SUMMER SCHOOL - ENERGY SECURITY

Description:

The Department of International Relations and European Studies of the Faculty of Social Studies of Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic together with our partners are proud to present "Atlantic and Continental Approaches to Energy Security," a summer school on the topic of energy security.

The aim of this summer school is a comparison of selected energy security related questions from perspectives of the U.S. as well as of European Union states. The summer school will focus on topics related to the electric utility sector, such as the future of nuclear energy; the problem of the use of conventional resources in the transportation sector; the support of renewables; the coal industry and its environmental aspects; the future of smart grids and decentralization of electricity utility sector; etc. This summer school will analyze the differences and compliances of two different ways of dealing with specific energy security related issues.

Eligibility:

The primary target of this event is to offer to undergraduate and graduate students of Central and Western Europe and the United States of America the possibility to study the most important and most current topics of this issue from two main perspectives: the continental (Europe) and the U.S. As long-term observation and research has pointed out, there are great differences in dealing with energy security related issues between the so-called "Atlantic" (American) approach and the so-called "Continental" (European) one.

Venue

The summer school will take place in the UNESCO World Heritage City of Telc from July 29th (Sunday) to August 4th (Saturday). It kicks off with a dinner and networking reception on Sunday, July 29th and end with a breakfast on Saturday, August 4th.

Deadline: 15 June 2012

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