EUROPEAN WEEKEND SCHOOL 2011
“Accession to the EU: Expectations and Realities”
5-7 May 2011
Center for European Studies
“Jean Monnet Center of Excellence”
Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
In Memory of Osman Tuncel…
05 MAY 2011 THURSDAY
Venue: Boğaziçi University, South Campus, Rectorate Conference Hall
09.30 – 10.00: Opening
Nihan Toprakkıran
Center for European Studies Student Forum, President
10.00 – 10.30: Welcoming Remarks
Hakan Yılmaz
Boğaziçi University Center for European Studies, Director
10.30 – 11.15: Keynote Speech
“Enlargement of the European Union”
Michael Leigh
European Commission, Enlargement Director General
11.15 – 11.30: Q & A
11.30 – 12.00: Coffee Break
12.00 – 13.00: Parallel Sessions #1 (Student Workshops)
13.00 – 14.30: Lunch
14.30 – 16.00: Panel #1
“Enlargement Fatigue of the EU and the Economic Crisis”
Chair: Refik Erzan
Boğaziçi University, Professor
Thomas Moutos
Athens University of Economics and Business, Professor
Lucia Najslová
EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, Senior Research Fellow
16.00 – 16.30: Q & A
16.30 – 19.00: Free Time
19.00 – 23.00: Inter-Cultural Evening at Binns’ House
06 MAY 2011 FRIDAY
Venue: Boğaziçi University, South Campus, Rectorate Conference Hall
09.30 – 10.30: Parallel Sessions # 2 (Student Workshops)
10.30 – 11.00: Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30: Panel #2
“Recent Members of the European Union”
Chair: Kemal Kirişci
Boğaziçi University, Professor
Peter Balazs
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary
Leonard Orban
Former Commissioner for Multiculturalism in the European Commission
Adam Balcer
DemosEUROPA Centre for European Strategy,
“EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood” Program Director
12.30 – 13.00: Q & A
13.00 – 14.30: Lunch
14.30 – 16.00: Parallel Sessions #3 (Student Workshops)
16.00 – 17.30: Panel #3
“Candidates for the European Union”
Chair: Hakan Yılmaz
Boğaziçi University, Professor
Cengiz Aktar
Bahçeşehir University, Chairman of the Department of EU Relations
Dejan Gjorsoski
Former Special Envoy of the Government of Republic of Macedonia to EU
Adam Balcer
DemosEUROPA Centre for European Strategy,
“EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood” Program Director
17.30 – 18.00: Q & A
18.00 – 19.00: Free Time
19.00 – 23.00: Cocktail Prolongé at Baltalimanı
07 MAY 2011 SATURDAY
Venue: Boğaziçi University, South Campus, Kriton Curi Conference Hall
10.30 – 11.30: CESSF Student Presentations
“History and Politics of Modern Turkey”
“History of Turkey-EU Relations”
“Current Situation in Turkey-EU Relations”
11.30 – 12.00: Q & A
12.00 – 13.00: Presentations by Parallel Session Delegates
13.00 – 13.30: Evaluation
13.30 – 15.00: Lunch
15.00 – 16.00: Closing Remarks and Certificate Ceremony
Hakan Yılmaz
Boğaziçi University Center for European Studies, Director
16.00 – 19.30: Free Time
20.00 – 24.00: Departure from Bebek for Ferry Party on the Bosphorus
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