Nation-Building and Contested Identities: Romanian & Hungarian ...

CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECTThe Civic Education Project, an international voluntary organisation rooted inthe belief that democratic society requires critically-minded and informed individuals,works to enhance the development of higher and professional educationin societies engaged in political and economic transition.CEP was started in 1991, with 15 lecturers in eight universities of Czechoslovakia.This year CEP has 200 teachers working at almost 100 universities of Albania,Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary,Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro,Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia.VISITING LECTURER PROGRAMSocial science academics commit to a year of living and working at a universityin Central or Eastern Europe or Eurasia. CEP attracts Visiting Lecturersfrom the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Far East and Australasia.By introducing critical thinking, academic writing, research and analyticalskills, CEP Visiting Lecturers expose their students and faculty colleaguesto a new and exciting range of materials and methodology. CEP VisitingLecturers also bring with them books, journals and articles that theydonate to their regional university libraries.THE EASTERN SCHOLAR PROGRAMCEP’s Eastern Scholar Program is a conscious strategy to reverse the“brain drain” from the region and help talented individuals return to theirhome countries. CEP assists these scolars by providing financial and institutionalassistance for up to two academic years. Without CEP’s support,many of these scholars could not afford academic careers and would beforced to take additional jobs.CEP is committed to assisting regional universities win back and retainthese promising young scholars in the hope that they will revitalise departmentsand help reform higher education.OUTREACH ACTIVITIESIn addition to teaching, CEP Fellows initiate a wide variety of outreachactivities for both their students and department colleagues, recent examplesinclude curriculum development, library projects, faculty trainingworkshops, conferences, moot courts and debate forums.