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The meeting of directors, further development of a wide network
The annual meeting of directors of the Schools of Political Studies was held this year in Venice on 3-4 April. The meeting was held in the office of the Council of Europe at the famous Italian city, which is also the venue of the Venice Commission, another important structure of the Council of Europe.
Call for lab submissions - WFD 2014
The third edition of the World Forum for Democracy, to take place on 3-5 November 2014, will address the challenge of re-building young people’s trust in democracy and re-shaping institutions to give youth real influence on decision-making in all social arenas.
Training on academic and essay writing
The Albanian School of Political Studies programme includes specific training on academic and essay writing which is delivered in parallel to the essay writing process. On 28 March 2014, the first seminar on such topic was conducted under the guidance of the general coordinator for the essay writing exercise, Mr. Bernard Zeneli.
Survey on energy consumption in four regions
With the aim to prepare the need assessments in four regions under the focus of the project IPA CBC "Initiative to enhance public dialogue on sustainable use of energy", a set of questionnaires for energy consumption in household and local bossiness was prepared aiming to gather relevant information. The two experts Mr. Erind Kraja and Mr. Zlatko Simonovski,
EASPS STATEMENT ON ILGAR MAMMADOV PRISON SENTENCE
The European Association of Schools of Political Studies of the Council of Europe (EASPS) which groups the Directors of Schools in 19 countries today condemned in the strongest possible terms the 7 year prison sentence of their Azeri colleague Ilgar Mammadov, Director of the Baku School.
First national course – Political parties and elections
The first national course of the Albanian School of Political Studies named “Political Parties and elections” took place in Pogradec from 28 February – 2 March 2014. About 20 participants actively learned and shared theories and experiences with particular focus on the developments in Albania.
Seminar for SPS alumni - Russia, 23 - 25 April 2014
Moscow School of Civic Education (MSCE) will organise on 23-25 April 20124 the federal seminar under the title "Citizenship as a responsible freedom" that will be held in Golitsyno, Moscow region. The organisers of this special event for MSCE graduates of different years have also planned a quota for foreign participants
Seminar on decentralization and administrative reform
“Decentralization in Albania: achievements and the way ahead” was the central topic of the first seminar with the participants of Albanian School of Political Studies, held on 8 February 2014, in Tirana. The guest speaker for this event was the minister of local issues, Mr. Bledi Çuçi and his adviser, Mr. Enea Hoti.
Meeting with two senior officials of the Council of Europe
Is the internet revolutionising democratic practice? This topical question was raised during the discussion organised by the Academy of Political Studies and the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with two senior officials of the Council of Europe
The ASPS alumni meeting - Generations 2007 - 2013
The ASPS alumni event was organized at the premises of Hotel Tirana International, in 19 December 2013, and was attended by more than 100 alumni from the generations 2007 – 2013. The topics discussed on the event were the updating of alumni data base; the presentation of new annual alumni magazine and the presentation of two new regional alumni activities
