CEU Call For Proposals Summer University 2002

[Serguei Alex. Oushakine]

for the complete proposal see:
http://www.ceu.hu/sun/call_2001.htm
or e-mail:gedeone at ceu.hu

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE
CEU
SUMMER UNIVERSITY 2002


The Summer University Program (SUN) of Central European University (CEU)
announces a call for course proposals for its summer school held in
Budapest, July 1 - August 2, 2002.

PROGRAM GOALS

The goals of the SUN are the following:

To further the development of higher education in the social sciences and
humanities in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union (CEE/fSU)
and other emerging democracies worldwide by

· promoting continuing education, providing information about current
method(ologie)s and research, and by presenting debates and argument on
topical issues

· aiding the dissemination of new curricula and teaching methodologies

· providing an interactive space to build a network of faculty and
professionals which can facilitate the exchange of ideas and co-operative
projects

 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

 Courses can last two or three weeks. (Four-week courses can only be held as
an exception.) Based on the CEU credit hour system, each course has a
teaching load of 24 times 50-minute long hours per week.


 Topics
SUN courses primarily focus on fields and topics in the social sciences and
humanities for which there is a crucial need in the region in terms of
curriculum development. In order to assist with the introduction of new
courses, course proposals should aim at identifying these relevant fields
and topics as well as familiarizing prospective participants with the
current literature of the subject. Interdisciplinary approaches and
explorations of disciplines for which there is wide demand in the region are
strongly encouraged. Since business and marketing are not part of CEU's
academic curriculum and research interest, proposals in these fields and
topics will not be considered by the CEU SUN Board.

 A list of previously held courses is available on our web-site at
http://www.ceu.hu/sun/sunindx.html. You may wish to review the courses prior
to your own submission.

 Distance Learning Options

 Course proposals offering to prepare a distance learning package are
strongly encouraged. These courses, if approved, may be designed in a
different format in terms of funding and the number of face-to-face contact
hours.

 There are various models for such packages. Some (e.g. Model 1) could be
fully funded (see funding details in Attachment 2), whereas other more
prolonged courses (e.g. Model 2) would require additional funding.

 Model 1:
 DL courses could be divided into 3 phases: (1) pre-course Distance
Learning, (2) one or two weeks face-to-face, and (3) post-course Distance
Learning. The length of each phase can be designed depending upon funding.

 Model 2:
 The face-to-face SUN course could be an initial phase of a DL course
lasting several months afterwards. In this way the SUN course could be a
module in a long-term DL program.

 Proposals should bear in mind that connectivity in many countries of our
target regions is not very advanced. For details about previous DL
experiences in the program, please consult the SUN Office.

 Target audience
 SUN courses are primarily designed for the most promising junior faculty
and researchers involved in teaching as well as professionals, such as
librarians, archivists, environmental and computer experts, etc. Outstanding
graduate students with teaching experience may also be considered for
participation. Each course may take 25 scholarship participants and a few
more fee-paying ones.

 Funding for participants
 Participation in SUN is fully funded for those arriving from Central and
Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and Mongolia and emerging
democracies worldwide. Funding covers tuition, travel, accommodation,
stipend, insurance and a book allowance. Fee-paying Western applicants are
welcome to participate, as well. There are a limited number of scholarships
offered to Western students.

 Course directors and faculty (resource persons)
 Each course is led by a course director who is responsible for the academic
content and the organisation of the course. As each course is allotted its
own budget, s/he is the budget administrator as well. (Detailed financial
guidelines will be available once the course has been approved by the SUN
Board.) The course director recruits an international team of co-teachers
(resource persons), preferably an even mixture of eastern and western
scholars, who design the course content, the syllabus, the reading lists,
etc.  in close co-operation.

 Each course director can hire a co-ordinator to help with administrative
tasks. The SUN Office is responsible for the overall organisation of the
courses in terms of recruitment, processing applications, taking care of
travel and housing arrangements, etc.

 Course Costs
 You will find information about compensation and other costs related to the
course in Attachment 2.

 While SUN will pay 100% of costs of accepted courses, preference will often
be given to those courses which will also bring additional/matching funding.
Co-sponsorship of our courses can take various forms ranging from
cost-sharing to in-kind donations such as bringing in extra faculty,
donating books and/or other teaching materials to the participants and the
CEU Library to, etc.

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