, Belgium this year. Next year it will be held in Oslo, Norway. I would like to see you all there!Join today! P.S. Come to American Councils' office Monday evening to get to know more about this exciting opportunity! Here is the link: http://www.hse.ru/lingua/en/org/hse/baltika/main.html Адрес: м. Октябрьская, Ленинский проспект 2, комната 511 Время: 18:00 - 19:00, 12 ОКТЯБРЯ WHAT: FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY AFTER THE SUMMER SESSION IN BRUGES, BELGIUM ON THE FOLLOWING TOPIC “EU-RUSSIA RELATIONS” WHEN: OCTOBER 12, 2009 HOW: POWER POINT PRESENTATION OF THE EVENT FOLLOWED BY A ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSIAN WITH FLEX-ALUMNI, PARTICIPANTS OF THE SUMMER SESSION AND GUESTS FROM THE STATE UNIVERSITY – HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS WHY: TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH MY FLEX-ALUMNI FRIENDS IN MOSCOW AND COME UP WITH IDEAS ON OPPORTUNITIES OF STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES PARTICIPANTS: FLEX-ALUMNI, PARTICIPANTS OF THE SUMMER SESSION AND GUESTS FROM THE STATE UNIVERSITY – HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS PROGRAMME OF THE ACTIVITY 1. Introduction: getting to know each other and explaining what we all are going to talk about. 2. Presentation of the summer session in Belgium: pictures, main events, conference meetings, main results of the summer session. Themes that will be discussed include • Energy issues: Russia as the EU’s main oil & gas supplier, transit countries and the EU as Russia’s main outlet. • Democracy: relative comparison of democratic principles implemented • Double Diplomas: problems of double diplomas, educational opportunities for students with double diplomas • Bologna process: peculiarities of implementing the so-called “4+2” system in Russia • Economic cooperation: EU-Russia markets, multinational companies (MNEs) • Cultural issues: similarities in differences in the European and Russian cultures 3. FLEX Alumni Grants Program and how it helped. 4. Answering questions. 5. Round-table discussion with FLEX-alumni.