THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL MASTER’S DEGREE IN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE

Sarajevo - Bologna

A.Y. 2012-2013

The European Regional Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democracy in South East Europe (ERMA) is an intensive one-year Master programme established through the joint efforts of the participating universities and coordinated by the Universities of Sarajevo and Bologna. At present it is in its tenth year of implementation. The Programme is co-financed by the European Commission and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In the a.y 2012/2013 ERMA shall be implemented as a double degree programme: one diploma will be issued by the University of Sarajevo and one by the University of Bologna.

The Master Programme awards 60ECTS and is structured in three terms/two semesters – I) November 2012 – June 2013: Lecturing period at the University of Sarajevo (semester I); II) June – July 2013: Internship work across South East Europe and III) September – October 2013: Master’s Theses writing-up period at the University of Bologna (semester II). The teaching activities involve renowned Faculty members coming from more than 25 European and other countries. Internships take place at various regional NGOs, IGOs, think-tanks and research institutes dealing with issues of human rights and democracy in South East Europe. The third term is hosted by the University of Bologna Residential Centers in Italy.

Each academic year the Programme enrolls 30 students from the countries of South East Europe and the European Union. Starting from a.y.2012-2013 applications from the Caucasus and Russia shall also be accepted. The university degree of the applicants must be earned during studies lasting either 4 or 5 years within the former undergraduate studies provisions, or 5 years (3+2) within I and II cycle studies provisions in accordance with the Bologna process.

THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013 IS NOW OPEN.

Interested candidates should submit the filled in application form and all other required documentation to the Center for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies of the University of Sarajevo.

The Programme offers study grants to students coming from the target countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia, EU countries, Caucasus and Russia).

The application form and additional information on admission are available at: www.cps.edu.ba

The deadline for the full application package to be RECEIVED is:

August 31, 2012

For further information please contact:

Center for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies, University of Sarajevo

Zmaja od Bosne 8, Student’s Campus, 71 000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tel: + 387 33 668 685 ¨Fax: + 387 33 668 683

E-mail: mariana@cps.edu.ba

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THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL MASTER’S DEGREE IN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE

Sarajevo - Bologna

A.Y. 2011-2012

 The European Regional Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democracy in South East Europe (ERMA) is an intensive one-year Master programme established through the joint efforts of the participating universities and coordinated by the Universities of Sarajevo and Bologna. At present it is in its tenth year of implementation. The Programme is co-financed by the European Commission and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In the a.y 2011/2012 ERMA shall be implemented as a double degree programme: one diploma will be issued by the University of Sarajevo and one by the University of Bologna.

 The Master Programme bears 60ECTS and is structured in three terms/two semesters – I) November 2011 – June 2012: Lecturing period at the University of Sarajevo (semester I); II) June – July 2012: Internship work across South East Europe and III) September – October 2012: Master’s Theses writing-up period at the University of Bologna (semester II). The teaching activities involve renowned Faculty members coming from more than 25 European and other countries. Internships take place at various regional NGOs, IGOs, think-tanks and research institutes dealing with issues of human rights and democracy in South East Europe. The third term is hosted by the University of Bologna Residential Centers in Italy.

Each academic year the Programme enrolls 30 students from the countries of South East Europe and the European Union. Starting from a.y.2011-2012 applications from the Caucasus and Russia shall also be accepted. The university degree of the applicants must be earned during studies lasting either 4 or 5 years within the former undergraduate studies provisions, or 5 years (3+2) within I and II cycle studies provisions in accordance with the Bologna process.

THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011/2012 IS NOW OPEN.

The deadline for the full application package to be RECEIVED is: September 7, 2011

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“Bosnian Genocide Week 2011: Srebrenica”

Azra Smailkadic Brkic, our graduate in Human Rights and Democracy in cooperation with the Federation of Balkan American Associations (FEBA) is organizing“Bosnian Genocide Week 2011: Srebrenica” that will be held from July 7 to 11 in New York City and New Jersey. The project aims to raise awareness about the worst case of genocide in Europe since World War II that took place in Srebrenica, the world’s first United Nations “Safe Area”,  as well as wider Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992-1995.

 During the “Bosnian Genocide Week,” in cooperation with Rutgers University and Columbia University several film screenings will be hosted on the topic of justice, war, and genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina, followed by Q&A sessions.

Films that will be screened include: “The Angel of Srebrenica” by Ado Hasanović, “Statement 710399” by Refik Hodžić, “Munira” by Rudi Uran and “Mother” by Elmir Jukić. Each screening will also feature a display of the Srebrenica Memorial Quilt made by widows from Srebrenica, who are members of The Association Bosnian Family - BOSFAM, a non-governmental organization, which aims to help war-affected women in Bosnia and Herzegovina cope with psycho-emotional traumas and poverty. In addition, there will be two photography exhibits titled “The Shadows of Srebrenica” by Andy Spyra, and the “Mass Graves in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

 All events are free of charge. For more info and full schedule, please visit www.balkanamerican.org

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Accepting Diversities: Human Rights and the Challenges of Reconciliation

More than 170 university academics, European policy-makers, ERMA students and alumni, and civil society activists gathered in Sarajevo on the 29th and 30th April 2011 in the premises of the Center for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies of the University of Sarajevo (CIPS) to discuss the challenges of accepting diversities and of recognizing them as a wealth for the development of societies. The conference, entitled “Accepting Diversities: Human Rights and the Challenges of Reconciliation” was organized by the University of Bologna and IECOB, the University of Sarajevo and its CIPS, the CEI Network of civil society organizations on the occasion of the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the European Regional Master Degree Programme in Democracy and Human Rights in South East Europe (ERMA). The conference also saw the establishment of the CEI Network of Civil Society Organizations, which aims to link civil society organizations in SEE, particularly those active in the field of human rights defense and promotion, reconciliation, and new development strategies.

The conference was initiated with an address by the Vice-Rector of the University of Sarajevo Prof. Hazim Basic, HE Raimondo de Cardona, Ambassador of the Republic of Italy to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Mr Boris Iarochevitch, Head of Operations at the EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the presentation of the conference rationale by Prof. Stefano Bianchini from the University of Bologna the audience was addressed by the key note speakers: Mr. Leonidas Donskis, from the European Parliament and Prof. Zoran Pajic, from King’s College, London.

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29 May 2010 - Deconstructing Luther’s Islam: The Turk as Curse or Cure? On 29 May, 2010 Center for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies hosted Associate Professor of Postcolonial Literature at Georgia State University, dr Ian Almond, who gave lecture on his recent publication under the title "Representations of Islam in Western Thought". The lecture focused on one chapter of his work. The paper examines Martin Luther’s attitude towards Islam and, in particular, towards the Turk, whose success against the Catholic Habsburgs Luther appropriated in some interesting ways, effectively seeing the Ottomans as the divine schoolmaster’s rod. The ambiguities inherent in Luther’s treatment of Islam, not just the paradoxical logic of ‘my enemy’s enemy is my friend’, but also the kinds of problems Luther runs into when trying to account for some of those points on which Islam bears some resemblance to protestant Christianity (predestination, mistrust of icons/images, refutation of pope). Ultimately, what emerges is that the figure of the Turk is both a poison and cure, an enemy but also a possible source of (worldly) succor. After the lecture dr Almond discussed the topic with the audience. This event was held as a part of the series of public lectures under the title "Representations of Islam in Western Thought" prepared for the University of Ljubljana and the University of Sarajevo. The tour of dr Almond was organized by prof. dr Nevad Kahteran and supported by British Council in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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4-5 September 2008 - Conference: Gender and Science The programme of the conference is available by clicking the respective link at the bottom of the page.