P R O G R A M

17 JUNE
Arriving and accommodation of the participants
20.00 h – Informal dinner

18 JUNE
08.45 – 09.00 h    Registration

09.00 h    Opening of the Summer Academy
    – Ambass., Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zdravko Popov, President of the Public Policy Institute;
    – Bogdan Mirtchev – Head of the Hanns Seidel Foundation-Bulgaria;

09.30 h    Professor Dr. Bogdan Mirchev, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – “Civic Education in Germany as a model example for the New Democracies in Europe”;

11 00 h    Coffee break 

11.30 h    Professor Dr. Hristo Todorov, New Bulgarian University – “Origins and Foundations of Liberal Democracy”;

13.00 h    Lunch

14.30 h    Professor Dr. Plamen Makariev, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – “Cultural Awareness and Civil Service”;

16.00 h    Coffee break

16.30 h    Ambassador Dr. Lubomir Todorov, Public Policy Institute – “Civilization and International Security”;

18.00 h    Closing of the working program of the day

20.00 h    Dinner

19 JUNE
09.00 h    Dr. Klaus Fiesinger, Regional Director Southeast Europe of Hanns Seidel Foundation;

09.30 h    Ambassador Lyubomir Kyuchukov, Director of the Economics and International Relations Institute – “How Big Was the Sofia Step? (Western Balkans Countries as a Priority of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU)”;

11.00 h    Coffee break

11.30 h    Professor Dr. Petya Kabakchieva, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – “National Identity and European Citizenship”;

13.00 h    Lunch

14.00 h    Pavel Ivanov, Executive Director of the Bulgarian Institute of Public Administration – “Strengthening Good Governance: Modern Tools for Better Public Policies”;

15.30 h    Conclusions and closing remarks. Delivering of Certificates. 

16.00 h    Cultural Program for the Participants

20.00 h    Official Dinner in the Restaurant “Barjakova Kashta”

20 JUNE
Departure of the participants

                                                    PARTICIPANTS

1. Elkana Zykaj (Himci) – Albania
2. Mariela Berliku – Albania
3. Ermira Shahini – Albania
4. Kejn Berliku – Albania
5. Danjela Matmuja – Albania
6. Shukrije Ramadani – Kosovo
7. Valbona Fazliu-Rrecaj (Zeneli) – Kosovo
8. Besnik Ramadanaj – Kosovo
9. Mentor Tahiraj – Kosovo
10. Nerxhivane Pajaziti – Kosovo
11. Artan Kroma – Montenegro
12. Marija Cvorovic – Montenegro
13. Svetlana Bozovic – Montenegro
14. Pedja Davidovic – Montenegro
15. Rumena Tomoska – North Macedonia
16. Svetlana Urosevic – North Macedonia
17. Petar Chulev – North Macedonia