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The CEI International Summer School of Cervia "Beyond Enlargement. The Wider Europe and the New Neighborhood" will take place in Cervia, every September.

Since 1995 the “Europe and the Balkans International Network - Centre for Eastern European and Balkan Studies”, established by the University of Bologna, has been organising a yearly Summer School for post-graduate students from Eastern Europe and from the European Union. Up to the ninth edition, held in 2003, the School was entitled "Post-Communist Transition and European Integration Processes". Starting from 2004 the School has the title: "Beyond Enlargement. The Wider Europe and the New Neighbourhood". This title change is explained by the enlargement of the EU towards ten East European Countries in 2004, seven of them belonging to the CEI area that represents the conclusion of the so called "post-communist transition", at least for this part of Eastern Europe.

The recent policy of the EU on “Greater Europe and the new neighbourhood” offers new rooms for an interaction between the CEI and the EU strategic goals, and this will be taken into serious consideration in the School programmes as well as in the selection of the students.

The European Regional Master's Degree in Human Rights and Democracy in South East Europe 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. The Programme is co-financed by the European Commission and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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. 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.

MIREES is an innovative graduate programme, taught entirely in English , unique in Italy and Europe, devoted to students that have a BA background in Economics, Politics, International Relations, History, Agricultural or Cultural studies at large, and would now like to acquire a specialized, in-depth knowledge of the Post-socialist Countries in transition, the new EU member States after the Enlargements of 2004 and 2007, as well as the New East-European Neighbour Countries.

MIREES combines an academic approach with professional training, forging potential insightful consultants, analysts, and managers as Area Experts for international agencies, public administrations, private and public companies, and NGOs, while also offering a solid basis for further academic studies at the PhD level.

The MA in Governance and Politics of European Integration (GPIE), which was launched in November 2002 and ended in October 2003 was organised by the University of Bologna and was financed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The aim of the Master was to give to the students highly- specialising, post- graduate courses in which they could analyse the main politics, challenges, difficulties and problems connected with the Enlargement of EU.

In particular, the MA was directed to young generations – hence just- graduated students, or young professionals - coming from South- eastern and Balkan Europe who will have to keep on the process of post- communist transition and of consolidation of market economy that are still going on in their countries.

Photos from the opening session of the Summer School: "Intensive Course on Diversity Management". Faenza, 2010

You Share is a project funded by the European Commission-DG EAC under the Europe for Citizens Program- Action 4 “Active European Remembrance”. The project You Share brings together young people from local communities, research institutions, universities and civil and human rights organizations throughout Europe to share remembrance, foster reflection, and learn from the common history by raising the awareness of the young European citizens on the commemoration of the victims of mass extermination and mass deportatiton associated with Stalinism.