Description

The Intensive Summer Program/Internship comprises a series of seminars and forums given by local politicians, religious leaders, economists, physicians, workers in non-governmental organizations and workers in international organizations. These provide a platform for discussion of a wide range of subjects using the situation of Vukovar and surroundings as an illustration of post-conflict conditions in general.

The participant will be encouraged to think about these situations creatively and to form his/her own opinions about them.

Please note: assistance with bachelors, masters and doctoral thesis research also is available - please see contact for details.

Optional Extras: Course in Croatian Language and Culture

Sightseeing: While you are in Vukovar, there will be possibilities for excursions to locations around the Balkans.

Vukovar Film Festival
The program will consist of films from the most interesting cinematography of ten Danube River Basin countries. The intention of this festival is to give Vukovar a new dimension in its cultural life and be an incentive for the renewal of the city. This occurs during the summer

Exit festival
The Exit festival came into being in the year 2000 as an act of rebellion against the regime of Slobodan Miloaevi that had been keeping Serbia out of touch with the outside world for years. That summer, thousands of young people from Novi Sad gathered in the university campus park near the Danube where concerts, parties and art performances took place. There were also discussions and debates where the young people were able to express their opposition to the imposed nationalism, xenophobia, censorship and repression of the Miloaevi regime. The event lasted for 100 days and its grand finale was the 'Get out to Vote' party, which was held one day before the elections that saw the downfall of Miloaevi. The festival now lasts for four days.

Other Excursions
Excursions can be organized easily to Osijek, Zagreb, Belgrade, Sarajevo, Budapest, the Croatian and Montenegrin coasts and other parts of the region. Such excursions are the responsibility of the participant. CWWPP staff will assist with logistics as staff time permits. The costs of such excursions are not included in the course contribution.

Highlights

The aim of the StudyProgram of the CWWPP is to give the participant an impression of the reality of a post-conflict area and to assist in refining his/her academic skills.

* The participant should learn the practical aspects of work in a post-conflict area in terms of politics, religion, health (mental and physical), civil society, human rights, economics and reconciliation.

* The participant should learn positive and negative aspects of the work of governmental organizations, inter-governmental organizations, international non-governmental organizations and local non-governmental organizations in general and in one specific case.

* The participant should learn various approaches to the problems of post-conflict areas and be able to evaluate them critically.

* The participant should have some idea of the differences between the theoretical approaches to post-conflict areas as put forward in university courses and the reality of the situation.

* If s/he chooses to participate in the optional project period, the participant should have knowledge of one specific area of post-conflict areas of his or her choice and should be able to apply that to the specific case of Vukovar.

Elements of the Program in Post-Conflict Studies 2010

* A four-week intensive course in the problems of post-conflict areas, including an introduction to the region, the history of the area and the conflict, the politics of the region, the role of religion in the region, human rights in the region, civil society, education, health and traumatization, and reconciliation and return.

* An optional period during which participants will be required to carry out a research project.

Qualifications

Persons must have at least two years of university and be at least 22 years of age before applying.

Intern Types

Languages

• Croatian
• English

Cost in US$:

4 Week Program - 3500 Euros/4830 USD

Program Fees Include:

The course contribution, which is tax-deductible, also includes Internet use, the use of office equipment and printing and copying, housing, celebrations and lunches for the intensive period of the courses.

Costs for persons from Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina and other areas currently in violent conflict and/or post-conflict are 100 Euros. These cover only the course contribution and do not cover costs of transportation, housing, health insurance (required) or other costs.

Please note that all participants are required to submit evidence of health insurance valid in Croatia and other locations to which they are traveling during the course period. The CWWPP assumes no liability for accidents or other incidents, and participants should insure themselves accordingly.

Course Contribution
3500 Euro/4830 USD

Payment may be made in Euros to our Dutch account or at an equivalent rate on the date of payment in US Dollars by check to our US account. Payment is required at least one month before the start of the course. Bank charges must be paid by the participant.

No refunds will be made 30 days or less before the start of the course. In case of cancellation by the participant more than 30 days before the start of the course, a 25% administration charge will be levied.

Participants are requested to pay only when acceptance is final.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Resume

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 month

Coalition for Work with Psychotrauma and Peace's Mission Statement

The mission of the CWWPP is the empowerment of people in transitional countries, particularly at grassroots level. Our purpose is to decrease and prevent the adverse effects of psychotraumatization. In order to do that, we have been undertaking actions such as: counseling, general public education on mental health and the education of professionals and non-professionals in the techniques of dealing with psychological trauma and in mediation. We have been working in the field with different beneficiary groups such as former soldiers, schizophrenics, invalids, youth, alcoholics etc. We strongly believe that long-term strategies rather than short-term repairs are needed to promote processes and initiatives to build stable and strong inter-communal relations.

Year Founded

1997