Institute of Political Education announces selection of participants for participation in the project "Overcoming stereotypes of the past as a means of national unity"
The Institute of Political Education in partnership with the Representation of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Ukraine for the third year in a row implements projects whose goal is the harmonization of relations between the population from different regions of Ukraine, through the formation of mixed groups of project participants and conducting joint events for them, aimed at finding truth, verity and compromise in issues that still divide Ukrainian society (NATO, OUN-UPA, language, the Crimean issue, etc.). During 2009, the Institute of Political Education plans to implement the project in three regions of Ukraine – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Volyn and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.
Target group: students and young teachers of humanities faculties of higher education institutions, activists of public organizations of Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk oblasts and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
Number of participants: On the basis of competitive selection, the Institute of Political Education will select a fixed group consisting of 30 people (10 people from each region).
The formed group will take part in three three-day events that will take place in each of the announced regions, namely – Dnipropetrovsk and Volyn oblasts, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Leading historians, political scientists and researchers of Ukraine will act as experts in these events.
Preliminary dates and venues of the events: Seminar No. 1 - October 30 – November 1, Dnipropetrovsk; Seminar No. 2 - November 19-21, Simferopol; Seminar No. 3 - December 10-12, Lutsk.
Conditions of participation: - age – from 20 to 35 years; - belonging to the target group (see above); - possibility to participate in three events. Documents that a candidate for participation in the project must submit:* 1. Completed candidate application form; 2. Resume; 3. Essay on the topic "What prevents uniting Ukraine?" It should contain about 600 words.; 4. Recommendation from the organization that delegates the participant (party cell, local council, public organization, higher education institution, etc.).
*Attention! Only those candidates who submit a complete package of documents to the Institute of Political Education by the specified deadline are admitted to participation in the competition.
Documents can be sent by fax 8 (044) 278-55-43, 278-55-16, or by e-mail ipo_deputaty@yahoo.com with the note PODOLANNYA STEREOTYPYV
Last date for sending documents: 15.10.2009 The organizers cover the participants' expenses, including travel, accommodation, meals, the cost of lectures and materials. Additional information and participant application forms can be found on the website of the Institute of Political Education www.ipo.org.ua and by contacting the following phone numbers: 8 (044) 278-55-43, 278-55-16 Contact persons: Liubomyr Hrytsak – tel./ mob. 8 067 402 80 31, Oksana Odnoral – 8 097 284 61 83