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Summer schools are courses organized during the summer break from academic activities, usually intented to explore and deepen the knowledge of a specific theme related to one's field of study. PECOB collects information of upcoming summer schools taking place in Central Eastern and Balkan Europe or dealing with this region.
Forthcoming summer schools will address post-enlargement EU policies, Ukraine since 1991 and its relations to the European Union and anthropology and folklore of the Balkans. Other courses will focus on global governance and international institutions and violence in soviet and post-soviet contexts.
This August, Preparing Global Leaders Institute (PGLI) will hold its 2nd annual Summer School. The school will focus on the theme of leadership and provide the students with a valuable training. The courses will cover the psychology of leadership, public speaking, political economy, diplomacy and foreign policy.